IPC Main Group
F16L 37/00 Couplings of the quick-acting type
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
Filing statistics
IPC F16L 37/00 belongs to the parent subclass F16L, which recorded 368,332 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 21,486 in 2013 to 44,248 in 2023 (+106%), peaking at 48,514 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
Additional Content
Specially adapted for lubricating devices
12 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- F16L 37/02 in which the connection is maintained only by friction of the parts being joined
- F16L 37/08 in which the connection between abutting or axially-overlapping ends is maintained by locking members
- F16L 37/22 in which the connection is maintained by means of balls, rollers, or helical springs under radial pressure between the parts
- F16L 37/24 in which the connection is made by inserting one member axially into the other and rotating it to a limited extent, e.g. with bayonet-action
- F16L 37/26 in which the connection is made by transversely moving the parts together, with or without their subsequent rotation
- F16L 37/28 with fluid cut-off means
- F16L 37/48 for fastening a pipe on the end of a tap
- F16L 37/5 adjustable; allowing movement of the parts joined
- F16L 37/56 for double-walled or multi-channel pipes
- F16L 37/58 the extremities of the two halves of the joint being pressed against each other without being locked in position
- F16L 37/6 with plug and fixed wall housing
- F16L 37/62 pneumatically or hydraulically actuated
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