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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 filing trajectory.

738
US patents granted
B62
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+84%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Cycle Stands ranks #494 of 670 CPC technology areas - 738 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 84% over five years.

#494
of 670 CPC technology areas
738
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Honda Motor
leading assignee (57)
+84%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (57 patents)

CPC subclass B62H - 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 - covers 738 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 B62H is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. Honda Motor Co., Ltd. leads with 57 patents, followed by ABUS August Bremicker Söhne KG at 21 grants and Cyclingdeal USA, Inc. at 18.

Filing activity in B62H is up 84% 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 B62H innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in B62H, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 84% versus 2015–2019.

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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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Top patent holders in CPC subclass B62H
Rank Company Patents in B62H
#1 Lyft, Inc. 34
#2 ABUS August Bremicker Söhne KG 21
#3 Cyclingdeal USA, Inc. 18
#4 Everlast Climbing Industries, Inc. 14
#5 Rad Power Bikes Inc. 12
#6 Schlage Lock Company Llc 11
#7 Thule Sweden AB 11
#8 Smart Trike MNF PTE Ltd. 7
#9 Beijing Qisheng Science AND Technology Co., Ltd. 7
#10 Razor USA Llc 6
#11 Neutron Holdings, Inc. 6
#12 Yotta Innovation Co., Ltd. 6
#13 Sway Motorsports Llc 6
#14 Kuat Innovations Llc 5
#15 KING RACK Industrial Co., Ltd. 5
#16 East Mountain Outfitters Llc 5
#17 Giant Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 4
#18 Beijing Mobike Technology Co., Ltd. 4
#19 Kettler International, Inc. 4
#20 Burley Design Llc 4

About This Class

CPC subclass B62H belongs to class B62.

738 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 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).

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 Ind…Rad Power BikesSchlage LockThule Sweden AbSmart Trike Mnf PteBeijing Qisheng Scien…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).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class B62H?
CPC subclass B62H covers 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. It belongs to CPC class B62 (LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS), with 738 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in B62H?
738 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass B62H between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in B62H?
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. leads B62H with 57 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for B62H 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 B62H 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

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