Carriers associated with vehicle roof

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Supplementary fittings on vehicle exterior for carrying loads, e.g. luggage, sports gear or the like > Carriers associated with vehicle roof

Classification Context

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

Filing statistics

IPC B60R 9/04 belongs to the parent subclass B60R, which recorded 421,964 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 27,365 in 2013 to 41,280 in 2023 (+51%), peaking at 44,046 applications in 2019. The most active applicants in class B60 are TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (28,052 applications), HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (27,773 applications) and FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES (26,243 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

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B60R 9/042 Carriers characterised by means to facilitate loading or unloading of the load, e.g. rollers, tracks, or the like
B60R 9/045 Carriers being adjustable or transformable, e.g. expansible, collapsible
B60R 9/048 Carriers characterised by article-gripping, -retaining, or -locking means
B60R 9/05 Carriers characterised by wind deflecting means
B60R 9/052 Carriers comprising elongate members extending only transversely of vehicle
B60R 9/055 Enclosure-type carriers, e.g. containers, boxes
B60R 9/058 characterised by releasable attaching means between carrier and roof

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