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CPC Main Group
F17B 1/00

Gas-holders of variable capacity (large containers in general B65D88/00; storing fluids in natural or artificial cavities or chambers in the earth B65G5/00)

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  • F17B 1/007 with telescopically movable ring-shaped parts (F17B1/10 takes precedence; sealing of rings F17B1/04)
  • F17B 1/013 with movables discs (F17B1/10 takes precedence; sealing of discs F17B1/04)

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class F17, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. GAZ TRANSPORT ET TECHNIGAZ FR 1,718
  2. L'AIR LIQUIDE SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE FR 1,633
  3. DAEWOO SHIPBUILDING & MARINE ENGINEERING COMPANY KR 1,570
  4. SAMSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES KR 1,174
  5. HYUNDAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPANY KR 988
  6. LINDE DE 757
  7. ROBERT BOSCH DE 696
  8. BMW (BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE) DE 523
  9. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 515
  10. KAWASAKI HEAVY IND JP 456