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CPC technology class · B60

B60W - Conjoint Control Of Vehicle Sub-units Of Different Type O…

Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function; control systems specially adapted for hybrid vehicles; road vehicle drive control systems for purposes not related to the control of a particular sub-unit. 39,530 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

39,530
US patents granted
#2/19
in B60
16.0%
B60 class share
+63%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Conjoint Control Of Vehicle Sub-units Of Different Type O… ranks #43 of 670 CPC technology areas - 39,530 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 63% over five years.

#43
of 670 CPC technology areas
39,530
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Toyota Jidosha
leading assignee (4,033)
+63%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How B60W's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, B60W recorded 20,296 grants versus 12,428 in 2015–2019 (+63% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2024 at 4,789 grants and bottomed in 2016 at 2,030 (+136% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha holds 10.2% of the class ; the top three share 22.3%.

Leaderboard read

B60W concentration, lead at 10.2%

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha leads this historical grant record at 10.2% of B60W - foreign corporation assignees hold 62% of class grants (21,199 of 34,246). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share
10.2%

4,033 of 39,530 grants

Top three share
22.3%

of the class's recorded grants

Lead over #2
1,305

more grants than Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Where B60W sits inside B60

Among 19 subclasses in B60 (Vehicles IN General), B60W ranks #2 and holds 16.0% 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 B60K 34,645 B60L 29,944 B60Y 14,131 B60Q 13,530 B60N 13,335 B60T 11,759 B60C 9,320

Rising assignees active in B60W

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 Kyndryl, Inc. 478x 0 → 478 company-wide · 7 in B60W
  2. #2 Mercedes-Benz Group AG 257x 0 → 257 company-wide · 61 in B60W
  3. #3 HL Mando Corporation 212x 0 → 212 company-wide · 26 in B60W
  4. #4 Kawasaki Motors, Ltd. 146x 0 → 146 company-wide · 33 in B60W
  5. #5 Apollo Intelligent Driving Technology (BEIJING) Co., Ltd. 140x 0 → 140 company-wide · 63 in B60W

B60W grants by year, peak 2024 (4,789)

US utility-patent grants per year in B60W, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 63% versus 2015–2019.

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,000 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 3,804

Who leads B60W?

The 12 most active assignees in Conjoint Control OF Vehicle Sub-units OF Different Type OR Different FUNCTION; Control Systems Specially Adapted FOR Hybrid VEHICLES; Road Vehicle Drive Control Systems FOR Purposes NOT Related TO THE Control OF A Particular Sub-unit - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Toyota Jidosha is the most active filer in B60W, holding 4,033 of the 39,530 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 B60W
Rank Company Patents in B60W
#1 Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha 4,033
#2 Ford Global Technologies, LLC 2,728
#3 Hyundai Motor Company 2,046
#4 Honda Motor Co., Ltd. 1,624
#5 GM Global Technology Operations LLC 1,280
#6 KIA Motors Corporation 1,118
#7 Denso Corporation 1,033
#8 Robert Bosch GmbH 899
#9 Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. 746
#10 Waymo LLC 709
#11 State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company 536
#12 Zoox, Inc. 479
#13 KIA Corporation 476
#14 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. 475
#15 Subaru Corporation 449
#16 Jaguar Land Rover Limited 357
#17 Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft 346
#18 Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft 335
#19 Audi AG 332
#20 GM Cruise Holdings LLC 287

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading B60W 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 B60W assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B60W. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 5101520 010002000300040005000 Patents in B60W Avg claims / patent (company-wide) Toyota JidoshaFord GlobalHyundai MotorHonda MotorGm Global Technology…Kia MotorsDensoRobert BoschNissan MotorWaymoState Farm Mutual…ZooxKiaToyota Motor…
Top 14 B60W assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B60W. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Classes near B60W's 39,530-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for B60W (#43 of 670 by volume ; lead share 10.2%) - not the B60 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

B32B 39,314 E21B 39,943 G05D 37,264 C08L 36,183

Nearest by lead-assignee share

G07G 10.3% G07D 10.3% F23K 10.1% A47L 10.3%

Questions about B60W

Which company holds the most patents in B60W?
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha leads B60W with 4,033 patents (10.2% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, foreign corporations account for 62% of class grants.
Which B60W assignees grew fastest recently?
Among assignees with ≥5 grants in B60W, Kyndryl, Inc. shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (478x: 0 grants in 2019–2021 → 478 in 2022–2024) while holding 7 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.
How does B60W compare inside parent class B60?
Inside B60 (Vehicles IN General), B60W ranks #2 of 19 subclasses by grant volume and holds 16.0% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is B60R (42,931 grants).

What to do with this data

B60W in context - here's where to go next.

  • Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha leads B60W with 4,033 grants in this class. See full portfolio
  • B60W ranks #43 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 - B60W figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (39,530 grants in the tracked window).

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