F16F 9/006 Full Title
Springs, vibration-dampers, shock-absorbers, or similarly-constructed movement-dampers using a fluid or the equivalent as damping medium (F16F5/00 takes precedence; connection of valves to inflatable elastic bodies B60C29/00; )
Filing statistics
CPC F16F 9/006 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
- 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