IPC Subgroup
B60G 3/18 with two or more pivoted arms, e.g. parallelogram
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Resilient suspensions for a single wheel > with two or more pivoted arms, e.g. parallelogram
Classification Context
- Section:
- PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- Class:
- VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- Subclass:
- VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS
Filing statistics
IPC B60G 3/18 belongs to the parent subclass B60G, which recorded 60,058 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 4,170 in 2013 to 5,583 in 2023 (+34%), peaking at 6,221 applications in 2018. The most active applicants in class B60 are TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (28,052 applications), HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (27,773 applications) and FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES (26,243 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
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Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B60, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 28,052
- HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 27,773
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 26,243
- KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 20,110
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 19,033
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 17,924
- BMW (BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE) DE 14,214
- HONDA MOTOR COMPANY 12,527
- AUDI DE 10,806
- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS US 10,336