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CPC technology class · B60

B60P - Vehicles Adapted FOR LOAD Transportation OR TO Transport

Vehicles adapted for load transportation or to transport, to carry, or to comprise special loads or objects. 5,242 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

5,242
US patents granted
B60
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+47%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Vehicles Adapted FOR LOAD Transportation OR TO Transport ranks #248 of 670 CPC technology areas - 5,242 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 47% over five years.

#248
of 670 CPC technology areas
5,242
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Ford Global
leading assignee (206)
+47%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Llc (206 patents)

CPC subclass B60P - VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS - covers 5,242 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 B60P is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. Ford Global Technologies, Llc leads with 206 patents, followed by Carrier Corporation at 74 grants and Walmart Apollo, Llc at 64.

Filing activity in B60P is up 47% 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 B60P innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in B60P, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 47% versus 2015–2019.

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Who leads B60P?

The 12 most active assignees in VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Ford Global is the most active filer in B60P, holding 206 of the 5,242 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 B60P
Rank Company Patents in B60P
#1 Oshkosh Corporation 105
#2 Carrier Corporation 74
#3 Walmart Apollo, Llc 64
#4 Komatsu Ltd. 53
#5 Thermo KING Llc 53
#6 MAC Trailer Manufacturing, Inc. 45
#7 Unverferth Manufacturing Co., Inc. 36
#8 United Parcel Service OF America, Inc. 35
#9 Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. 34
#10 Lippert Components, Inc. 32
#11 NURO, Inc. 29
#12 Valeda Company, Llc 25
#13 Polaris Industries Inc. 23
#14 Trinity Bay Equipment Holdings, Llc 23
#15 Oren Technologies, Llc 23
#16 The Braun Corporation 20
#17 Extang Corporation 20
#18 Ancra International Llc 19
#19 Maxon Industries, Inc. 19
#20 Wabash National, L.p. 16

About This Class

CPC subclass B60P belongs to class B60.

5,242 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 B60P 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 B60P assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B60P. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 14 B60P assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B60P. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 0510152025 020406080100120 Patents in B60P Avg claims / patent (company-wide) OshkoshCarrierWalmart ApolloKomatsuThermo KingMac Trailer Manufactu…Unverferth Manufactur…United Parcel Service…Hitachi Construction…Lippert ComponentsNuroValedaPolaris IndustriesTrinity Bay Equipment…
Top 14 B60P assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B60P. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class B60P?
CPC subclass B60P covers VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS. It belongs to CPC class B60 (VEHICLES IN GENERAL), with 5,242 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in B60P?
5,242 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass B60P between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in B60P?
Ford Global Technologies, Llc leads B60P with 206 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for B60P 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 B60P 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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