CPC Subgroup
F23B 50/02 the fuel forming a column, stack or thick layer with the combustion zone at its bottom
Full Title
Combustion apparatus in which the fuel is fed into or through the combustion zone by gravity, e.g. from a fuel storage situated above the combustion zone > the fuel forming a column, stack or thick layer with the combustion zone at its bottom
4 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- F23B 50/04 the movement of combustion air and flue gases being substantially transverse to the movement of the fuel
- F23B 50/06 the flue gases being removed downwards through one or more openings in the fuel-supporting surface
- F23B 50/08 with fuel-deflecting bodies forming free combustion spaces inside the fuel layer
- F23B 50/10 with the combustion zone at the bottom of fuel-filled conduits ending at the surface of a fuel bed
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class F23, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 2,581
- UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (UTC) US 1,180
- SIEMENS DE 1,157
- GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) 994
- XIAN THERMAL POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE COMPANY 769
- MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES JP 701
- MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS JP 695
- RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION US 587
- NINGBO FOTILE KITCHENWARE COMPANY 543
- GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY CH 490