IPC Subgroup
B60R 21/2 Arrangements for storing inflatable members in their non-use or deflated condition; Arrangement or mounting of air bag modules or components
Introduced: January 1985
Last revised: January 2011
Full Title
Arrangements or fittings on vehicles for protecting or preventing injuries to occupants or pedestrians in case of accidents or other traffic risks > Occupant safety arrangements or fittings > Inflatable occupant restraints or confinements designed to inflate upon impact or impending impact, e.g. air bags > Arrangements for storing inflatable members in their non-use or deflated condition; Arrangement or mounting of air bag modules or components
Classification Context
- Section:
- PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- Class:
- VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- Subclass:
- VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
9 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B60R 21/201 Packaging straps or envelopes for inflatable members
- B60R 21/203 in steering wheels or steering columns
- B60R 21/205 in dashboards
- B60R 21/207 in vehicle seats
- B60R 21/21 in vehicle side panels, e.g. doors
- B60R 21/213 in vehicle roof frames or pillars
- B60R 21/214 in roof panels
- B60R 21/215 characterised by the covers for the inflatable member
- B60R 21/217 Inflation fluid source retainers, e.g. reaction canisters; Connection of bags, covers, diffusers or inflation fluid sources therewith or together
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