CPC Subgroup
F16K 31/20 actuating a lift valve
Full Title
Operating means; Releasing devices > actuated by fluid ( ; fluid-actuated check valves F16K15/00; fluid-actuated safety valves F16K17/00) > actuated by a float (floats F16K33/00; float-actuated valves in steam-traps F16T1/20, in boilers F22D5/08) > actuating a lift valve
3 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- F16K 31/22 with the float rigidly connected to the valve
- F16K 31/24 with a transmission with parts linked together from a single float to a single valve
- F16K 31/28 with two ore more floats actuating one valve
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