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 9/34 Special valve constructions ( ; valves in general F16K); Shape or construction of throttling passages +3 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F16F 9/36 Special sealings, including sealings or guides for piston-rods ( ; sealing of moving parts in general F16J15/16 - F16J15/56) +6 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F16F 9/44 Means on or in the damper for manual or non-automatic adjustment; such means combined with temperature correction (F16F9/53, take precedence; temperature correction only F16F9/52) +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F16F 9/48 Arrangements for providing different damping effects at different parts of the stroke ( , F16F9/53 take precedence) +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F16F 9/50 Special means providing automatic damping adjustment, (F16F9/53 takes precedence); −1 IPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F16F 9/53 Means for adjusting damping characteristics by varying fluid viscosity, e.g. electromagnetically since 1990 +2 CPC 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
- F16F 9/58 Stroke limiting stops, e.g. arranged on the piston rod outside the cylinder (F16F9/49 takes precedence) since 1995 +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class F16,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES & COMPANY DE 21,545
- ZAHNRADFABRIK FRIEDRICHSHAFEN DE 9,446
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 7,215
- HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 6,846
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 6,106
- NTN CORPORATION 5,305
- SKF SE 4,219
- KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 3,852
- NSK 3,850
- HONDA MOTOR COMPANY 3,639
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class F16,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES & COMPANY DE 22,817
- ZAHNRADFABRIK FRIEDRICHSHAFEN DE 10,523
- HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 7,933
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 7,059
- KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 4,867
- SKF SE 4,729
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 4,111
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 3,838
- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS US 3,575
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 3,499