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B62C 3/00

Undercarriages or running gear of vehicles; Axle supports

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:
LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
Subclass:
VEHICLES DRAWN BY ANIMALS

Filing statistics

IPC B62C 3/00 belongs to the parent subclass B62C, which recorded 135 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 18 in 2013 to 6 in 2023 (-67%), peaking at 29 applications in 2015. The most active applicants in class B62 are HONDA MOTOR COMPANY (5,614 applications), HONDA MOTOR COMPANY (5,534 applications) and TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (5,128 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

Related Keywords

SUSPENSION(S) for animal-drawn vehicles

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Child Classifications

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  • B62C 3/02 Front wheel carriers; Bogies; Steering mechanisms for bogies

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B62, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. HONDA MOTOR COMPANY JP 5,614
  2. HONDA MOTOR COMPANY 5,534
  3. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 5,128
  4. HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 4,603
  5. FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 4,110
  6. SHIMANO JP 4,017
  7. KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 3,365
  8. BMW (BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE) DE 3,336
  9. ROBERT BOSCH DE 2,971
  10. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 2,936