Windows; Windscreens; Accessories therefor

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:: PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:: VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Subclass:: WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES

Filing statistics

IPC B60J 1/00 belongs to the parent subclass B60J, which recorded 84,114 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 5,496 in 2013 to 7,940 in 2023 (+44%), peaking at 9,054 applications in 2017. 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

Related Keywords

arrangements or adaptations of WINDOW(S) for vehiclesarrangements and adaptations of WINDSCREENS for vehicles

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Child Classifications

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B60J 1/02 arranged at the vehicle front
B60J 1/08 arranged at vehicle sides
B60J 1/18 arranged at the vehicle rear
B60J 1/2 Accessories, e.g. wind deflectors, blinds

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