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F25B 2309/14

Compression machines, plants or systems characterised by the cycle used

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Gas cycle refrigeration machines > Compression machines, plants or systems characterised by the cycle used

Filing statistics

CPC F25B 2309/14 belongs to the parent subclass F25B, which recorded 121,123 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 7,227 in 2013 to 10,966 in 2023 (+52%), peaking at 13,018 applications in 2018. The most active applicants in class F25 are LG ELECTRONICS (9,415 applications), HAIER SMART HOME (8,015 applications) and MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION (5,758 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

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  • F25B 2309/1401 Ericsson or Ericcson cycles
  • F25B 2309/1402 Pulse-tube cycles with acoustic driver
  • F25B 2309/1403 Pulse-tube cycles with heat input into acoustic driver
  • F25B 2309/1404 Pulse-tube cycles with loudspeaker driven acoustic driver
  • F25B 2309/1405 Pulse-tube cycles with travelling waves
  • F25B 2309/1406 Pulse-tube cycles with pulse tube in co-axial or concentric geometrical arrangements
  • F25B 2309/1407 Pulse-tube cycles with pulse tube having in-line geometrical arrangements
  • F25B 2309/1408 Pulse-tube cycles with pulse tube having U-turn or L-turn type geometrical arrangements
  • F25B 2309/1409 Pulse-tube cycles with pulse tube having special type of geometrical arrangements not being a coaxial, in-line or U-turn type
  • F25B 2309/1411 Pulse-tube cycles characterised by control details, e.g. tuning, phase shifting or general control
  • F25B 2309/1412 Pulse-tube cycles characterised by heat exchanger details
  • F25B 2309/1413 Pulse-tube cycles characterised by performance, geometry or theory
  • F25B 2309/1414 Pulse-tube cycles characterised by pulse tube details
  • F25B 2309/1415 Pulse-tube cycles characterised by regenerator details
  • F25B 2309/1416 Pulse-tube cycles characterised by regenerator stack details
  • F25B 2309/1417 Pulse-tube cycles without any valves in gas supply and return lines
  • F25B 2309/1419 Pulse-tube cycles with pulse tube having a basic pulse tube refrigerator [PTR], i.e. comprising a tube with basic schematic
  • F25B 2309/1421 Pulse-tube cycles characterised by details not otherwise provided for
  • F25B 2309/1422 Pulse tubes with basic schematic including a counter flow heat exchanger instead of a regenerative heat exchanger

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class F25, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. LG ELECTRONICS KR 9,415
  2. HAIER SMART HOME 8,015
  3. MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION JP 5,758
  4. BSH (BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE) DE 3,827
  5. MIDEA 3,769
  6. GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES 3,417
  7. HAIER SMART HOME CN 3,403
  8. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 3,329
  9. DAIKIN INDUSTRIES JP 2,908
  10. HEFEI MIDEA REFRIGERATOR COMPANY 2,186