from outside the pipe (specially adapted for bends, branch units, branching pipes, or the like F16L55/179)

from outside the pipe (specially adapted for bends, branch units, branching pipes, or the like F16L55/179) · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

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

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeF16L55/168
Official titlefrom outside the pipe (specially adapted for bends, branch units, branching pipes, or the like F16L55/179)
Display labelfrom outside the pipe (specially adapted for bends, branch units, branching pipes, or the like F16L55/179)
Total patents37

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
20152
20165
20171
20183
20194
20205
20217
20223
20234
20241
20252

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 F16L55/168?
CPC F16L55/168 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “from outside the pipe (specially adapted for bends, branch units, branching pipes, or the like F16L55/179).”
How many patents are filed under CPC F16L55/168 (from outside the pipe (specially adapted for bends, branch units, branching pipes, or the like F16L55/179))?
Our database includes 37 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC F16L55/168 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 1 in 2024 vs 2 in 2025 (latest complete years).