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
Child Classifications
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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 28/06 specially adapted for stopping, starting, idling or no-load operation
- F04C 28/08 characterised by varying the rotational speed
- F04C 28/10 characterised by changing the positions of the inlet or outlet openings with respect to the working chamber
- F04C 28/18 characterised by varying the volume of the working chamber (by changing the positions of inlet or outlet openings F04C28/10)
- F04C 28/24 characterised by using valves controlling pressure or flow rate, e.g. discharge valves (F04C28/10 takes precedence)
- F04C 28/28 Safety arrangements; Monitoring
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