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F24S 70/12

made of metallic material

Full Title

Details of absorbing elements > characterised by the absorbing material (absorbing coatings or surface treatment for increasing absorption F24S70/20) > made of metallic material

Filing statistics

CPC F24S 70/12 belongs to the parent subclass F24S, which recorded 36,968 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 3,601 in 2013 to 4,308 in 2023 (+20%). 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

  1. GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES 11,167
  2. QINGDAO HAIER AIR CONDITIONER COMPANY 9,225
  3. HAIER SMART HOME 8,998
  4. MIDEA 8,874
  5. GUANGDONG MIDEA REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT COMPANY 8,724
  6. LG ELECTRONICS KR 7,258
  7. MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION JP 7,009
  8. QINGDAO HAIER AIR CONDITIONER ELECTRIC COMPANY 6,104
  9. BSH (BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE) DE 3,544
  10. NINGBO AUX ELECTRIC COMPANY 3,302