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F15B 9/08

controlled by valves affecting the fluid feed or the fluid outlet of the servomotor

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Servomotors with follow-up action, i.e. in which the position of the actuated member conforms with that of the controlling member > with servomotors of the reciprocatable or oscillatable type > controlled by valves affecting the fluid feed or the fluid outlet of the servomotor

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

3 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • F15B 9/09 with electrical control means
  • F15B 9/1 in which the controlling element and the servomotor each controls a separate member, these members influencing different fluid passages or the same passage
  • F15B 9/12 in which both the controlling element and the servomotor control the same member influencing a fluid passage and are connected to that member by means of a differential gearing

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class F15, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. ROBERT BOSCH DE 1,079
  2. SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES & COMPANY DE 980
  3. SMC CORPORATION JP 737
  4. HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY COMPANY JP 674
  5. KYB CORPORATION JP 525
  6. CATERPILLAR US 461
  7. FESTO & COMPANY DE 451
  8. ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY 448
  9. HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY COMPANY 442
  10. XUZHOU HEAVY MACHINERY COMPANY 404