CPC Main Group
F16N 7/00 Arrangements for supplying oil or unspecified lubricant from a stationary reservoir or the equivalent in or on the machine or member to be lubricated
6 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- F16N 7/02 with gravity feed or drip lubrication
- F16N 7/12 with feed by capillary action, e.g. by wicks
- F16N 7/14 the lubricant being conveyed from the reservoir by mechanical means (by pumping devices F16N7/36, F16N7/38; adaptations for lubrication of machines or engines in general, of internal-combustion engines F01M)
- F16N 7/30 the oil being fed or carried along by another fluid (in internal- combustion engines F02F)
- F16N 7/36 with feed by pumping action of the member to be lubricated or of a shaft of the machine; Centrifugal lubrication
- F16N 7/38 with a separate pump; Central lubrication systems
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