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CPC technology class · B62

B62D - Motor Vehicles

Motor vehicles; trailers. 29,451 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

29,451
US patents granted
B62
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+49%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Motor Vehicles ranks #67 of 670 CPC technology areas - 29,451 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 49% over five years.

#67
of 670 CPC technology areas
29,451
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Ford Global
leading assignee (1,751)
+49%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Llc (1,751 patents)

CPC subclass B62D - MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS - covers 29,451 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025 according to USPTO PatentsView records, within the broader CPC class B62 (LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS). See our CPC classification guide for how the system works.

The competitive landscape in B62D is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. Ford Global Technologies, Llc leads with 1,751 patents, followed by Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha at 1,689 grants and Honda Motor Co., Ltd. at 1,194.

Filing activity in B62D is up 49% 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 B62D innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in B62D, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 49% versus 2015–2019.

1,5002,0002,5003,0003,500 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 2,096

Who leads B62D?

The 12 most active assignees in MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Ford Global is the most active filer in B62D, holding 1,751 of the 29,451 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 B62D
Rank Company Patents in B62D
#1 Ford Global Technologies, Llc 1,751
#2 Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha 1,689
#3 Honda Motor Co., Ltd. 1,194
#4 Hyundai Motor Company 1,138
#5 GM Global Technology Operations Llc 744
#6 Jtekt Corporation 580
#7 Steering Solutions IP Holding Corporation 566
#8 KIA Motors Corporation 562
#9 Mazda Motor Corporation 469
#10 NSK Ltd. 443
#11 Denso Corporation 440
#12 Caterpillar Inc. 358
#13 KIA Corporation 333
#14 Thyssenkrupp Presta Aktiengesellschaft 316
#15 Deere & Company 302
#16 Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft 293
#17 Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. 289
#18 Thyssenkrupp Ag 267
#19 Kubota Corporation 258
#20 Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd. 234

About This Class

CPC subclass B62D belongs to class B62.

29,451 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 B62D 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 B62D assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B62D. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 14 B62D assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B62D. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 6810121416 0500100015002000 Patents in B62D Avg claims / patent (company-wide) Ford GlobalToyota JidoshaHonda MotorHyundai MotorGm Global Technology…JtektSteering Solutions Ip…Kia MotorsMazda MotorNskDensoCaterpillarKiaThyssenkrupp Presta A…
Top 14 B62D assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B62D. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class B62D?
CPC subclass B62D covers MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS. It belongs to CPC class B62 (LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS), with 29,451 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in B62D?
29,451 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass B62D between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in B62D?
Ford Global Technologies, Llc leads B62D with 1,751 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for B62D 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., B62) is a broad technology category. Subclasses like B62D 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

Every figure on PlainPatent is rendered directly from USPTO source data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on USPTO source data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.