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CPC technology class · B60

B60N - Seats Specially Adapted FOR Vehicles

Seats specially adapted for vehicles; vehicle passenger accommodation not otherwise provided for. 13,335 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

13,335
US patents granted
B60
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+22%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Seats Specially Adapted FOR Vehicles ranks #143 of 670 CPC technology areas - 13,335 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 22% over five years.

#143
of 670 CPC technology areas
13,335
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Ford Global
leading assignee (1,251)
+22%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Llc (1,251 patents)

CPC subclass B60N - SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - covers 13,335 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 B60N is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. Ford Global Technologies, Llc leads with 1,251 patents, followed by TS TECH Co., Ltd. at 587 grants and Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha at 522.

Filing activity in B60N is up 22% 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 B60N innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in B60N, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 22% versus 2015–2019.

6008001,0001,2001,4001,600 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 772

Who leads B60N?

The 12 most active assignees in SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Ford Global is the most active filer in B60N, holding 1,251 of the 13,335 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 B60N
Rank Company Patents in B60N
#1 Ford Global Technologies, Llc 1,251
#2 TS TECH Co., Ltd. 587
#3 Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha 522
#4 Hyundai Motor Company 434
#5 Lear Corporation 401
#6 Grammer Ag 198
#7 Tachi-s Co., Ltd. 193
#8 KIA Corporation 163
#9 Faurecia Sièges D'automobile 160
#10 Wonderland Switzerland Ag 157
#11 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. 151
#12 B/e Aerospace, Inc. 148
#13 Faurecia Automotive Seating, Llc 147
#14 Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha 139
#15 Hyundai Transys Inc. 124
#16 Gentherm Incorporated 112
#17 Safran Seats USA Llc 110
#18 NHK Spring Co., Ltd. 102
#19 Adient Luxembourg Holding S.a.r.l. 96
#20 Shiroki Corporation 95

About This Class

CPC subclass B60N belongs to class B60.

13,335 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 B60N 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 B60N assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B60N. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 14 B60N assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B60N. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 5101520 050010001500 Patents in B60N Avg claims / patent (company-wide) Ford GlobalTs TechToyota BoshokuHyundai MotorLearGrammerTachi-sKiaFaurecia Sièges d'aut…Wonderland SwitzerlandToyota Motor Engineer…B/E AerospaceFaurecia Automotive S…Aisin Seiki
Top 14 B60N assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B60N. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class B60N?
CPC subclass B60N covers SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR. It belongs to CPC class B60 (VEHICLES IN GENERAL), with 13,335 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in B60N?
13,335 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass B60N between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in B60N?
Ford Global Technologies, Llc leads B60N with 1,251 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for B60N 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 B60N 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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