CPC Main Group
F16B 5/00 Joining sheets or plates to one another or to strips or bars parallel to them ( by sticking together F16B11/00; dowel connections F16B13/00; pins, including deformable elements F16B19/00; covering of walls E04F13/00; fastening signs, plates, panels or boards to a supporting structure, fastening readily-detachable elements, e.g. letters to signs, plates, panels, or boards, G09F7/00)
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Child Classifications
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- F16B 5/01 by means of fastening elements specially adapted for honeycomb panels
- F16B 5/02 by means of fastening members using screw-thread (; construction of screw-threaded connections F16B25/00 - F16B39/00)
- F16B 5/04 by means of riveting (rivets F16B19/04)
- F16B 5/06 by means of clamps or clips (; friction-grip releasable fastenings in general F16B2/00)
- F16B 5/07 by means of multiple interengaging protrusions on the surfaces, e.g. hooks, coils,
- F16B 5/08 by means of welds or the like (welding B23K)
- F16B 5/10 by means of bayonet connections (; fastening devices locking by rotation F16B21/02)
- F16B 5/12 Fastening strips or bars to sheets or plates, e.g. rubber strips, decorative strips for motor vehicles, by means of clips (friction- grip releasable fastenings in general F16B2/00; fastening rods or tubular parts to flat surfaces at an angle F16B9/00)
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