F16F 9/32 Details
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; ) > Details
Filing statistics
CPC F16F 9/32 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
18 direct subcodes
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- F16F 9/34 Special valve constructions ( ; valves in general F16K); Shape or construction of throttling passages
- F16F 9/36 Special sealings, including sealings or guides for piston-rods ( ; sealing of moving parts in general F16J15/16 - F16J15/56)
- F16F 9/38 Covers for protection or appearance
- F16F 9/42 Cooling arrangements
- F16F 9/43 Filling arrangements, e.g. for supply of gas
- F16F 9/44 Means on or in the damper for manual or non-automatic adjustment; such means combined with temperature correction (F16F9/53, take precedence; temperature correction only F16F9/52)
- F16F 9/48 Arrangements for providing different damping effects at different parts of the stroke ( , F16F9/53 take precedence)
- F16F 9/50 Special means providing automatic damping adjustment, (F16F9/53 takes precedence);
- F16F 9/53 Means for adjusting damping characteristics by varying fluid viscosity, e.g. electromagnetically
- F16F 9/54 Arrangements for attachment
- F16F 9/56 Means for adjusting the length of, or for locking, the spring or damper, e.g. at the end of the stroke
- F16F 9/58 Stroke limiting stops, e.g. arranged on the piston rod outside the cylinder (F16F9/49 takes precedence)
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