F16D 1/10 Quick-acting couplings in which the parts are connected by simply bringing them together axially
Full Title
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) > Quick-acting couplings in which the parts are connected by simply bringing them together axially
Filing statistics
CPC F16D 1/10 belongs to the parent subclass F16D, which recorded 116,166 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 9,380 in 2013 to 7,255 in 2023 (-23%), peaking at 13,228 applications in 2017. The most active applicants in class F16 are SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES & COMPANY (22,817 applications), ZAHNRADFABRIK FRIEDRICHSHAFEN (10,523 applications) and HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (7,933 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
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Child Classifications
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- F16D 1/104 having retaining means rotating with the coupling and acting only by friction
- F16D 1/108 having retaining means rotating with the coupling and acting by interengaging parts, i.e. positive coupling
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