CPC Main Group
F16D 1/00 Couplings for rigidly connecting two coaxial shafts or other movable machine elements (attachment of wheels to axles for railway carriages B60B; for attachment of cranks to their shafts F16C3/10)
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Child Classifications
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- F16D 1/02 for connecting two abutting shafts or the like
- F16D 1/06 for attachment of a member on a shaft or on a shaft-end (attachment of marine propellers on shafts B63H23/34)
- F16D 1/10 Quick-acting couplings in which the parts are connected by simply bringing them together axially
- F16D 1/12 allowing adjustment of the parts about the axis (during motion F16D3/10)
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class F16, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES & COMPANY DE 22,817
- ZAHNRADFABRIK FRIEDRICHSHAFEN DE 10,523
- HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 7,933
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 7,059
- KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 4,867
- SKF SE 4,729
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 4,111
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 3,838
- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS US 3,575
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 3,499