CPC Main Group
F04B 49/00 Control of, or safety measures for, machines, pumps, or pumping installations, not otherwise provided for, or of interest apart from, groups F04B1/00 - F04B47/00
13 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- F04B 49/02 Stopping, starting, unloading or idling control
- F04B 49/04 Regulating by means of floats (F04B49/025 takes precedence)
- F04B 49/06 Control using electricity (regulating by means of floats actuating electric switches F04B49/04)
- F04B 49/08 Regulating by delivery pressure
- F04B 49/10 Other safety measures
- F04B 49/12 by varying the length of stroke of the working members
- F04B 49/16 by adjusting the capacity of dead spaces of working chambers
- F04B 49/18 by changing the effective cross-section of the working surface of the piston
- F04B 49/20 by changing the driving speed
- F04B 49/22 by means of valves (F04B49/03 takes precedence)
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class F04, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- LG ELECTRONICS KR 3,855
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 3,549
- GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES 2,273
- GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 2,126
- MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION JP 1,881
- UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (UTC) US 1,866
- SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES FR 1,499
- MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES JP 1,258
- TOYOTA INDUSTRIES CORPORATION JP 1,247
- ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER BE 1,168