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F16B 15/00

Nails; Staples (surgical staples A61B17/064; manufacture of nails or staples B21G ; railway spikes E01B9/06)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Nails; Staples

CPC: Nails; Staples (surgical staples A61B17/064; manufacture of nails or staples B21G ; railway spikes E01B9/06)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Nails; Staples

CPC:

Nails; Staples (surgical staples A61B17/064; manufacture of nails or staples B21G ; railway spikes E01B9/06)

Of 8 combined children, 4 exist in both systems.

4 codes are CPC-only extensions.

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • F16B 15/0007 CPC only CPC only
  • F16B 15/0015 CPC only CPC only
  • F16B 15/0092 CPC only CPC only
  • F16B 15/02 with specially-shaped heads, e.g. with enlarged surfaces (ornaments for furniture A47B95/04; removable ornamental heads for nails A47G3/00) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F16B 15/04 with spreading shaft IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F16B 15/06 with barbs, e.g. for metal parts; Drive screws IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F16B 15/08 formed in integral series but easily separable IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class F16,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES & COMPANY DE 21,545
  2. ZAHNRADFABRIK FRIEDRICHSHAFEN DE 9,446
  3. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 7,215
  4. HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 6,846
  5. ROBERT BOSCH DE 6,106
  6. NTN CORPORATION 5,305
  7. SKF SE 4,219
  8. KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 3,852
  9. NSK 3,850
  10. HONDA MOTOR COMPANY 3,639

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class F16,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES & COMPANY DE 22,817
  2. ZAHNRADFABRIK FRIEDRICHSHAFEN DE 10,523
  3. HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 7,933
  4. ROBERT BOSCH DE 7,059
  5. KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 4,867
  6. SKF SE 4,729
  7. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 4,111
  8. FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 3,838
  9. GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS US 3,575
  10. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 3,499