shaped as an elastic disc or flat ring, arranged perpendicular to the axis of the coupling parts, different sets of spots of the disc or ring being attached to each coupling part, e.g. Hardy couplings

shaped as an elastic disc or flat ring, arranged perpendicular to the axis of the coupling parts, different sets of spots of the disc or ring being attached to each coupling part, e.g. Hardy couplings · 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
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CPC codeF16D3/78
Official titleshaped as an elastic disc or flat ring, arranged perpendicular to the axis of the coupling parts, different sets of spots of the disc or ring being attached to each coupling part, e.g. Hardy couplings
Display labelshaped as an elastic disc or flat ring, arranged perpendicular to the axis of the coupling parts, different sets of spots of the disc or ring being attached to each coupling part, e.g. Hardy couplings
Total patents97

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
20169
201710
201810
201910
20208
202114
202214
20238
20246
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 F16D3/78?
CPC F16D3/78 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “shaped as an elastic disc or flat ring, arranged perpendicular to the axis of the coupling parts, different sets of spots of the disc or ring being attached to each coupling part, e.g. Hardy couplings.”
How many patents are filed under CPC F16D3/78 (shaped as an elastic disc or flat ring, arranged perpendicular to the axis of the coupling parts, different sets of spots of the disc or ring being attached to each coupling part, e.g. Hardy couplings)?
Our database includes 97 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC F16D3/78 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 6 in 2024 vs 5 in 2025 (latest complete years).