CPC technology class · B62

B62H - Cycle Stands

Cycle stands; supports or holders for parking or storing cycles; appliances preventing or indicating unauthorized use or theft of cycles; locks integral with cycles; devices for learning to ride cycles. 738 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

738
US patents granted
#7/7
in B62
1.6%
B62 class share
+57%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Cycle Stands ranks #494 of 670 CPC technology areas - 738 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 57% over five years.

#494
of 670 CPC technology areas
738
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Honda Motor
leading assignee (57)
+57%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How B62H's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, B62H recorded 395 grants versus 252 in 2015–2019 (+57% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2024 at 103 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 34 (+203% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Lyft, Inc. holds 4.6% of the class ; the top three share 9.9%.

Leaderboard read

B62H concentration, lead at 4.6%

Lyft, Inc. leads this historical grant record at 4.6% of B62H - us corporation assignees hold 55% of class grants (161 of 293). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share
4.6%

34 of 738 grants

Top three share
9.9%

of the class's recorded grants

Lead over #2
13

more grants than Abus August Bremicker Söhne KG

Where B62H sits inside B62

Among 7 subclasses in B62 (Land Vehicles FOR Travelling Otherwise Than ON Rails), B62H ranks #7 and holds 1.6% 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 B62H

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 Yotta Innovation Co., Ltd. 21x 0 → 21 company-wide · 6 in B62H
  2. #2 Rad Power Bikes Inc. 17x 2 → 33 company-wide · 12 in B62H
  3. #3 East Mountain Outfitters LLC 4.00x 0 → 4 company-wide · 5 in B62H
  4. #4 Cyclingdeal USA, Inc. 3.86x 7 → 27 company-wide · 18 in B62H
  5. #5 Beijing Qisheng Science AND Technology Co., Ltd. 3.67x 3 → 11 company-wide · 7 in B62H

B62H grants by year, peak 2024 (103)

US utility-patent grants per year in B62H, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 57% versus 2015–2019.

20406080100120 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 69

Who leads B62H?

The 12 most active assignees in Cycle STANDS; Supports OR Holders FOR Parking OR Storing CYCLES; Appliances Preventing OR Indicating Unauthorized USE OR Theft OF CYCLES; Locks Integral With CYCLES; Devices FOR Learning TO Ride Cycles - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Honda Motor is the most active filer in B62H, holding 57 of the 738 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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Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading B62H 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 B62H assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B62H. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 5101520 010203040 Patents in B62H Avg claims / patent (company-wide) LyftAbus August Bremicker…Cyclingdeal UsaEverlast Climbing…Rad Power BikesSchlage LockThule Sweden AbSmart Trike Mnf PteBeijing Qisheng…Razor UsaNeutron HoldingsYotta InnovationSway MotorsportsKuat Innovations
Top 14 B62H assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B62H. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Classes near B62H's 738-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for B62H (#494 of 670 by volume ; lead share 7.7%) - not the B62 parent-class siblings above.

Questions about B62H

Which company holds the most patents in B62H?
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. leads B62H with 57 patents (4.6% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, us corporations account for 55% of class grants.
Which B62H assignees grew fastest recently?
Among assignees with ≥5 grants in B62H, Yotta Innovation Co., Ltd. shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (21x: 0 grants in 2019–2021 → 21 in 2022–2024) while holding 6 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.
How does B62H compare inside parent class B62?
Inside B62 (Land Vehicles FOR Travelling Otherwise Than ON Rails), B62H ranks #7 of 7 subclasses by grant volume and holds 1.6% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is B62D (29,451 grants).

What to do with this data

B62H 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.

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