CPC Subclass Not Allocatable
F24T GEOTHERMAL COLLECTORS; GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS
Description
F24T covers devices and systems that extract and utilize thermal energy from the Earth's subsurface for heating and cooling applications. This includes ground source heat exchangers, borehole heat collectors, closed-loop and open-loop geothermal circulation systems, and associated piping and heat transfer arrangements. The classification encompasses both the collection apparatus and integrated geothermal heating/cooling systems for residential, commercial, and industrial buildings. Related heating technologies using conventional or renewable sources are classified elsewhere in F24.
3 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- F24T 10/00 Geothermal collectors
- F24T 2201/00 Prediction; Simulation
- F24T 50/00 Geothermal systems (for producing mechanical power from geothermal energy F03G4/00)
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