CPC technology class · B60

B60S - Servicing

Servicing, cleaning, repairing, supporting, lifting, or manoeuvring of vehicles, not otherwise provided for. 4,346 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

4,346
US patents granted: #14/19
in B60: 1.8%
B60 class share: +48%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Servicing ranks #260 of 670 CPC technology areas - 4,346 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 48% over five years.

#260
of 670 CPC technology areas: 4,346
US patents granted, 2015–2025: Valeo Systemes d'essuyage
leading assignee (337): +48%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How B60S's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, B60S recorded 2,243 grants versus 1,519 in 2015–2019 (+48% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2023 at 480 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 225 (+113% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage holds 7.8% of the class ; the top three share 10.8%.

Leaderboard read

B60S concentration, lead at 7.8%

Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage leads this historical grant record at 7.8% of B60S - foreign corporation assignees hold 63% of class grants (1,160 of 1,852). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share: 7.8%
Top three share: 10.8%
Lead over #2: 260

Where B60S sits inside B60

Among 19 subclasses in B60 (Vehicles IN General), B60S ranks #14 and holds 1.8% 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 B60S

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 Contemporary Amperex Technology (HONG KONG) Limited 87x 0 → 87 company-wide · 5 in B60S
#2 Continental Autonomous Mobility US, LLC 47x 0 → 47 company-wide · 5 in B60S
#3 Danyang UPC Auto Parts Co., Ltd. 16x 0 → 16 company-wide · 17 in B60S
#4 Shanghai Dianba NEW Energy Technology Co., Ltd. 15x 2 → 30 company-wide · 14 in B60S
#5 Aulton NEW Energy Automotive Technology Group 15x 2 → 29 company-wide · 18 in B60S

B60S grants by year, peak 2023 (480)

US utility-patent grants per year in B60S, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 48% versus 2015–2019.

Valeo Systemes…

337
Mitsuba

77
Koito Manufacturing

57
Trico Products

43
Federal Mogul

40
Asmo

37
Magna

36
Rosemount Aerospace

31
Cap

28
Trico Belgium

25
Pylon Manufacturing

23
Belanger

22

What this shows Valeo Systemes… is the most active filer in B60S, holding 337 of the 4,346 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 B60S
Rank	Company	Patents in B60S
#1	Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage	337
#2	Mitsuba Corporation	77
#3	Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.	57
#4	Trico Products Corporation	43
#5	Federal Mogul S.A.	40
#6	Asmo Co., Ltd.	37
#7	Magna Electronics Inc.	36
#8	Rosemount Aerospace Inc.	31
#9	CAP Corporation	28
#10	Trico Belgium S.A.	25
#11	Pylon Manufacturing Corporation	23
#12	Belanger, Inc.	22
#13	Washtech Holding GmbH	22
#14	Washme Properties, LLC	21
#15	Valeo North America, Inc.	20
#16	A. Raymond ET CIE	19
#17	Dlhbowles, Inc.	19
#18	SAF-Holland, Inc.	18
#19	Aulton NEW Energy Automotive Technology Group	18
#20	DY Auto Corporation	17

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading B60S 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 B60S assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B60S. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Classes near B60S's 4,346-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for B60S (#260 of 670 by volume ; lead share 7.8%) - not the B60 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

B60B 4,268 B22D 4,425 C10M 4,240 B67D 4,233

Nearest by lead-assignee share

A62C 7.8% F01C 7.8% B62H 7.7% B60L 7.8%

Questions about B60S

Which company holds the most patents in B60S?

Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage leads B60S with 337 patents (7.8% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, foreign corporations account for 63% of class grants.

Which B60S assignees grew fastest recently?

Among assignees with ≥5 grants in B60S, Contemporary Amperex Technology (HONG KONG) Limited shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (87x: 0 grants in 2019–2021 → 87 in 2022–2024) while holding 5 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.

How does B60S compare inside parent class B60?

Inside B60 (Vehicles IN General), B60S ranks #14 of 19 subclasses by grant volume and holds 1.8% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is B60R (42,931 grants).

What to do with this data

B60S in context - here's where to go next.

Valeo Systemes d'Essuyage leads B60S with 337 grants in this class. See full portfolio
B60S ranks #260 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 - B60S figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (4,346 grants in the tracked window).

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