F15B 15/02 Mechanical layout characterised by the means for converting the movement of the fluid-actuated element into movement of the finally-operated member
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Fluid-actuated devices for displacing a member from one position to another; Gearing associated therewith > Mechanical layout characterised by the means for converting the movement of the fluid-actuated element into movement of the finally-operated member
Classification Context
- Section:
- MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- Class:
- FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
- Subclass:
- SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
Filing statistics
IPC F15B 15/02 belongs to the parent subclass F15B, which recorded 120,921 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 8,066 in 2013 to 12,157 in 2023 (+51%), peaking at 13,556 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class F15 are ROBERT BOSCH (1,079 applications), SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES & COMPANY (980 applications) and SMC CORPORATION (737 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
2 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- F15B 15/04 with oscillating cylinder
- F15B 15/06 for mechanically converting rectilinear movement into non-rectilinear movement
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class F15, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 1,079
- SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES & COMPANY DE 980
- SMC CORPORATION JP 737
- HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY COMPANY JP 674
- KYB CORPORATION JP 525
- CATERPILLAR US 461
- FESTO & COMPANY DE 451
- ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY 448
- HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY COMPANY 442
- XUZHOU HEAVY MACHINERY COMPANY 404