F16B 39/284 Locking by means of elastic deformation ( F16B39/38 take precedence)
Introduced: September 1968
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: Locking by means of elastic deformation
CPC: Locking by means of elastic deformation ( F16B39/38 take precedence)
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
Locking of screws, bolts, or nuts > in which the locking takes place during screwing down or tightening > by special members on, or shape of, the nut or bolt > Locking by means of elastic deformation
Locking of screws, bolts or nuts (; locking of bottle closures B65D; locking of rail-fastening bolts for permanent ways E01B9/12; locking of fastening means for railway fishplates E01B11/38; locking devices for valves or cocks F16K) > in which the locking takes place during screwing down or tightening (F16B39/01 takes precedence) > by special members on, or shape of, the nut or bolt (F16B39/26 takes precedence; locknuts F16B39/12) > Locking by means of elastic deformation ( F16B39/38 take precedence)
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 1 subcodes exist in both systems.
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Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class F16,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES & COMPANY DE 21,545
- ZAHNRADFABRIK FRIEDRICHSHAFEN DE 9,446
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 7,215
- HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 6,846
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 6,106
- NTN CORPORATION 5,305
- SKF SE 4,219
- KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 3,852
- NSK 3,850
- HONDA MOTOR COMPANY 3,639
Top Applicants (CPC)
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