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DIFF Subgroup
F16F 9/32

Details

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Springs, vibration-dampers, shock-absorbers, or similarly-constructed movement-dampers using a fluid or the equivalent as damping medium > Details

CPC:

Springs, vibration-dampers, shock-absorbers, or similarly-constructed movement-dampers using a fluid or the equivalent as damping medium (F16F5/00 takes precedence; connection of valves to inflatable elastic bodies B60C29/00; ) > Details

Of 19 combined children, 12 exist in both systems.

6 codes are CPC-only extensions, 1 exist only in IPC.

6 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • F16F 9/3264 CPC only CPC only
  • F16F 9/3271 CPC only CPC only
  • F16F 9/3278 CPC only CPC only
  • F16F 9/3285 CPC only CPC only
  • F16F 9/3292 CPC only CPC only
  • F16F 9/38 Covers for protection or appearance IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F16F 9/4 Arrangements for preventing froth IPC only IPC only
  • F16F 9/42 Cooling arrangements IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F16F 9/54 Arrangements for attachment IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F16F 9/56 Means for adjusting the length of, or for locking, the spring or damper, e.g. at the end of the stroke 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