IPC Main Group
B62D 61/00 Motor vehicles or trailers, characterised by the arrangement or number of wheels, not otherwise provided for, e.g. four wheels in diamond pattern
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
4 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- B62D 61/02 with two road wheels in tandem on the longitudinal centre line of the vehicle
- B62D 61/06 with only three wheels
- B62D 61/1 with more than four wheels
- B62D 61/12 with variable number of ground-engaging wheels, e.g. with some wheels arranged higher than others, or with retractable wheels
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