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F15C 1/00

Circuit elements having no moving parts

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
Class:
FLUID-PRESSURE ACTUATORS; HYDRAULICS OR PNEUMATICS IN GENERAL
Subclass:
FLUID-CIRCUIT ELEMENTS PREDOMINANTLY USED FOR COMPUTING OR CONTROL PURPOSES

7 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • F15C 1/14 Stream-interaction devices; Momentum-exchange devices, e.g. operating by exchange between two orthogonal fluid jets
  • F15C 1/16 Vortex devices, i.e. devices in which use is made of the pressure drop associated with vortex motion in a fluid
  • F15C 1/18 Turbulence devices, i.e. devices in which a controlling stream will cause a laminar flow to become turbulent
  • F15C 1/2 Direct-impact devices, i.e. devices in which two collinear opposing power streams are impacted
  • F15C 1/22 Oscillators

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