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F16N 17/00

Lubrication of machines or apparatus working under extreme conditions (additives to lubricating oil or lubricating grease C10M)

Filing statistics

CPC F16N 17/00 belongs to the parent subclass F16N, which recorded 19,250 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 773 in 2013 to 1,891 in 2023 (+145%), peaking at 2,466 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

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  • F16N 17/02 at high temperature (of turbines F01D, F02C; lubrication of machines or engines in general, of internal-combustion engines F01M)
  • F16N 17/04 at low temperature (lubrication of refrigerating machines F25B)
  • F16N 17/06 in vacuum or under reduced pressure (lubrication of evacuating pumps F04; of rotary anodes of X-ray tubes H01J35/10)

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