IPC Subgroup
B60V 3/04 co-operating with rails or other guiding means, e.g. with air cushion between rail and vehicle
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Land vehicles, waterborne vessels, or aircraft, adapted or modified to travel on air cushions > Land vehicles, e.g. road vehicles > co-operating with rails or other guiding means, e.g. with air cushion between rail and vehicle
Classification Context
- Section:
- PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- Class:
- VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- Subclass:
- AIR-CUSHION VEHICLES
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