CPC Main Group
F03B 17/00 Other machines or engines
Filing statistics
CPC F03B 17/00 belongs to the parent subclass F03B, which recorded 30,710 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 2,518 in 2013 to 2,784 in 2023 (+11%), peaking at 3,204 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class F03 are VESTAS (3,718 applications), WOBBEN PROPERTIES (3,602 applications) and SIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY (3,016 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
3 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- F03B 17/02 using hydrostatic thrust
- F03B 17/06 using liquid flow , e.g. of swinging-flap type
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class F03, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- VESTAS DK 3,718
- WOBBEN PROPERTIES DE 3,602
- SIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY DK 3,016
- GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 2,594
- SIEMENS DE 1,082
- BEIJING GOLDWIND SCIENCE & CREATION WINDPOWER EQUIPMENT COMPANY 709
- LM WIND POWER DK 671
- WOBBEN PROPERTIES 660
- SENVION DE 555
- BEIJING GOLDWIND SCIENCE & CREATION WINDPOWER EQUIPMENT COMPANY CN 536