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CPC Main Group
F04C 28/00

Control of, monitoring of, or safety arrangements for, pumps or pumping installations specially adapted for elastic fluids

8 direct subcodes

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  • F04C 28/02 specially adapted for several pumps connected in series or in parallel
  • F04C 28/04 specially adapted for reversible pumps
  • F04C 28/08 characterised by varying the rotational speed
  • F04C 28/28 Safety arrangements; Monitoring

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