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F16H 3/46

Gearings having only two central gears, connected by orbital gears (F16H3/68 - F16H3/78 take precedence)

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Toothed gearings for conveying rotary motion with variable gear ratio or for reversing rotary motion (speed-changing or reversing mechanisms F16H59/00 - F16H63/00) > using gears having orbital motion > Gearings having only two central gears, connected by orbital gears (F16H3/68 - F16H3/78 take precedence)

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  • F16H 3/58 with sets of orbital gears, each consisting of two or more intermeshing orbital gears
  • F16H 3/60 Gearings for reversal only

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