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F16F 3/12

the steel spring being in contact with the rubber spring

Full Title

Spring units consisting of several springs, e.g. for obtaining a desired spring characteristic ( ; if including fluid springs F16F5/00, F16F13/00) > with springs made of a material having high internal friction, e.g. rubber > combined with springs made of steel or other material having low internal friction > the steel spring being in contact with the rubber spring

Filing statistics

CPC F16F 3/12 belongs to the parent subclass F16F, which recorded 111,976 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 6,571 in 2013 to 9,362 in 2023 (+42%), peaking at 14,482 applications in 2020. 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

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class F16, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES & COMPANY DE 22,817
  2. ZAHNRADFABRIK FRIEDRICHSHAFEN DE 10,523
  3. HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 7,933
  4. ROBERT BOSCH DE 7,059
  5. KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 4,867
  6. SKF SE 4,729
  7. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 4,111
  8. FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 3,838
  9. GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS US 3,575
  10. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 3,499