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F23L 2900/00

Special arrangements for supplying or treating air or oxidant for combustion; Injecting inert gas, water or steam into the combustion chamber

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  • F23L 2900/00001 Treating oxidant before combustion, e.g. by adding a catalyst
  • F23L 2900/05021 Gas turbine driven blowers for supplying combustion air or oxidant, i.e. turbochargers
  • F23L 2900/07001 Injecting synthetic air, i.e. a combustion supporting mixture made of pure oxygen and an inert gas, e.g. nitrogen or recycled fumes
  • F23L 2900/07002 Injecting inert gas, other than steam or evaporated water, into the combustion chambers
  • F23L 2900/07003 Controlling the inert gas supply
  • F23L 2900/07004 Injecting liquid or solid materials releasing oxygen, e.g. perchlorate, nitrate, peroxide, and chlorate compounds, or appropriate mixtures thereof
  • F23L 2900/07005 Injecting pure oxygen or oxygen enriched air
  • F23L 2900/07006 Control of the oxygen supply
  • F23L 2900/07007 using specific ranges of oxygen percentage
  • F23L 2900/07008 Injection of water into the combustion chamber
  • F23L 2900/07009 Injection of steam into the combustion chamber
  • F23L 2900/15021 using regenerative heat exchanger bodies with different layers of material
  • F23L 2900/15022 using pre-purging regenerator beds
  • F23L 2900/15041 Preheating combustion air by recuperating heat from ashes
  • F23L 2900/15042 Preheating combustion air by auxiliary combustion, e.g. in a turbine
  • F23L 2900/15043 Preheating combustion air by heat recovery means located in the chimney, e.g. for home heating devices
  • F23L 2900/15044 Preheating combustion air by heat recovery means using solar or other clean energy

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