with wedge-shaped arrangements of sealing faces

with wedge-shaped arrangements of sealing faces · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

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

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeF16K3/12
Official titlewith wedge-shaped arrangements of sealing faces
Display labelwith wedge-shaped arrangements of sealing faces
Total patents62

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
20154
20162
20174
20188
20198
20207
20212
202216
20234
20242
20253
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 F16K3/12?
CPC F16K3/12 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “with wedge-shaped arrangements of sealing faces.”
How many patents are filed under CPC F16K3/12 (with wedge-shaped arrangements of sealing faces)?
Our database includes 62 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC F16K3/12 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 2 in 2024 vs 3 in 2025 (latest complete years).