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CPC Subclass Not Allocatable
F23C

METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR COMBUSTION USING FLUID FUEL OR SOLID FUEL SUSPENDED IN AIR (burners F23D)

Description

This subclass covers combustion systems and methods employing liquid fuels or finely divided solid fuels (such as coal dust or pulverized fuel) dispersed and burned in air streams. It encompasses burner designs, fuel injection systems, and combustion chamber configurations optimized for suspension-type combustion, particularly relevant to oil-fired boilers, pulverized coal furnaces, and similar industrial heating applications. The classification excludes gas combustion (covered under F23D) and combustion of solid fuels in fixed or moving beds (covered under F23B), focusing instead on systems where fuel particles or droplets remain airborne during the combustion process.

18 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • F23C 15/00 Apparatus in which combustion takes place in pulses influenced by acoustic resonance in a gas mass
  • F23C 2200/00 Combustion techniques for fluent fuel

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class F23, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 2,581
  2. UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (UTC) US 1,180
  3. SIEMENS DE 1,157
  4. GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) 994
  5. XIAN THERMAL POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE COMPANY 769
  6. MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES JP 701
  7. MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS JP 695
  8. RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION US 587
  9. NINGBO FOTILE KITCHENWARE COMPANY 543
  10. GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY CH 490