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F16L 41/00

Branching pipes; Joining pipes to walls (F16L39/00 takes precedence )

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Branching pipes; Joining pipes to walls

CPC: Branching pipes; Joining pipes to walls (F16L39/00 takes precedence )

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Branching pipes; Joining pipes to walls

CPC:

Branching pipes; Joining pipes to walls (F16L39/00 takes precedence )

CPC subdivides this area 3x more granularly than IPC with 6 additional codes.

6 codes are CPC-only extensions.

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • F16L 41/001 CPC only CPC only
  • F16L 41/002 CPC only CPC only
  • F16L 41/004 CPC only CPC only
  • F16L 41/005 CPC only CPC only
  • F16L 41/007 CPC only CPC only
  • F16L 41/008 CPC only CPC only
  • F16L 41/18 the branch pipe being movable since 2000 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