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F16F 1/36

made of rubber or other material having high internal friction,

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: made of plastics, e.g. rubber; made of material having high internal friction

CPC: made of rubber or other material having high internal friction,

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Springs > made of plastics, e.g. rubber; made of material having high internal friction

CPC:

Springs (working with fluid F16F5/00, F16F9/00) > made of rubber or other material having high internal friction,

Of 12 combined children, 10 exist in both systems.

2 codes are CPC-only extensions.

5 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • F16F 1/3615 CPC only CPC only
  • F16F 1/362 made of steel wool, compressed hair, since 1995 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F16F 1/364 made of cork, wood or like material since 1995 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F16F 1/37 of foam-like material , e.g. sponge rubber IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F16F 1/379 characterised by arrangements for controlling the spring temperature, e.g. by cooling since 1995 IPC+CPC Available in 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