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 grant trajectory.

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

5,242
US patents granted: #13/19
in B60: 2.1%
B60 class share: +28%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Vehicles Adapted For Load Transportation Or To Transport ranks #248 of 670 CPC technology areas - 5,242 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 28% over five years.

#248
of 670 CPC technology areas: 5,242
US patents granted, 2015–2025: Ford Global
leading assignee (206): +28%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How B60P's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, B60P recorded 2,672 grants versus 2,081 in 2015–2019 (+28% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2020 at 559 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 309 (+81% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Oshkosh Corporation holds 2.0% of the class ; the top three share 4.6%.

Leaderboard read

B60P concentration, lead at 2.0%

Oshkosh Corporation leads this historical grant record at 2.0% of B60P - us corporation assignees hold 75% of class grants (1,879 of 2,519). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share: 2.0%
Top three share: 4.6%
Lead over #2: 31

Where B60P sits inside B60

Among 19 subclasses in B60 (Vehicles IN General), B60P ranks #13 and holds 2.1% 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 B60P

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 Modology Design Group 8.00x 0 → 8 company-wide · 11 in B60P
#2 Hiab AB 7.50x 2 → 15 company-wide · 11 in B60P
#3 Cottrell, Inc. 6.00x 1 → 6 company-wide · 9 in B60P
#4 Flyon Aerosystems Ltd. 6.00x 0 → 6 company-wide · 5 in B60P
#5 Extang Corporation 4.88x 8 → 39 company-wide · 20 in B60P

B60P grants by year, peak 2020 (559)

US utility-patent grants per year in B60P, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 28% versus 2015–2019.

Oshkosh

105
Carrier

74
Walmart Apollo

64
Komatsu

53
Thermo King

53
Mac Trailer Manufactur…

45
Unverferth Manufacturi…

36
United Parcel Service…

35
Hitachi Construction…

34
Lippert Components

32
Nuro

29
Valeda

25

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.

View data table

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

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).

Classes near B60P's 5,242-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for B60P (#248 of 670 by volume ; lead share 3.9%) - not the B60 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

H03G 5,213 B23B 5,282 E04F 5,179 A41D 5,359

Nearest by lead-assignee share

F21K 3.9% B61D 3.9% A63C 3.9% B66C 3.9%

Questions about B60P

Which company holds the most patents in B60P?

Ford Global Technologies, LLC leads B60P with 206 patents (2.0% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, us corporations account for 75% of class grants.

Which B60P assignees grew fastest recently?

Among assignees with ≥5 grants in B60P, Modology Design Group shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (8.00x: 0 grants in 2019–2021 → 8 in 2022–2024) while holding 11 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.

How does B60P compare inside parent class B60?

Inside B60 (Vehicles IN General), B60P ranks #13 of 19 subclasses by grant volume and holds 2.1% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is B60R (42,931 grants).

What to do with this data

B60P in context - here's where to go next.

Oshkosh Corporation leads B60P with 105 grants in this class. See full portfolio
B60P ranks #248 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 - B60P figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (5,242 grants in the tracked window).

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