IPC Subgroup
B60R 21/268 using instantaneous release of stored pressurised gas
Introduced: January 2006
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 > using instantaneous release of stored pressurised gas
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 21/272 with means for increasing the pressure of the gas just before or during liberation, e.g. hybrid inflators
- B60R 21/274 characterised by means to rupture or open the fluid source
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