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F16L 37/12

using hooks, pawls, or other movable or insertable locking members (F16L37/084 takes precedence)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: using hooks, pawls, or other movable or insertable locking members

CPC: using hooks, pawls, or other movable or insertable locking members (F16L37/084 takes precedence)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Couplings of the quick-acting type > in which the connection between abutting or axially-overlapping ends is maintained by locking members > using hooks, pawls, or other movable or insertable locking members

CPC:

Couplings of the quick-acting type ( radially-binding sleeves F16L17/04, F16L21/06; connecting hoses to rigid members F16L33/00) > in which the connection between abutting or axially overlapping ends is maintained by locking members (F16L37/22 - F16L37/26 take precedence) > using hooks, pawls, or other movable or insertable locking members (F16L37/084 takes precedence)

Of 15 combined children, 8 exist in both systems.

7 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Child Classifications

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  • F16L 37/1205 CPC only CPC only
  • F16L 37/121 CPC only CPC only
  • F16L 37/1215 CPC only CPC only
  • F16L 37/122 CPC only CPC only
  • F16L 37/1225 CPC only CPC only
  • F16L 37/123 CPC only CPC only
  • F16L 37/1235 CPC only CPC only
  • F16L 37/124 using bolts, fixed to a flange, which are able to tilt in slots of another flange, and being maintained there by the tightening of nuts since 2000 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F16L 37/127 using hooks hinged about an axis since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F16L 37/133 using flexible hooks since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F16L 37/138 using an axially movable sleeve since 2000 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F16L 37/16 Joints tightened by the action of wedge-shaped hinged hooks IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F16L 37/18 Joints tightened by eccentrics or rotatable cams IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F16L 37/20 Joints tightened by toggle-action levers 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