CPC technology class · B60

B60B - Vehicle Wheels

Vehicle wheels ; castors; axles for wheels or castors; increasing wheel adhesion. 4,268 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

4,268
US patents granted: #15/19
in B60: 1.7%
B60 class share: +18%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Vehicle Wheels ranks #261 of 670 CPC technology areas - 4,268 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 18% over five years.

#261
of 670 CPC technology areas: 4,268
US patents granted, 2015–2025: Aktiebolaget Skf
leading assignee (159): +18%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How B60B's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, B60B recorded 2,064 grants versus 1,748 in 2015–2019 (+18% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2024 at 449 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 283 (+59% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Aktiebolaget SKF holds 3.7% of the class ; the top three share 8.5%.

Leaderboard read

B60B concentration, lead at 3.7%

Aktiebolaget SKF leads this historical grant record at 3.7% of B60B - foreign corporation assignees hold 57% of class grants (1,264 of 2,230). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share: 3.7%
Top three share: 8.5%
Lead over #2: 49

Where B60B sits inside B60

Among 19 subclasses in B60 (Vehicles IN General), B60B ranks #15 and holds 1.7% of the parent class's 247,467 recorded grants. Sibling chips below are the other subclasses in the same parent class, not the nationwide volume/lead-share peers further down.

B60R 42,931 B60W 39,530 B60K 34,645 B60L 29,944 B60Y 14,131 B60Q 13,530 B60N 13,335 B60T 11,759

Rising assignees active in B60B

Company-wide grant multiples (2022–2024 vs 2019–2021) among assignees with ≥5 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide; class patent counts are subclass-specific.

#1 REE Automotive Ltd 11x 4 → 45 company-wide · 7 in B60B
#2 Super ATV, LLC 11x 2 → 21 company-wide · 8 in B60B
#3 Shanghai Linghuo Trading Co., Ltd. 10x 0 → 10 company-wide · 9 in B60B
#4 GV Engineering GMBH 5.00x 2 → 10 company-wide · 13 in B60B
#5 Rimgard Sweden AB 5.00x 0 → 5 company-wide · 6 in B60B

B60B grants by year, peak 2024 (449)

US utility-patent grants per year in B60B, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 18% versus 2015–2019.

Aktiebolaget Skf

159
Ntn

110
Shimano

95
Compagnie Generale…

80
Citic Dicastal

75
Arvinmeritor…

67
Nsk

45
Schaeffler & Kg

40
Gecko Robotics

36
Saf-holland

35
Campagnolo S R L

32
Dt Swiss

32

What this shows Aktiebolaget Skf is the most active filer in B60B, holding 159 of the 4,268 patents in this class. Concentration at the top signals how contestable this technology area is for new entrants.

View data table

Top patent holders in CPC subclass B60B
Rank	Company	Patents in B60B
#1	Aktiebolaget SKF	159
#2	NTN Corporation	110
#3	Shimano Inc.	95
#4	Compagnie Generale DES Etablissements Michelin	80
#5	Citic Dicastal Co., Ltd.	75
#6	ArvinMeritor Technology, LLC	67
#7	NSK Ltd.	45
#8	Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG	40
#9	Gecko Robotics, Inc.	36
#10	SAF-Holland, Inc.	35
#11	Campagnolo S.R.L.	32
#12	DT Swiss Inc.	32
#13	The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company	30
#14	American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.	29
#15	Dana Heavy Vehicle Systems Group, LLC	27
#16	Hendrickson USA, L.L.C.	27
#17	Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC	25
#18	Sram, LLC	23
#19	Iljin Global Co., Ltd.	23
#20	Thyssenkrupp Carbon Components GMBH	21

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading B60B assignee, placed by how many patents it holds in this class (horizontal) against its company-wide average claims per patent (vertical) - a read on whether the class is led by broad-but-shallow filers or focused deep-claim players.

Top 14 B60B assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B60B. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Classes near B60B's 4,268-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for B60B (#261 of 670 by volume ; lead share 3.7%) - not the B60 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

C10M 4,240 B67D 4,233 Y02C 4,229 C25B 4,224

Nearest by lead-assignee share

H01H 3.7% H04R 3.7% H02K 3.7% G05F 3.7%

Questions about B60B

Which company holds the most patents in B60B?

Aktiebolaget SKF leads B60B with 159 patents (3.7% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, foreign corporations account for 57% of class grants.

Which B60B assignees grew fastest recently?

Among assignees with ≥5 grants in B60B, REE Automotive Ltd shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (11x: 4 grants in 2019–2021 → 45 in 2022–2024) while holding 7 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.

How does B60B compare inside parent class B60?

Inside B60 (Vehicles IN General), B60B ranks #15 of 19 subclasses by grant volume and holds 1.7% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is B60R (42,931 grants).

What to do with this data

B60B in context - here's where to go next.

Aktiebolaget SKF leads B60B with 159 grants in this class. See full portfolio
B60B ranks #261 of 670 by grant volume among all tracked CPC technology areas. See the ranking
Inside parent class B60, the largest sibling subclass is B60R with 42,931 grants. Explore B60R

Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through 2026-05-15; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.

Methodology - B60B figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (4,268 grants in the tracked window).

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