CPC Main Group
F23Q 2/00 Lighters containing fuel, e.g. for cigarettes
7 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- F23Q 2/02 Lighters with liquid fuel
- F23Q 2/16 Lighters with gaseous fuel, e.g. the gas being stored in liquid phase
- F23Q 2/18 Lighters with solid fuel
- F23Q 2/28 Lighters characterised by electrical ignition of the fuel (lighter with electrically-produced sparks but without fuel F23Q3/00)
- F23Q 2/30 Lighters characterised by catalytic ignition of fuel (catalytic igniters without fuel C06C)
- F23Q 2/32 Lighters characterised by being combined with other objects (combinations with smokers' equipment A24F)
- F23Q 2/34 Component parts or accessories
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