Details of movements not otherwise provided for (damping of shock or vibrations in general F16F; avoiding out-of-balance forces F16F15/00; testing balance G01M)

Filing statistics

CPC G12B 3/00 belongs to the parent subclass G12B, which recorded 1,947 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 128 in 2013 to 87 in 2023 (-32%), peaking at 262 applications in 2017. The most active applicants in class G12 are BECTON, DICKINSON & COMPANY (20 applications), LANDIS & GYR (17 applications) and TIANJIN UNIVERSITY (16 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

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G12B 3/02 Caging of movements, i.e. locking of movements when not in use
G12B 3/04 Suspensions (bearings F16C)
G12B 3/06 Reducing effects of friction, e.g. by vibration (by lubrication F16N)
G12B 3/08 Damping of movements, e.g. to promote rapid non-oscillatory movement to a final reading

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class G12, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

BECTON, DICKINSON & COMPANY US 20
LANDIS & GYR CH 17
TIANJIN UNIVERSITY 16
AUDI DE 14
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 13
ARCHI ENTERPRISES CA 12
RITTAL & COMPANY DE 11
SIEMENS DE 11
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY US 10
ROBERT BOSCH DE 10