IPC Main Group
F16L 47/00 Connecting arrangements or other fittings specially adapted to be made of plastics or to be used with pipes made of plastics
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
8 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- F16L 47/02 Welded joints; Adhesive joints
- F16L 47/04 with a swivel nut or collar engaging the pipe
- F16L 47/06 with sleeve or socket formed by or in the pipe end
- F16L 47/14 Flanged joints
- F16L 47/16 Screw-threaded joints
- F16L 47/18 Adjustable joints; Joints allowing movement
- F16L 47/2 based principally on specific properties of plastics
- F16L 47/26 for branching pipes; for joining pipes to walls; Adaptors 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