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F17D 1/20

Arrangements or systems of devices for influencing or altering dynamic characteristics of the systems, e.g. for damping pulsations caused by opening or closing of valves (fluid dynamics F15D; damping pulsations in fluids in pipes in general F16L55/04)

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Pipe-line systems (conveying articles or materials through a pipe- line by means of a fluid carrier B65G51/00, B65G53/00; liquids B67D; special devices for transferring liquids from bulk storage containers into vehicles or boats or vice versa, e.g. loading or unloading vehicles or portable containers B67D7/00; conveying material which has been excavated by a dredger or soil shifter through a pipe-line E02F7/10; sewer pipe-line systems E03F3/00; thermal insulation of pipe-lines F16L59/00; central heating systems F24D) > Arrangements or systems of devices for influencing or altering dynamic characteristics of the systems, e.g. for damping pulsations caused by opening or closing of valves (fluid dynamics F15D; damping pulsations in fluids in pipes in general F16L55/04)

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