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B62D 11/00

Steering non-deflectable wheels; Steering endless tracks or the like

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:
LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
Subclass:
MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS

Filing statistics

IPC B62D 11/00 belongs to the parent subclass B62D, which recorded 305,422 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 18,835 in 2013 to 31,035 in 2023 (+65%), peaking at 32,754 applications in 2020. 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

steering of ENDLESS track vehiclesSTEERING of endless-track vehicles

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Child Classifications

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  • B62D 11/2 Endless-track steering having pivoted bogie carrying track
  • B62D 11/22 Endless-track steering being effected by deflecting endless-track rollers or the like
  • B62D 11/24 Endless-track steering specially adapted for vehicles having both steerable wheels and endless track

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