Locking by means of a pawl or pawl-like tongue

Locking by means of a pawl or pawl-like tongue · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

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

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CPC classification statistics
MetricValue
CPC codeF16B39/32
Official titleLocking by means of a pawl or pawl-like tongue
Display labelLocking by means of a pawl or pawl-like tongue
Total patents94

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
201511
20168
201713
201816
201912
202011
20218
20224
20234
20246
20251

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 F16B39/32?
CPC F16B39/32 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Locking by means of a pawl or pawl-like tongue.”
How many patents are filed under CPC F16B39/32 (Locking by means of a pawl or pawl-like tongue)?
Our database includes 94 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC F16B39/32 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 6 in 2024 vs 1 in 2025 (latest complete years).