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CPC technology class · B60

B60T - Vehicle Brake Control Systems Or Parts Thereof

Vehicle brake control systems or parts thereof; brake control systems or parts thereof, in general ; arrangement of braking elements on vehicles in general; portable devices for preventing unwanted movement of vehicles; vehicle modifications to facilitate cooling of brakes. 11,759 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

11,759
US patents granted
#8/19
in B60
4.8%
B60 class share
+7%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Vehicle Brake Control Systems Or Parts Thereof ranks #156 of 670 CPC technology areas - 11,759 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 7% over five years.

#156
of 670 CPC technology areas
11,759
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Robert Bosch
leading assignee (957)
+7%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How B60T's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, B60T recorded 5,237 grants versus 4,886 in 2015–2019 (+7% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2024 at 1,181 grants and bottomed in 2016 at 943 (+25% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Robert Bosch GmbH holds 8.1% of the class ; the top three share 13.2%.

Leaderboard read

B60T concentration, lead at 8.1%

Robert Bosch GmbH leads this historical grant record at 8.1% of B60T - foreign corporation assignees hold 77% of class grants (5,370 of 6,969). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share
8.1%

957 of 11,759 grants

Top three share
13.2%

of the class's recorded grants

Lead over #2
616

more grants than Advics Co., Ltd.

Where B60T sits inside B60

Among 19 subclasses in B60 (Vehicles IN General), B60T ranks #8 and holds 4.8% 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 B60C 9,320

Rising assignees active in B60T

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. #1 HL Mando Corporation 212x 0 → 212 company-wide · 142 in B60T
  2. #2 HL Klemove Corp. 109x 0 → 109 company-wide · 6 in B60T
  3. #3 Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH 54x 0 → 54 company-wide · 25 in B60T
  4. #4 Brembo S.p.A. 50x 0 → 50 company-wide · 27 in B60T
  5. #5 KIA Corporation 44x 53 → 2,312 company-wide · 103 in B60T

B60T grants by year, peak 2024 (1,181)

US utility-patent grants per year in B60T, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 7% versus 2015–2019.

8009001,0001,1001,200 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 897

Who leads B60T?

The 12 most active assignees in Vehicle Brake Control Systems OR Parts THEREOF; Brake Control Systems OR Parts Thereof, IN General ; Arrangement OF Braking Elements ON Vehicles IN GENERAL; Portable Devices FOR Preventing Unwanted Movement OF VEHICLES; Vehicle Modifications TO Facilitate Cooling OF Brakes - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Robert Bosch is the most active filer in B60T, holding 957 of the 11,759 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
View data table
Top patent holders in CPC subclass B60T
Rank Company Patents in B60T
#1 Robert Bosch GmbH 957
#2 Advics Co., Ltd. 341
#3 Continental Teves AG & Co. OHG 258
#4 Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd. 240
#5 Mandom Corporation 236
#6 Goodrich Corporation 199
#7 Knorr-bremse Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH 197
#8 Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC 150
#9 Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd. 145
#10 HL Mando Corporation 142
#11 Volvo Truck Corporation 118
#12 KIA Corporation 103
#13 ZF CV Systems Europe BV 100
#14 Wabco GmbH 100
#15 Hitachi Astemo, Ltd. 96
#16 Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. 93
#17 NTN Corporation 86
#18 Jaguar Land Rover Limited 85
#19 ZF Active Safety GmbH 78
#20 Shimano Inc. 77

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading B60T 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 B60T assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B60T. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 5101520 02004006008001000 Patents in B60T Avg claims / patent (company-wide) Robert BoschAdvicsContinental Teves &…Hyundai MobisMandomGoodrichKnorr-bremse Systeme…Bendix Commercial…Hitachi Automotive…Hl MandoVolvo TruckKiaZf Cv Systems Europe…Wabco
Top 14 B60T assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B60T. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Classes near B60T's 11,759-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for B60T (#156 of 670 by volume ; lead share 8.1%) - not the B60 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

H03H 11,825 F04B 11,585 F01N 12,144 F25B 12,158

Nearest by lead-assignee share

D10B 8.1% F01K 8.2% B04B 8.1% E21C 8.3%

Questions about B60T

Which company holds the most patents in B60T?
Robert Bosch GmbH leads B60T with 957 patents (8.1% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, foreign corporations account for 77% of class grants.
Which B60T assignees grew fastest recently?
Among assignees with ≥5 grants in B60T, HL Mando Corporation shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (212x: 0 grants in 2019–2021 → 212 in 2022–2024) while holding 142 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.
How does B60T compare inside parent class B60?
Inside B60 (Vehicles IN General), B60T ranks #8 of 19 subclasses by grant volume and holds 4.8% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is B60R (42,931 grants).

What to do with this data

B60T in context - here's where to go next.

Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through 2026-05-15; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.

Methodology - B60T figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (11,759 grants in the tracked window).

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