IPC Main Group
B62K 21/00 Steering devices
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Classification Context
- Section:
- PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- Class:
- LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
- Subclass:
- CYCLES; CYCLE FRAMES; CYCLE STEERING DEVICES; RIDER-OPERATED TERMINAL CONTROLS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR CYCLES; CYCLE AXLE SUSPENSIONS; CYCLE SIDECARS, FORECARS, OR THE LIKE
Filing statistics
IPC B62K 21/00 belongs to the parent subclass B62K, which recorded 75,522 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 5,232 in 2013 to 6,024 in 2023 (+15%), peaking at 8,571 applications in 2016. 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 peculiar to CYCLE(S)STEERING of cycles
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Child Classifications
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- B62K 21/02 Front wheel forks or equivalent, e.g. single tine
- B62K 21/04 Fork crowns
- B62K 21/06 Bearings specially adapted for steering heads
- B62K 21/08 Steering dampers
- B62K 21/1 Mechanisms for restoring steering device to straight-ahead position
- B62K 21/12 Handlebars; Handlebar stems
- B62K 21/18 Connections between forks and handlebars or handlebar stems
- B62K 21/26 Handlebar grips
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