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CPC technology class · B60

B60G - Vehicle Suspension Arrangements

Vehicle suspension arrangements. 6,732 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

6,732
US patents granted
B60
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+45%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Vehicle Suspension Arrangements ranks #214 of 670 CPC technology areas - 6,732 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 45% over five years.

#214
of 670 CPC technology areas
6,732
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Ford Global
leading assignee (263)
+45%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Llc (263 patents)

CPC subclass B60G - VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS - covers 6,732 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025 according to USPTO PatentsView records, within the broader CPC class B60 (VEHICLES IN GENERAL). See our CPC classification guide for how the system works.

The competitive landscape in B60G is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. Ford Global Technologies, Llc leads with 263 patents, followed by ZF Friedrichshafen Ag at 140 grants and Polaris Industries Inc. at 135.

Filing activity in B60G is up 45% over the past five years versus 2015-2019, a sharp acceleration suggesting an emerging or fast-moving technology area. All counts come directly from USPTO PatentsView and reflect US granted utility patents only.

Is B60G innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in B60G, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 45% versus 2015–2019.

400500600700800 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 477

Who leads B60G?

The 12 most active assignees in VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Ford Global is the most active filer in B60G, holding 263 of the 6,732 patents in this class. Concentration at the top signals how contestable this technology area is for new entrants.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025 grant years
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Top patent holders in CPC subclass B60G
Rank Company Patents in B60G
#1 Fox Factory, Inc. 216
#2 ZF Friedrichshafen Ag 140
#3 Polaris Industries Inc. 135
#4 Firestone Industrial Products Company, Llc 108
#5 AUDI Ag 103
#6 Hitachi Astemo, Ltd. 103
#7 Hendrickson USA, L.l.c. 83
#8 NHK Spring Co., Ltd. 77
#9 Oshkosh Defense, Llc 77
#10 KYB Corporation 75
#11 Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd. 72
#12 Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha 70
#13 Clearmotion, Inc. 67
#14 Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Llc 65
#15 DRIV Automotive Inc. 65
#16 Showa Corporation 64
#17 Schaeffler Technologies Ag & Co. KG 60
#18 Saf-holland, Inc. 59
#19 Mazda Motor Corporation 54
#20 Volvo Truck Corporation 50

About This Class

CPC subclass B60G belongs to class B60.

6,732 patents were granted in this class between 2015 and 2025.

20 companies actively patent in this space.

Classification System

Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) is a hierarchical patent classification system used by the USPTO and EPO.

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Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading B60G 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 B60G assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B60G. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 14 B60G assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B60G. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 510152025 50100150200250 Patents in B60G Avg claims / patent (company-wide) Fox FactoryZf FriedrichshafenPolaris IndustriesFirestone Industrial…AudiHitachi AstemoHendrickson Usa L L CNhk SpringOshkosh DefenseKybHyundai MobisYamaha HatsudokiClearmotionTenneco Automotive Op…
Top 14 B60G assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B60G. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class B60G?
CPC subclass B60G covers VEHICLE SUSPENSION ARRANGEMENTS. It belongs to CPC class B60 (VEHICLES IN GENERAL), with 6,732 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in B60G?
6,732 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass B60G between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in B60G?
Ford Global Technologies, Llc leads B60G with 263 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for B60G collected?
Patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. It covers all US granted utility patents and assigns CPC codes based on the technology described in each patent.
What is the difference between CPC class and subclass?
A CPC class (e.g., B60) is a broad technology category. Subclasses like B60G provide finer granularity within that category. PlainPatent organizes data at the subclass level (4-character codes) for the most useful view of technology domains.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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