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F16H 3/087

characterised by the disposition of the gears (F16H3/083, F16H3/085 take precedence)

Introduced: January 1990

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: characterised by the disposition of the gears

CPC: characterised by the disposition of the gears (F16H3/083, F16H3/085 take precedence)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Toothed gearings for conveying rotary motion with variable gear ratio or for reversing rotary motion > without gears having orbital motion > exclusively or essentially with continuously- meshing gears, that can be disengaged from their shafts > characterised by the disposition of the gears

CPC:

Toothed gearings for conveying rotary motion with variable gear ratio or for reversing rotary motion (speed-changing or reversing mechanisms F16H59/00 - F16H63/00) > without gears having orbital motion > exclusively or essentially with continuously meshing gears, that can be disengaged from their shafts > characterised by the disposition of the gears (F16H3/083, F16H3/085 take precedence)

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 3 subcodes exist in both systems.

IPC defines codes here since 1990.

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  • F16H 3/089 all of the meshing gears being supported by a pair of parallel shafts, one being the input shaft and the other the output shaft, there being no countershaft involved since 1990 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