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CPC technology class · B60

B60R - Vehicles

Vehicles, vehicle fittings, or vehicle parts, not otherwise provided for. 42,931 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

42,931
US patents granted
B60
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+45%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Vehicles ranks #40 of 670 CPC technology areas - 42,931 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 45% over five years.

#40
of 670 CPC technology areas
42,931
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Ford Global
leading assignee (3,270)
+45%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Llc (3,270 patents)

CPC subclass B60R - VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - covers 42,931 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 B60R is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. Ford Global Technologies, Llc leads with 3,270 patents, followed by Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha at 1,796 grants and Hyundai Motor Company at 1,243.

Filing activity in B60R 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 B60R innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in B60R, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 45% versus 2015–2019.

2,0002,5003,0003,5004,0004,5005,000 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 2,726

Who leads B60R?

The 12 most active assignees in VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Ford Global is the most active filer in B60R, holding 3,270 of the 42,931 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 B60R
Rank Company Patents in B60R
#1 Ford Global Technologies, Llc 3,270
#2 Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha 1,796
#3 Hyundai Motor Company 1,243
#4 Honda Motor Co., Ltd. 1,168
#5 GM Global Technology Operations Llc 1,072
#6 Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd. 1,013
#7 Denso Corporation 890
#8 Yazaki Corporation 825
#9 Magna Electronics Inc. 779
#10 KIA Motors Corporation 643
#11 Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. 576
#12 Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd. 527
#13 Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd. 510
#14 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. 480
#15 Mitsubishi Electric Corporation 471
#16 Autoliv Development AB 459
#17 Robert Bosch Gmbh 439
#18 Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. 380
#19 Magna Mirrors Of America, Inc. 338
#20 KIA Corporation 332

About This Class

CPC subclass B60R belongs to class B60.

42,931 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 B60R 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 B60R assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B60R. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 14 B60R assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B60R. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 51015202530 01000200030004000 Patents in B60R Avg claims / patent (company-wide) Ford GlobalToyota JidoshaHyundai MotorHonda MotorGm Global Technology…Sumitomo Wiring Syste…DensoYazakiMagnaKia MotorsSumitomo Electric Ind…AutonetworksHyundai MobisToyota Motor Engineer…
Top 14 B60R assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B60R. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class B60R?
CPC subclass B60R covers VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR. It belongs to CPC class B60 (VEHICLES IN GENERAL), with 42,931 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in B60R?
42,931 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass B60R between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in B60R?
Ford Global Technologies, Llc leads B60R with 3,270 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for B60R 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 B60R 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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