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CPC technology class · F16

F16M - Frames

Frames, casings or beds of engines, machines or apparatus, not specific to engines, machines or apparatus provided for elsewhere; stands; supports. 8,559 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

8,559
US patents granted
#8/14
in F16
6.2%
F16 class share
+5%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Frames ranks #185 of 670 CPC technology areas - 8,559 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 5% over five years.

#185
of 670 CPC technology areas
8,559
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Samsung
leading assignee (146)
+5%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How F16M's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, F16M recorded 3,968 grants versus 3,774 in 2015–2019 (+5% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2019 at 863 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 597 (+45% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee SZ DJI Osmo Technology Co., Ltd. holds 1.2% of the class ; the top three share 3.3%.

Leaderboard read

F16M concentration, lead at 1.2%

SZ DJI Osmo Technology Co., Ltd. leads this historical grant record at 1.2% of F16M - us corporation assignees hold 56% of class grants (2,295 of 4,066). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share
1.2%

104 of 8,559 grants

Top three share
3.3%

of the class's recorded grants

Lead over #2
12

more grants than SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd.

Where F16M sits inside F16

Among 14 subclasses in F16 (Engineering Elements AND UNITS; General Measures FOR Producing AND Maintaining Effective Functioning OF Machines OR INSTALLATIONS; Thermal Insulation IN General), F16M ranks #8 and holds 6.2% of the parent class's 137,714 recorded grants. Sibling chips below are the other subclasses in the same parent class, not the nationwide volume/lead-share peers further down.

F16H 27,860 F16K 17,624 F16L 16,791 F16D 15,330 F16B 14,787 F16C 14,627 F16F 10,113 F16J 7,442

Rising assignees active in F16M

Company-wide grant multiples (2022–2024 vs 2019–2021) among assignees with ≥5 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide; class patent counts are subclass-specific.

  1. #1 Ningbo Tuotuo River Design Company 52x 1 → 52 company-wide · 6 in F16M
  2. #2 YakAttack LLC 12x 0 → 12 company-wide · 8 in F16M
  3. #3 Nevados Engineering, Inc. 11x 0 → 11 company-wide · 6 in F16M
  4. #4 Reliance International Corp. 7.00x 1 → 7 company-wide · 5 in F16M
  5. #5 Array Technologies, Inc. 6.80x 5 → 34 company-wide · 9 in F16M

F16M grants by year, peak 2019 (863)

US utility-patent grants per year in F16M, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 5% versus 2015–2019.

500600700800900 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 543

Who leads F16M?

The 12 most active assignees in Frames, Casings OR Beds OF Engines, Machines OR Apparatus, NOT Specific TO Engines, Machines OR Apparatus Provided FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; Supports - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Samsung is the most active filer in F16M, holding 146 of the 8,559 patents in this class. Concentration at the top signals how contestable this technology area is for new entrants.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025 grant years
View data table
Top patent holders in CPC subclass F16M
Rank Company Patents in F16M
#1 SZ DJI Osmo Technology Co., Ltd. 104
#2 SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd. 92
#3 Really Right Stuff, LLC 88
#4 GoPro, Inc. 70
#5 Ergotron, Inc. 62
#6 Syncmold Enterprise Corp. 62
#7 Wistron Corporation 54
#8 Modernsolid Industrial Co., Ltd. 31
#9 Manehu Product Alliance, LLC 28
#10 Qingdao Haier Washing Machine Co., Ltd. 23
#11 Qingdao Haier Smart Technology R&D Co., Ltd. 23
#12 Axis AB 22
#13 Cooper Technologies Company 22
#14 Popsockets LLC 21
#15 National Products, Inc. 20
#16 Ondal Medical Systems GMBH 20
#17 Autel Intelligent Technology Corp., Ltd. 19
#18 Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. 18
#19 Peerless Industries, Inc. 18
#20 Asustek Computer Inc. 17

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading F16M assignee, placed by how many patents it holds in this class (horizontal) against its company-wide average claims per patent (vertical) - a read on whether the class is led by broad-but-shallow filers or focused deep-claim players.

Top 14 F16M assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in F16M. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 51015202530 020406080100120 Patents in F16M Avg claims / patent (company-wide) Sz Dji Osmo TechnologySz Dji TechnologyReally Right StuffGoproErgotronSyncmold EnterpriseWistronModernsolid IndustrialManehu Product…Qingdao Haier Washing…Qingdao Haier Smart…Axis AbCooperPopsockets
Top 14 F16M assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in F16M. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Classes near F16M's 8,559-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for F16M (#185 of 670 by volume ; lead share 1.7%) - not the F16 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

G05F 8,553 B23P 8,569 A47J 8,354 B01F 8,785

Nearest by lead-assignee share

A23B 1.7% E04C 1.7% B09C 1.7% B05B 1.7%

Questions about F16M

Which company holds the most patents in F16M?
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. leads F16M with 146 patents (1.2% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, us corporations account for 56% of class grants.
Which F16M assignees grew fastest recently?
Among assignees with ≥5 grants in F16M, Ningbo Tuotuo River Design Company shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (52x: 1 grants in 2019–2021 → 52 in 2022–2024) while holding 6 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.
How does F16M compare inside parent class F16?
Inside F16 (Engineering Elements AND UNITS; General Measures FOR Producing AND Maintaining Effective Functioning OF Machines OR INSTALLATIONS; Thermal Insulation IN General), F16M ranks #8 of 14 subclasses by grant volume and holds 6.2% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is F16H (27,860 grants).

What to do with this data

F16M in context - here's where to go next.

  • SZ DJI Osmo Technology Co., Ltd. leads F16M with 104 grants in this class. See full portfolio
  • F16M ranks #185 of 670 by grant volume among all tracked CPC technology areas. See the ranking
  • Inside parent class F16, the largest sibling subclass is F16H with 27,860 grants. Explore F16H

Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through 2026-05-15; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.

Methodology - F16M figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (8,559 grants in the tracked window).

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