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F16D 41/04

combined with a clutch for locking the driving and driven members (F16D41/02, F16D41/24 take precedence)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: combined with a clutch for locking the driving and driven members

CPC: combined with a clutch for locking the driving and driven members (F16D41/02, F16D41/24 take precedence)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Freewheels or freewheel clutches > combined with a clutch for locking the driving and driven members

CPC:

Freewheels or freewheel clutches (cycle brakes controlled by back-pedalling B62L5/00 ) > combined with a clutch for locking the driving and driven members (F16D41/02, F16D41/24 take precedence)

No child classifications to compare. This is a leaf node in both IPC and CPC.

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class F16,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES & COMPANY DE 21,545
  2. ZAHNRADFABRIK FRIEDRICHSHAFEN DE 9,446
  3. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 7,215
  4. HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 6,846
  5. ROBERT BOSCH DE 6,106
  6. NTN CORPORATION 5,305
  7. SKF SE 4,219
  8. KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 3,852
  9. NSK 3,850
  10. HONDA MOTOR COMPANY 3,639

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class F16,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES & COMPANY DE 22,817
  2. ZAHNRADFABRIK FRIEDRICHSHAFEN DE 10,523
  3. HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 7,933
  4. ROBERT BOSCH DE 7,059
  5. KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 4,867
  6. SKF SE 4,729
  7. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 4,111
  8. FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 3,838
  9. GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS US 3,575
  10. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 3,499