IPC Main Group
F16L 55/00 Devices or appurtenances for use in, or in connection with, pipes or pipe systems
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
Additional Content
For domestic plumbing installations Arrangements for sealing leaky tubes or conduits of heat-exchangers
9 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- F16L 55/02 Energy absorbers; Noise absorbers
- F16L 55/04 Devices damping pulsations or vibrations in fluids
- F16L 55/07 Arrangement or mounting of devices, e.g. valves, for venting or aerating or draining
- F16L 55/09 Air-conditioning, e.g. de-watering, in pneumatic systems
- F16L 55/1 Means for stopping flow in pipes or hoses
- F16L 55/16 Devices for covering leaks in pipes or hoses, e.g. hose-menders
- F16L 55/18 Appliances for use in repairing pipes
- F16L 55/24 Preventing accumulation of dirt or other matter in pipes, e.g. by traps, by strainers
- F16L 55/26 Pigs or moles, i.e. devices movable in a pipe or conduit with or without self-contained propulsion means
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