GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS IN GENERAL

Description

Class B06 encompasses devices and methods for generating, transmitting, and controlling mechanical vibrations across a broad spectrum of industrial and scientific applications. This includes vibrating motors, oscillators, shakers, and vibratory feeders used in material handling, compaction, and processing operations. The classification covers both the fundamental mechanisms for producing vibrations (such as electromagnetic or mechanical exciters) and systems designed to transmit those vibrations to workpieces or bulk materials for specific technical purposes, excluding applications where vibrations are merely an incidental byproduct of another primary process.

Filing statistics

CPC B06 recorded 24,022 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023, summed across its 1 subclasses. Annual filings grew from 1,549 in 2013 to 1,879 in 2023 (+21%), peaking at 2,722 applications in 2019. The most active applicants in class B06 are PHILIPS ELECTRONICS (459 applications), MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY (341 applications) and SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION (318 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings