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B60M 5/00

Arrangements along running rails or at joints thereof for current-conduction or insulation, e.g. safety devices for reducing earth currents

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:
VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Subclass:
POWER SUPPLY LINES, OR DEVICES ALONG RAILS, FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES

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  • B60M 5/02 Means for reducing potential difference between rail and adjacent ground

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B60, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 28,052
  2. HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 27,773
  3. FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 26,243
  4. KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 20,110
  5. ROBERT BOSCH DE 19,033
  6. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 17,924
  7. BMW (BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE) DE 14,214
  8. HONDA MOTOR COMPANY 12,527
  9. AUDI DE 10,806
  10. GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS US 10,336