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CPC technology class · F16

F16S - Constructional Elements In General

Constructional elements in general; structures built-up from such elements, in general. 64 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

64
US patents granted
#14/14
in F16
0.0%
F16 class share
+52%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Constructional Elements In General ranks #636 of 670 CPC technology areas - 64 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 52% over five years.

#636
of 670 CPC technology areas
64
US patents granted, 2015–2025
University of South Florida
leading assignee (4)
+52%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How F16S's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, F16S recorded 35 grants versus 23 in 2015–2019 (+52% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2023 at 10 grants and bottomed in 2016 at 1 (+900% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Fujimiyaseisakusho Co., Ltd. holds 6.3% of the class ; the top three share 12.5%.

Leaderboard read

F16S concentration, lead at 6.3%

Fujimiyaseisakusho Co., Ltd. leads this historical grant record at 6.3% of F16S - foreign corporation assignees hold 69% of class grants (11 of 16). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share
6.3%

4 of 64 grants

Top three share
12.5%

of the class's recorded grants

Lead over #2
2

more grants than New-Tec Integration (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.

Where F16S 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), F16S ranks #14 and holds 0.0% 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 F16M 8,559

F16S grants by year, peak 2023 (10)

US utility-patent grants per year in F16S, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 52% versus 2015–2019.

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Who leads F16S?

The 12 most active assignees in Constructional Elements IN GENERAL; Structures Built-up From Such Elements, IN General - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows University of South… is the most active filer in F16S, holding 4 of the 64 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
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Top patent holders in CPC subclass F16S
Rank Company Patents in F16S
#1 Fujimiyaseisakusho Co., Ltd. 4
#2 New-Tec Integration (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. 2
#3 Z-modular Holding, Inc. 2
#4 STAMPS.COM Inc. 1
#5 Iwis Motorsysteme GMBH & Co. KG 1
#6 Mavig GmbH 1
#7 China International Marine Containers (GROUP) Co., Ltd. 1
#8 NYX, Inc. 1
#9 Foshan Ideal Co., Ltd. 1
#10 Composite Technology Development, Inc. 1
#11 Multipond Wägetechnik GmbH 1

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading F16S 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 11 F16S assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in F16S. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 11 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 0510152025 012345 Patents in F16S Avg claims / patent (company-wide) FujimiyaseisakushoNew-tec Integration…Z-modular HoldingStamps ComIwis Motorsysteme & KgMavigChina International…NyxFoshan IdealComposite Technology…Multipond Wägetechnik
Top 11 F16S assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in F16S. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Questions about F16S

Which company holds the most patents in F16S?
University of South Florida leads F16S with 4 patents (6.3% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, foreign corporations account for 69% of class grants.
How does F16S 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), F16S ranks #14 of 14 subclasses by grant volume and holds 0.0% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is F16H (27,860 grants).

What to do with this data

F16S in context - here's where to go next.

  • Fujimiyaseisakusho Co., Ltd. leads F16S with 4 grants in this class. See full portfolio
  • F16S ranks #636 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 - F16S figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (64 grants in the tracked window).

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