Joining two objects
US-12560190-B2 · Feb 24, 2026 · US
by pressing the elements together so as to obtain plastic deformation (shrinkage connections, force fits F16B4/00; pin-and-hole connections involving plastic deformation F16B17/00) · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
Engines, pumps, lighting, heating, and mechanical systems.
Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| CPC code | F16B11/002 |
| Official title | {by pressing the elements together so as to obtain plastic deformation (shrinkage connections, force fits F16B4/00; pin-and-hole connections involving plastic deformation F16B17/00)} |
| Display label | by pressing the elements together so as to obtain plastic deformation (shrinkage connections, force fits F16B4/00; pin-and-hole connections involving plastic deformation F16B17/00) |
| Total patents | 49 |
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is rapidly declining.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2020 | 11 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
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US-2021071697-A1 · Mar 11, 2021 · US
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