Connecting constructional elements or machine parts by sticking or pressing them together, e.g. cold pressure welding (non-electric welding in general B23K; methods of using adhesives independently of the form of the surfaces joined C09J5/00)

Filing statistics

CPC F16B 11/00 belongs to the parent subclass F16B, which recorded 125,075 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 9,429 in 2013 to 7,817 in 2023 (-17%), peaking at 14,079 applications in 2018. The most active applicants in class F16 are SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES & COMPANY (22,817 applications), ZAHNRADFABRIK FRIEDRICHSHAFEN (10,523 applications) and HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (7,933 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings