IPC Subgroup
F16D 3/3 in which the coupling is specially adapted to constant velocity-ratio
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Yielding couplings, i.e. with means permitting movement between the connected parts during the drive > Universal joints in which flexibility is produced by means of pivots or sliding or rolling connecting parts > Hooke's joints or other joints with an equivalent intermediate member to which each coupling part is pivotally or slideably connected > in which the coupling is specially adapted to constant velocity-ratio
Classification Context
- Section:
- MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- Class:
- ENGINEERING ELEMENTS OR UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- Subclass:
- COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; CLUTCHES; BRAKES
2 direct subcodes
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Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class F16, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES & COMPANY DE 21,545
- ZAHNRADFABRIK FRIEDRICHSHAFEN DE 9,446
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 7,215
- HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 6,846
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 6,106
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- SKF SE 4,219
- KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 3,852
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- HONDA MOTOR COMPANY 3,639