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F16H 1/28

with gears having orbital motion

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Toothed gearings for conveying rotary motion > with gears having orbital motion

CPC:

Toothed gearings for conveying rotary motion (specific for conveying rotary motion with variable gear ratio or for reversing rotary motion F16H3/00) > with gears having orbital motion

Of 12 combined children, 6 exist in both systems.

6 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Note: 3 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.

2 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • F16H 1/2854 CPC only CPC only
  • F16H 1/2863 CPC only CPC only
  • F16H 1/30 in which an orbital gear has an axis crossing the main axis of the gearing and has helical teeth or is a worm IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F16H 1/34 involving gears essentially having intermeshing elements other than involute or cycloidal teeth (in worm gearing F16H1/30) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F16H 1/36 with two central gears coupled by intermeshing orbital gears IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F16H 1/46 Systems consisting of a plurality of gear trains each with orbital gears, IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F16H 1/48 Special means compensating for misalignment of axes IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F16H 2001/2872 2nd only CPC only CPC only
  • F16H 2001/2881 2nd only CPC only CPC only
  • F16H 2001/289 2nd only CPC only CPC only

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