IPC Subgroup
B60R 21/26 characterised by the inflation fluid source or means to control inflation fluid flow
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 > characterised by the inflation fluid source or means to control inflation fluid flow
Classification Context
- Section:
- PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- Class:
- VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- Subclass:
- VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
Additional Content
Inflation fluid The fluid that inflates the inflatable restraint or confinement.
6 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B60R 21/261 with means other than bag structure to diffuse or guide inflation fluid
- B60R 21/263 using a variable source, e.g. plural stage or controlled output
- B60R 21/264 using instantaneous generation of gas, e.g. pyrotechnic
- B60R 21/268 using instantaneous release of stored pressurised gas
- B60R 21/276 with means to vent the inflation fluid source, e.g. in case of overpressure
- B60R 21/3 with means to draw ambient air into the flow line and mix such air with the inflation fluid
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