with circlips or like resilient retaining devices, {i.e. resilient in the plane of the ring or the like}; Details (spring-washers for locking nuts F16B39/24; adjusting rings F16B43/00)

with circlips or like resilient retaining devices, {i.e. resilient in the plane of the ring or the like}; Details (spring-washers for locking nuts F16B39/24; adjusting rings F16B43/00) · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Engines, pumps, lighting, heating, and mechanical systems.

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CPC classification statistics
MetricValue
CPC codeF16B21/18
Official titlewith circlips or like resilient retaining devices, {i.e. resilient in the plane of the ring or the like}; Details (spring-washers for locking nuts F16B39/24; adjusting rings F16B43/00)
Display labelwith circlips or like resilient retaining devices, {i.e. resilient in the plane of the ring or the like}; Details (spring-washers for locking nuts F16B39/24; adjusting rings F16B43/00)
Total patents141

Filing trend

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

Filing activity over the last five years is rapidly declining.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
20155
20167
201717
201815
20198
202022
202116
202222
202312
202412
20255

Representative patents

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

Frequently asked questions

Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.

What is CPC F16B21/18?
CPC F16B21/18 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “with circlips or like resilient retaining devices, {i.e. resilient in the plane of the ring or the like}; Details (spring-washers for locking nuts F16B39/24; adjusting rings F16B43/00).”
How many patents are filed under CPC F16B21/18 (with circlips or like resilient retaining devices, {i.e. resilient in the plane of the ring or the like}; Details (spring-washers for locking nuts F16B39/24; adjusting rings F16B43/00))?
Our database includes 141 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC F16B21/18 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 12 in 2024 vs 5 in 2025 (latest complete years).