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IPC Class
B06

GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS IN GENERAL

Classification Context

Section:
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:
GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS IN GENERAL

Description

Class B06 encompasses devices and methods for generating, transmitting, and controlling mechanical vibrations across a broad spectrum of industrial and scientific applications. This includes vibrating motors, oscillators, shakers, and vibratory feeders used in material handling, compaction, and processing operations. The classification covers both the fundamental mechanisms for producing vibrations (such as electromagnetic or mechanical exciters) and systems designed to transmit those vibrations to workpieces or bulk materials for specific technical purposes, excluding applications where vibrations are merely an incidental byproduct of another primary process.

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Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filings, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NL 377
  2. MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY JP 249
  3. SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION JP 202
  4. BUTTERFLY NETWORK US 191
  5. CANON JP 154
  6. ROBERT BOSCH DE 152
  7. NIDEC COPAL CORPORATION 130
  8. KT & G CORPORATION KR 116
  9. FLODESIGN SONICS US 114
  10. OLYMPUS CORPORATION JP 110