CPC Main Group
F16B 15/00 Nails; Staples (surgical staples A61B17/064; manufacture of nails or staples B21G ; railway spikes E01B9/06)
8 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- F16B 15/02 with specially-shaped heads, e.g. with enlarged surfaces (ornaments for furniture A47B95/04; removable ornamental heads for nails A47G3/00)
- F16B 15/04 with spreading shaft
- F16B 15/06 with barbs, e.g. for metal parts; Drive screws
- F16B 15/08 formed in integral series but easily separable
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class F16, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES & COMPANY DE 22,817
- ZAHNRADFABRIK FRIEDRICHSHAFEN DE 10,523
- HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 7,933
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 7,059
- KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 4,867
- SKF SE 4,729
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 4,111
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 3,838
- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS US 3,575
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 3,499