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CPC Subclass Not Allocatable
F15B

SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

Description

F15B covers fluid-pressure actuator systems and general fluid-power technologies, including hydraulic and pneumatic devices that convert fluid energy into mechanical motion or control. This subclass encompasses servomotors, cylinders, motors, pumps, valves, accumulators, and system components used in fluid-pressure applications across diverse machinery and industrial equipment. It also includes residual technical details and system aspects of fluid-power installations not specifically allocated to other IPC classes. Adjacent classes F15C and F15D address more specialized applications such as fluid-power tools and prime movers respectively.

16 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • F15B 18/00 Parallel arrangements of independent servomotor systems
  • F15B 3/00 Intensifiers or fluid-pressure converters, e.g. pressure exchangers; Conveying pressure from one fluid system to another, without contact between the fluids

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class F15, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. ROBERT BOSCH DE 1,281
  2. SMC CORPORATION JP 865
  3. HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY COMPANY JP 814
  4. KYB CORPORATION JP 584
  5. SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES & COMPANY DE 536
  6. CATERPILLAR US 532
  7. FESTO & COMPANY DE 486
  8. JOHN DEERE US 419
  9. KAWASAKI HEAVY IND JP 368
  10. HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND US 368