Ball or roller bearings

Ball or roller bearings · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

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

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Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.

CPC classification statistics
MetricValue
CPC codeF16C31/04
Official titleBall or roller bearings
Display labelBall or roller bearings
Total patents33

Filing trend

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

Filing activity over the last five years is growing.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
20152
20161
20171
20185
20194
20203
20213
20222
20231
20243
20256
20262

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 F16C31/04?
CPC F16C31/04 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Ball or roller bearings.”
How many patents are filed under CPC F16C31/04 (Ball or roller bearings)?
Our database includes 33 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC F16C31/04 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 3 in 2024 vs 6 in 2025 (latest complete years).