IPC Main Group
F16B 13/00 Dowels or other devices fastened in walls or the like by inserting them in holes made therein for that purpose
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Classification Context
- Section:
- MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- Class:
- ENGINEERING ELEMENTS OR UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- Subclass:
- DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
Filing statistics
IPC F16B 13/00 belongs to the parent subclass F16B, which recorded 208,840 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 13,033 in 2013 to 19,672 in 2023 (+51%), peaking at 25,970 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class F16 are SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES & COMPANY (21,545 applications), ZAHNRADFABRIK FRIEDRICHSHAFEN (9,446 applications) and TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (7,215 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
Related Keywords
DOWEL(S)PLUGS for wallsWALL(S) plugs
4 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- F16B 13/02 in one piece with protrusions or ridges on the shaft
- F16B 13/04 with parts gripping in the hole or behind the reverse side of the wall after inserting from the front
- F16B 13/12 Separate metal dowel sleeves fastened by inserting the screw, nail, or the like
- F16B 13/14 Non-metallic plugs or sleeves; Use of liquid, loose solid or kneadable material therefor
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor 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