IPC Subgroup
B60R 25/02 operating on the steering mechanism
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2013
Full Title
Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles > operating on vehicle systems or fittings, e.g. on doors, seats or windscreens > operating on the steering mechanism
Classification Context
- Section:
- PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- Class:
- VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- Subclass:
- VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
3 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B60R 25/021 restraining movement of the steering column or steering wheel hub, e.g. restraining means controlled by ignition switch
- B60R 25/022 operating on the steering wheel, e.g. bars locked to the steering wheel rim
- B60R 25/023 Countermeasures against the physical destruction of the steering lock
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