CPC technology class · B62
B62B - Hand-propelled Vehicles
Hand-propelled vehicles, e.g. hand carts or perambulators; sledges. 3,039 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.
- 3,039
- US patents granted
- #5/7
- in B62
- 6.5%
- B62 class share
- +4%
- 5-yr velocity
The verdict
According to USPTO PatentsView, Hand-propelled Vehicles ranks #311 of 670 CPC technology areas - 3,039 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 4% over five years.
- #311
- of 670 CPC technology areas
- 3,039
- US patents granted, 2015–2025
- Wonderland Switzerland
- leading assignee (173)
- +4%
- grant velocity, last 5 yrs
How B62B's grant cadence moved
Between 2020–2024, B62B recorded 1,400 grants versus 1,352 in 2015–2019 (+4% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2019 at 320 grants and bottomed in 2016 at 241 (+33% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Wonderland Switzerland AG holds 5.7% of the class ; the top three share 10.1%.
Leaderboard read
B62B concentration, lead at 5.7%
Wonderland Switzerland AG leads this historical grant record at 5.7% of B62B - us corporation assignees hold 56% of class grants (932 of 1,652). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.
- Leader's share
- 5.7%
- Top three share
- 10.1%
- Lead over #2
- 83
173 of 3,039 grants
of the class's recorded grants
more grants than Walmart Apollo, LLC
Where B62B sits inside B62
Among 7 subclasses in B62 (Land Vehicles FOR Travelling Otherwise Than ON Rails), B62B ranks #5 and holds 6.5% of the parent class's 46,955 recorded grants. Sibling chips below are the other subclasses in the same parent class, not the nationwide volume/lead-share peers further down.
Rising assignees active in B62B
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 Zhejiang Pride Leisure Products Co., Ltd. 16x 1 → 16 company-wide · 5 in B62B
- #2 China Wonderland Nurserygoods Co., Ltd 13x 0 → 13 company-wide · 5 in B62B
- #3 Maplebear Inc. 9.10x 10 → 91 company-wide · 5 in B62B
- #4 Artsana USA, Inc. 5.00x 0 → 5 company-wide · 7 in B62B
- #5 Green Cubes Technology, LLC 4.20x 5 → 21 company-wide · 6 in B62B
B62B grants by year, peak 2019 (320)
US utility-patent grants per year in B62B, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 4% versus 2015–2019.
Who leads B62B?
The 12 most active assignees in Hand-propelled Vehicles, e.g. Hand Carts OR PERAMBULATORS; Sledges - wider bars mean more grants
- Wonderland Switzerland
Wonderland Switzerland AG
173 patents
- Walmart Apollo
Walmart Apollo, LLC
90 patents
- Toshiba Tec 43
Toshiba TEC Kabushiki Kaisha
43 patents
- Wonderland Nurserygood… 43
Wonderland Nurserygoods Company Limited
43 patents
- Gatekeeper Systems 40
Gatekeeper Systems, Inc.
40 patents
- Rehrig Pacific 33
Rehrig Pacific Company
33 patents
- The Radio Flyer 28
The Radio Flyer Company
28 patents
- Keter Plastic 26
Keter Plastic Ltd.
26 patents
- Superpedestrian 21
Superpedestrian, Inc.
21 patents
- Baby Jogger 19
Baby Jogger, LLC
19 patents
- Dorel Juvenile Group 18
Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc.
18 patents
- Target Brands 16
Target Brands, Inc.
16 patents
What this shows Wonderland Switzerland is the most active filer in B62B, holding 173 of the 3,039 patents in this class. Concentration at the top signals how contestable this technology area is for new entrants.
View data table
| Rank | Company | Patents in B62B |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Wonderland Switzerland AG | 173 |
| #2 | Walmart Apollo, LLC | 90 |
| #3 | Toshiba TEC Kabushiki Kaisha | 43 |
| #4 | Wonderland Nurserygoods Company Limited | 43 |
| #5 | Gatekeeper Systems, Inc. | 40 |
| #6 | Rehrig Pacific Company | 33 |
| #7 | The Radio Flyer Company | 28 |
| #8 | Keter Plastic Ltd. | 26 |
| #9 | Superpedestrian, Inc. | 21 |
| #10 | Baby Jogger, LLC | 19 |
| #11 | Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc. | 18 |
| #12 | Target Brands, Inc. | 16 |
| #13 | The Raymond Corporation | 16 |
| #14 | Kolcraft Enterprises, Inc. | 15 |
| #15 | Goodbaby Child Products Co., Ltd. | 15 |
| #16 | Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. | 14 |
| #17 | Graco Children's Products, Inc. | 14 |
| #18 | Unarco Industries LLC | 14 |
| #19 | Chep Technology Pty Limited | 13 |
| #20 | Unique Product & Design Co., Ltd. | 13 |
Footprint here vs. claim strategy
Each dot is a leading B62B 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.
Classes near B62B's 3,039-grant footprint
Nationwide nearest neighbors for B62B (#311 of 670 by volume ; lead share 5.7%) - not the B62 parent-class siblings above.
Nearest by grant volume
Questions about B62B
Which company holds the most patents in B62B?
Which B62B assignees grew fastest recently?
How does B62B compare inside parent class B62?
What to do with this data
B62B in context - here's where to go next.
- Wonderland Switzerland AG leads B62B with 173 grants in this class. See full portfolio
- B62B ranks #311 of 670 by grant volume among all tracked CPC technology areas. See the ranking
- Inside parent class B62, the largest sibling subclass is B62D with 29,451 grants. Explore B62D
Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through 2026-05-15; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.
Methodology - B62B figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (3,039 grants in the tracked window).
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