DIFF Main Group
F15D 1/00 Influencing flow of fluids
Introduced: September 1968
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: Influencing the flow of fluids
CPC: Influencing flow of fluids
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
IPC:
Influencing the flow of fluids
CPC:
Influencing flow of fluids
CPC subdivides this area 3x more granularly than IPC with 6 additional codes.
6 codes are CPC-only extensions.
Child Classifications
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Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class F15,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 1,079
- SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES & COMPANY DE 980
- SMC CORPORATION JP 737
- HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY COMPANY JP 674
- KYB CORPORATION JP 525
- CATERPILLAR US 461
- FESTO & COMPANY DE 451
- ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY 448
- HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY COMPANY 442
- XUZHOU HEAVY MACHINERY COMPANY 404
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class F15,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 1,281
- SMC CORPORATION JP 865
- HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY COMPANY JP 814
- KYB CORPORATION JP 584
- SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES & COMPANY DE 536
- CATERPILLAR US 532
- FESTO & COMPANY DE 486
- JOHN DEERE US 419
- KAWASAKI HEAVY IND JP 368
- HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND US 368