the external zone of a bearing with rolling members, e.g. needles, being cup-shaped, with or without a separate thrust-bearing disc or ring, e.g. for universal joints (seals F16C33/72, F16D3/38)

the external zone of a bearing with rolling members, e.g. needles, being cup-shaped, with or without a separate thrust-bearing disc or ring, e.g. for universal joints (seals F16C33/72, F16D3/38) · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

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CPC classification statistics
MetricValue
CPC codeF16C21/005
Official title{the external zone of a bearing with rolling members, e.g. needles, being cup-shaped, with or without a separate thrust-bearing disc or ring, e.g. for universal joints (seals F16C33/72, F16D3/38)}
Display labelthe external zone of a bearing with rolling members, e.g. needles, being cup-shaped, with or without a separate thrust-bearing disc or ring, e.g. for universal joints (seals F16C33/72, F16D3/38)
Total patents66

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
20153
20167
20174
201814
201911
202012
20216
20223
20233
20241
20252

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 F16C21/005?
CPC F16C21/005 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “the external zone of a bearing with rolling members, e.g. needles, being cup-shaped, with or without a separate thrust-bearing disc or ring, e.g. for universal joints (seals F16C33/72, F16D3/38).”
How many patents are filed under CPC F16C21/005 (the external zone of a bearing with rolling members, e.g. needles, being cup-shaped, with or without a separate thrust-bearing disc or ring, e.g. for universal joints (seals F16C33/72, F16D3/38))?
Our database includes 66 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC F16C21/005 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 1 in 2024 vs 2 in 2025 (latest complete years).