IPC Main Group
B62D 13/00 Steering specially adapted for trailers
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 13/00 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 trailers
3 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B62D 13/02 for centrally-pivoted axles
- B62D 13/04 for individually-pivoted wheels
- B62D 13/06 for backing a normally-drawn trailer
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B62, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- HONDA MOTOR COMPANY JP 5,614
- HONDA MOTOR COMPANY 5,534
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 5,128
- HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 4,603
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 4,110
- SHIMANO JP 4,017
- KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 3,365
- BMW (BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE) DE 3,336
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 2,971
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 2,936