Hinged, pivoted, swivelling, or folding joints

Hinged, pivoted, swivelling, or folding joints · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Separating, mixing, shaping, printing, and transporting materials.

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CPC classification statistics
MetricValue
CPC codeB25G3/38
Official titleHinged, pivoted, swivelling, or folding joints
Display labelHinged, pivoted, swivelling, or folding joints
Total patents83

Filing trend

Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.

Filing activity over the last five years is declining.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
20158
20163
20171
20189
20199
20205
202114
20227
20238
20249
20258
20262

Representative patents

Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.

Frequently asked questions

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What is CPC B25G3/38?
CPC B25G3/38 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Hinged, pivoted, swivelling, or folding joints.”
How many patents are filed under CPC B25G3/38 (Hinged, pivoted, swivelling, or folding joints)?
Our database includes 83 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC B25G3/38 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 9 in 2024 vs 8 in 2025 (latest complete years).