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B60R 19/4

in the direction of an obstacle before a collision

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 > Arrangements for mounting bumpers on vehicles > adjustably or movably mounted, e.g. horizontally displaceable for securing a space between parked vehicles > in the direction of an obstacle before a collision

Classification Context

Section:
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:
VEHICLES IN GENERAL
Subclass:
VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

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