Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

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

Related technology areas

Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.

CPC classification statistics
MetricValue
CPC codeF16D3/16
Official title
Display labelMechanical Engineering (mapped technology topic)
Total patents145

Filing trend

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

Filing activity over the last five years is stable.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
201516
201614
20179
201815
201916
202016
20219
20229
202315
202414
202510
20262

Representative patents

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

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Frequently asked questions

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

What is CPC F16D3/16?
CPC F16D3/16 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “Mechanical Engineering.”
How many patents are filed under CPC F16D3/16 (Mechanical Engineering)?
Our database includes 145 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC F16D3/16 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 14 in 2024 vs 10 in 2025 (latest complete years).