- All sections
- F - Mechanical engineeringlightingheatingweaponsblasting
- F16B - Devices for fastening or securing constructional elements or machine parts together, e.g. nails, bolts, circlips, clamps, clips or wedgesjoints or jointing
- F16B 2/12 - Clamps, i.e. with gripping action effected by positive means other than the inherent resistance to deformation of the material of the fastening external, i.e. with contracting action using sliding jaws
Patent holdings for IPC class F16B 2/12
Total number of patents in this class: 531
10-year publication summary
| 78 | 67 | 88 | 91 | 76 | 55 | 45 | 44 | 41 | 23 | 
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 
Principal owners for this class
| Owner | All patents | This class | 
|---|---|---|
| Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. | 10353 | 14 | 
| DEKA Products Limited Partnership | 1790 | 11 | 
| IronRidge, Inc. | 120 | 10 | 
| Sunmodo Corporation | 62 | 10 | 
| UniRac, Inc. | 398 | 10 | 
| Affinity Tool Works, LLC | 65 | 9 | 
| Really Right Stuff, LLC | 147 | 9 | 
| Apple Inc. | 55791 | 7 | 
| Daktronics, Inc. | 133 | 6 | 
| Stryker European Operations Holdings, LLC | 787 | 6 | 
| Chatsworth Products, Inc. | 222 | 5 | 
| Smith & Nephew, Inc. | 2673 | 5 | 
| Georgia Tech Research Corporation | 2797 | 4 | 
| Hubbell Incorporated | 3329 | 4 | 
| Scorpion Security Products, Inc. | 54 | 4 | 
| EcoFasten Solar, LLC | 56 | 4 | 
| Siemens AG | 24350 | 3 | 
| The Boeing Company | 20157 | 3 | 
| Seagate Technology LLC | 3970 | 3 | 
| Cknapp Sales Inc. | 136 | 3 | 
| Other owners | 401 | 
