CPC technology class · B62

B62M - Rider Propulsion Of Wheeled Vehicles Or Sledges

Rider propulsion of wheeled vehicles or sledges; powered propulsion of sledges or ; single-track; cycles; transmissions specially adapted for such vehicles. 3,735 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

3,735
US patents granted: #4/7
in B62: 8.0%
B62 class share: +11%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Rider Propulsion Of Wheeled Vehicles Or Sledges ranks #286 of 670 CPC technology areas - 3,735 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 11% over five years.

#286
of 670 CPC technology areas: 3,735
US patents granted, 2015–2025: Shimano
leading assignee (884): +11%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How tightly B62M concentrates

Shimano Inc. holds 23.7% of B62M's recorded grants (884 of 3,735) - 727 more than Sram, LLC. Across complete PatentsView years, the class peaked in 2019 at 406 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 264 (+54% peak-over-trough). Equal-window velocity 2020–2024 vs 2015–2019: +11% (1,802 vs 1,620 grants).

Leaderboard read

B62M concentration, lead at 23.7%

Shimano Inc. leads this historical grant record at 23.7% of B62M - foreign corporation assignees hold 72% of class grants (1,853 of 2,561). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share: 23.7%
Top three share: 31.0%
Lead over #2: 727

Where B62M sits inside B62

Among 7 subclasses in B62 (Land Vehicles FOR Travelling Otherwise Than ON Rails), B62M ranks #4 and holds 8.0% 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 B62J 4,111 B62B 3,039 B62L 885 B62H 738

Rising assignees active in B62M

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 · 23 in B62M
#2 Taiga Motors Inc. 19x 0 → 19 company-wide · 14 in B62M
#3 Rad Power Bikes Inc. 17x 2 → 33 company-wide · 17 in B62M
#4 LiveWire EV, LLC 13x 0 → 13 company-wide · 5 in B62M
#5 NEW Motion Labs Ltd. 7.00x 0 → 7 company-wide · 5 in B62M

B62M grants by year, peak 2019 (406)

US utility-patent grants per year in B62M, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 11% versus 2015–2019.

Shimano

884
Sram

157
Bombardier Recreationa…

117
Campagnolo S R L

117
Yamaha Hatsudoki

109
Sram Deutschland

98
Polaris Industries

75
Arctic Cat

49
Suzuki Motor

41
Fallbrook Intellectual…

34
Specialized Bicycle…

33
Tektro Technology

30

What this shows Shimano is the most active filer in B62M, holding 884 of the 3,735 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 B62M
Rank	Company	Patents in B62M
#1	Shimano Inc.	884
#2	Sram, LLC	157
#3	Bombardier Recreational Products Inc.	117
#4	Campagnolo S.R.L.	117
#5	Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha	109
#6	Sram Deutschland GmbH	98
#7	Polaris Industries Inc.	75
#8	Arctic Cat Inc.	49
#9	Suzuki Motor Corporation	41
#10	Fallbrook Intellectual Property Company LLC	34
#11	Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc.	33
#12	Tektro Technology Corporation	30
#13	Fox Factory, Inc.	27
#14	Tien Hsin Industries Co., Ltd.	27
#15	Kawasaki Motors, Ltd.	23
#16	Razor USA LLC	21
#17	Piaggio & C. SPA	21
#18	Superpedestrian, Inc.	21
#19	Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.	17
#20	Rad Power Bikes Inc.	17

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading B62M 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 B62M assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B62M. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Classes near B62M's 3,735-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for B62M (#286 of 670 by volume ; lead share 23.7%) - not the B62 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

C08B 3,742 F42B 3,745 B66B 3,714 B26D 3,757

Nearest by lead-assignee share

A01J 24.0% D04B 23.0% B64F 22.7% H10K 24.6%

Questions about B62M

Which company holds the most patents in B62M?

Shimano Inc. leads B62M with 884 patents (23.7% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, foreign corporations account for 72% of class grants.

Which B62M assignees grew fastest recently?

Among assignees with ≥5 grants in B62M, Kawasaki Motors, Ltd. shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (146x: 0 grants in 2019–2021 → 146 in 2022–2024) while holding 23 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.

How does B62M compare inside parent class B62?

Inside B62 (Land Vehicles FOR Travelling Otherwise Than ON Rails), B62M ranks #4 of 7 subclasses by grant volume and holds 8.0% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is B62D (29,451 grants).

What to do with this data

B62M in context - here's where to go next.

Shimano Inc. leads B62M with 884 grants in this class. See full portfolio
B62M ranks #286 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 - B62M figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (3,735 grants in the tracked window).

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