F16L 13/14 made by plastically deforming the material of the pipe, e.g. by flanging, rolling
Full Title
Non-disconnectable pipe joints, e.g. soldered, adhesive, or caulked joints ( joints for rigid pipes of plastics F16L47/00) > made by plastically deforming the material of the pipe, e.g. by flanging, rolling
Filing statistics
CPC F16L 13/14 belongs to the parent subclass F16L, which recorded 163,487 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 13,131 in 2013 to 11,603 in 2023 (-12%), peaking at 17,062 applications in 2020. 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
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Child Classifications
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- F16L 13/16 the pipe joint consisting of overlapping extremities having mutually co-operating collars
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