Applications

Filing statistics

CPC F16N 2210/00 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 2210/02 Turbines
F16N 2210/04 Vehicles
F16N 2210/06 Marine
F16N 2210/08 Aircraft
F16N 2210/10 Refrigerators
F16N 2210/12 Gearings
F16N 2210/14 Bearings
F16N 2210/16 Pumps
F16N 2210/18 Electric motors
F16N 2210/20 Electric generators
F16N 2210/22 Centrifuges
F16N 2210/24 Conveyors
F16N 2210/26 Spinning spindles
F16N 2210/28 submerged
F16N 2210/30 for reversed rotation
F16N 2210/32 Sewing machines
F16N 2210/33 Chains
F16N 2210/34 Cables and wires

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