CPC Main Group
F23J 11/00 Devices for conducting smoke or fumes, e.g. flues (chimney stacks E04H12/28; removing cooking fumes from domestic stoves or ranges F24C15/20 )
Filing statistics
CPC F23J 11/00 belongs to the parent subclass F23J, which recorded 23,943 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 1,318 in 2013 to 2,351 in 2023 (+78%), peaking at 3,207 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class F23 are GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) (2,581 applications), UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (UTC) (1,180 applications) and SIEMENS (1,157 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
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Child Classifications
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- F23J 11/02 for conducting smoke or fumes originating from various locations to the outside, e.g. in locomotive sheds, in garages
- F23J 11/04 in locomotives; in road vehicles; in ships
- F23J 11/08 for portable apparatus
- F23J 11/10 for tents; for log huts; for other inflammable structures
- F23J 11/12 Smoke conduit systems for factories or large buildings
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