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F16J 15/00

Sealings

Introduced: September 1968

Additional Content IPC

Sealing arrangements for vehicle windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors, or similar devices Sealing or packing elements for container closures Sealings for general building constructions Sealing arrangements on wings or parts co-operating with wings Sealing arrangements in rotary-piston machines or engines Sealings in non-positive-displacement machines or engines Arrangements of sealings in combustion engines Sealing arrangements in rotary-piston pumps Sealing lead-in or lead-through insulators

Of 9 combined children, 7 exist in both systems.

1 codes are CPC-only extensions, 1 exist only in IPC.

3 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • F16J 15/53 using magnetic means since 1995 IPC only IPC only
  • F16J 15/56 Other sealings for reciprocating rods 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