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F04C 27/005

Full Title

Sealing arrangements in rotary-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids

Filing statistics

CPC F04C 27/005 belongs to the parent subclass F04C, which recorded 51,252 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 6,720 in 2013 to 3,771 in 2023 (-44%). The most active applicants in class F04 are LG ELECTRONICS (3,855 applications), ROBERT BOSCH (3,549 applications) and GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES (2,273 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

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Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class F04, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. LG ELECTRONICS KR 3,855
  2. ROBERT BOSCH DE 3,549
  3. GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES 2,273
  4. GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 2,126
  5. MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION JP 1,881
  6. UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (UTC) US 1,866
  7. SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES FR 1,499
  8. MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES JP 1,258
  9. TOYOTA INDUSTRIES CORPORATION JP 1,247
  10. ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER BE 1,168