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F16H 3/46

Gearings having only two central gears, connected by orbital gears (F16H3/68 - F16H3/78 take precedence)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Gearings having only two central gears, connected by orbital gears

CPC: Gearings having only two central gears, connected by orbital gears (F16H3/68 - F16H3/78 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 > using gears having orbital motion > Gearings having only two central gears, connected by orbital 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) > using gears having orbital motion > Gearings having only two central gears, connected by orbital gears (F16H3/68 - F16H3/78 take precedence)

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

Child Classifications

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  • F16H 3/58 with sets of orbital gears, each consisting of two or more intermeshing orbital gears IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F16H 3/60 Gearings for reversal only 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