CPC technology class · B62

B62J - Cycle Saddles Or Seats

Cycle saddles or seats; auxiliary devices or accessories specially adapted to cycles and not otherwise provided for, e.g. article carriers or cycle protectors. 4,111 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

4,111
US patents granted: #3/7
in B62: 8.8%
B62 class share: +43%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Cycle Saddles Or Seats ranks #269 of 670 CPC technology areas - 4,111 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 43% over five years.

#269
of 670 CPC technology areas: 4,111
US patents granted, 2015–2025: Honda Motor
leading assignee (600): +43%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How B62J's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, B62J recorded 2,157 grants versus 1,505 in 2015–2019 (+43% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2024 at 517 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 237 (+118% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Honda Motor Co., Ltd. holds 14.6% of the class ; the top three share 28.3%.

Leaderboard read

B62J concentration, lead at 14.6%

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. leads this historical grant record at 14.6% of B62J - foreign corporation assignees hold 73% of class grants (2,106 of 2,876). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share: 14.6%
Top three share: 28.3%
Lead over #2: 206

Where B62J sits inside B62

Among 7 subclasses in B62 (Land Vehicles FOR Travelling Otherwise Than ON Rails), B62J ranks #3 and holds 8.8% 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.

B62D 29,451 B62K 4,996 B62M 3,735 B62B 3,039 B62L 885 B62H 738

Rising assignees active in B62J

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 Kawasaki Motors, Ltd. 146x 0 → 146 company-wide · 42 in B62J
#2 Taiga Motors Inc. 19x 0 → 19 company-wide · 8 in B62J
#3 Rad Power Bikes Inc. 17x 2 → 33 company-wide · 17 in B62J
#4 LiveWire EV, LLC 13x 0 → 13 company-wide · 5 in B62J
#5 TVS Motor Company Limited 8.00x 0 → 8 company-wide · 6 in B62J

B62J grants by year, peak 2024 (517)

US utility-patent grants per year in B62J, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 43% versus 2015–2019.

Honda Motor

600
Shimano

394
Yamaha Hatsudoki

169
Kawasaki Jukogyo

129
Sram

104
Suzuki Motor

85
Specialized Bicycle…

67
Polaris Industries

47
Bombardier Recreationa…

47
Fox Factory

46
Lyft

42
Kawasaki Motors

42

What this shows Honda Motor is the most active filer in B62J, holding 600 of the 4,111 patents in this class. Concentration at the top signals how contestable this technology area is for new entrants.

View data table

Top patent holders in CPC subclass B62J
Rank	Company	Patents in B62J
#1	Honda Motor Co., Ltd.	600
#2	Shimano Inc.	394
#3	Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha	169
#4	Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha	129
#5	Sram, LLC	104
#6	Suzuki Motor Corporation	85
#7	Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc.	67
#8	Polaris Industries Inc.	47
#9	Bombardier Recreational Products Inc.	47
#10	Fox Factory, Inc.	46
#11	Lyft, Inc.	42
#12	Kawasaki Motors, Ltd.	42
#13	Piaggio & C. SPA	42
#14	Indian Motorcycle International, LLC	42
#15	Campagnolo S.R.L.	26
#16	TS Tech Co., Ltd.	25
#17	Trek Bicycle Corporation	25
#18	Giant Manufacturing Co., Ltd.	23
#19	Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc.	21
#20	Tien Hsin Industries Co., Ltd.	20

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading B62J 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 B62J assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B62J. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Classes near B62J's 4,111-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for B62J (#269 of 670 by volume ; lead share 14.6%) - not the B62 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

F17C 4,101 F01P 4,129 F23R 4,138 D21H 4,080

Nearest by lead-assignee share

F02C 14.7% F02N 14.7% B63H 14.5% F25J 14.8%

Questions about B62J

Which company holds the most patents in B62J?

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. leads B62J with 600 patents (14.6% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, foreign corporations account for 73% of class grants.

Which B62J assignees grew fastest recently?

Among assignees with ≥5 grants in B62J, Kawasaki Motors, Ltd. shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (146x: 0 grants in 2019–2021 → 146 in 2022–2024) while holding 42 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.

How does B62J compare inside parent class B62?

Inside B62 (Land Vehicles FOR Travelling Otherwise Than ON Rails), B62J ranks #3 of 7 subclasses by grant volume and holds 8.8% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is B62D (29,451 grants).

What to do with this data

B62J in context - here's where to go next.

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. leads B62J with 600 grants in this class. See full portfolio
B62J ranks #269 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 - B62J figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (4,111 grants in the tracked window).

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