CPC Subgroup Additional Only
F16N 2013/205 Full Title
Lubricating-pumps (oil cans with pump F16N3/08; pumps for liquids in general F04) > Rotary pumps (with distributing equipment F16N13/22)
Filing statistics
CPC F16N 2013/205 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
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