F16L 1/028 in the ground (F16L1/026 takes precedence)
Introduced: January 1990
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: in the ground
CPC: in the ground (F16L1/026 takes precedence)
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
Laying or reclaiming pipes; Repairing or joining pipes on or under water > Laying or reclaiming pipes on land, e.g. above the ground > in the ground
Laying or reclaiming pipes; Repairing or joining pipes on or under water > Laying or reclaiming pipes on land, e.g. above the ground (F16L1/12 takes precedence) > in the ground (F16L1/026 takes precedence)
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 3 subcodes exist in both systems.
3 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
IPC defines codes here since 1990.
Child Classifications
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- F16L 1/032 the pipes being continuous (F16L1/038 takes precedence) since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F16L 1/036 the pipes being composed of sections of short length (F16L1/038 takes precedence) since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
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