F24F 3/056 the air at least partially flowing over lighting fixtures, the heat of which is dissipated or used (outlets for directing or distributing air into rooms or spaces combined with lighting fixtures F24F13/078)
Full Title
Air-conditioning systems in which conditioned primary air is supplied from one or more central stations to distributing units in the rooms or spaces where it may receive secondary treatment; Apparatus specially designed for such systems (room units F24F1/00) > Systems in which all treatment is given in the central station, i.e. all-air systems > the air at least partially flowing over lighting fixtures, the heat of which is dissipated or used (outlets for directing or distributing air into rooms or spaces combined with lighting fixtures F24F13/078)
Filing statistics
CPC F24F 3/056 belongs to the parent subclass F24F, which recorded 206,163 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 8,591 in 2013 to 18,415 in 2023 (+114%), peaking at 24,797 applications in 2018. The most active applicants in class F24 are GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES (11,167 applications), QINGDAO HAIER AIR CONDITIONER COMPANY (9,225 applications) and HAIER SMART HOME (8,998 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class F24, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES 11,167
- QINGDAO HAIER AIR CONDITIONER COMPANY 9,225
- HAIER SMART HOME 8,998
- MIDEA 8,874
- GUANGDONG MIDEA REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT COMPANY 8,724
- LG ELECTRONICS KR 7,258
- MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION JP 7,009
- QINGDAO HAIER AIR CONDITIONER ELECTRIC COMPANY 6,104
- BSH (BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE) DE 3,544
- NINGBO AUX ELECTRIC COMPANY 3,302