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F16F 15/137

the elastic members consisting of two or more springs of different kinds,

Introduced: January 1995

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IPC: the elastic members consisting of two or more springs of different types

CPC: the elastic members consisting of two or more springs of different kinds,

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IPC:

Suppression of vibrations in systems; Means or arrangements for avoiding or reducing out-of-balance forces, e.g. due to motion > Suppression of vibrations in rotating systems by making use of members moving with the system > using elastic members or friction-damping members, e.g. between a rotating shaft and a gyratory mass mounted thereon > the rotating system comprising two or more gyratory masses > using springs as elastic members, e.g. metallic springs > the elastic members consisting of two or more springs of different types

CPC:

Suppression of vibrations in systems ( ; vehicle seat suspension devices B60N2/50; ); Means or arrangements for avoiding or reducing out-of-balance forces, e.g. due to motion ( ; testing static and dynamic balance of machines or structures G01M1/00) > Suppression of vibrations in rotating systems by making use of members moving with the system (by balancing F16F15/22 ; with flywheels acting variably or intermittently F16H ) > using elastic members or friction-damping members, e.g. between a rotating shaft and a gyratory mass mounted thereon ( , F16F15/16 take precedence) > the rotating system comprising two or more gyratory masses > using springs as elastic members, e.g. metallic springs > the elastic members consisting of two or more springs of different kinds,

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