IPC Main Group
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 3/01 for supporting or guiding the pipes, cables or protective tubing, between relatively movable points, e.g. movable channels
- F16L 3/02 partly surrounding the pipes, cables or protective tubing
- F16L 3/08 substantially surrounding the pipe, cable or protective tubing
- F16L 3/14 Hangers in the form of bands or chains
- F16L 3/16 with special provision allowing movement of the pipe
- F16L 3/22 specially adapted for supporting a number of parallel pipes at intervals
- 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
- 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