IPC Subgroup
B60R 19/18 Means within the bumper to absorb impact
Introduced: January 1985
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Wheel guards; Radiator guards; Obstruction removers; Fittings damping bouncing force in collisions > Bumpers, i.e. impact receiving or absorbing members for protecting vehicles or fending off blows from other vehicles or objects > Means within the bumper to absorb impact
Classification Context
- Section:
- PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- Class:
- VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- Subclass:
- VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
2 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B60R 19/2 containing gas or liquid, e.g. inflatable
- B60R 19/22 containing cellular material, e.g. solid foam
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