CPC Main Group
F16H 35/00 Gearings or mechanisms with other special functional features
Filing statistics
CPC F16H 35/00 belongs to the parent subclass F16H, which recorded 198,748 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 16,136 in 2013 to 13,125 in 2023 (-19%), peaking at 22,214 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
13 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- F16H 35/02 for conveying rotary motion with cyclically varying velocity ratio
- F16H 35/06 Gearings designed to allow relative movement between supports thereof without ill effects (special means compensating for misalignment of axes F16H1/26, F16H1/48)
- F16H 35/08 for adjustment of members on moving parts from a stationary place
- F16H 35/10 Arrangements or devices for absorbing overload or preventing damage by overload
- F16H 35/12 Transmitting mechanisms with delayed effect
- F16H 35/14 Mechanisms with only two stable positions, e.g. acting at definite angular positions
- F16H 35/16 Mechanisms for movements or movement relations conforming to mathematical formulae
- F16H 35/18 Turning devices for rotatable members, e.g. shafts
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