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F16L 3/00

Supports for pipes, cables or protective tubing, e.g. hangers, holders, clamps, cleats, clips, brackets

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:
PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL

Related Keywords

hangers or supports for electric CABLE(S)HANGERS for pipes or cablesfixing PIPE(S) to walls or supportsSHACKLES for pipessupporting pipes or cables on WALL(S)

8 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • F16L 3/14 Hangers in the form of bands or chains
  • F16L 3/24 with special member for attachment to profiled girders
  • F16L 3/26 specially adapted for supporting the pipes all along their length, e.g. pipe channels or ducts

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor 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