specially adapted operating means therefor (operating means per se F16K31/00)

specially adapted operating means therefor (operating means per se F16K31/00) · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

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

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CPC classification statistics
MetricValue
CPC codeF16K1/221
Official title{specially adapted operating means therefor (operating means per se F16K31/00)}
Display labelspecially adapted operating means therefor (operating means per se F16K31/00)
Total patents375

Filing trend

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

Filing activity over the last five years is declining.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
201519
201626
201738
201845
201944
202040
202141
202247
202321
202427
202521
20266

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 F16K1/221?
CPC F16K1/221 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “specially adapted operating means therefor (operating means per se F16K31/00).”
How many patents are filed under CPC F16K1/221 (specially adapted operating means therefor (operating means per se F16K31/00))?
Our database includes 375 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC F16K1/221 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 27 in 2024 vs 21 in 2025 (latest complete years).