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F25B 2400/00

General features or devices for refrigeration machines, plants or systems, combined heating and refrigeration systems or heat-pump systems, i.e. not limited to a particular subgroup of F25B

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  • F25B 2400/01 Heaters
  • F25B 2400/02 Centrifugal separation of gas, liquid or oil
  • F25B 2400/03 Suction accumulators with deflectors
  • F25B 2400/08 Refrigeration machines, plants and systems having means for detecting the concentration of a refrigerant
  • F25B 2400/09 Refrigeration machines, plants and systems having means for detecting the concentration of a sorbent solution
  • F25B 2400/11 Drop catchers
  • F25B 2400/13 Economisers
  • F25B 2400/15 Microelectro-mechanical devices
  • F25B 2400/17 Re-condensers
  • F25B 2400/18 Refrigerant conversion
  • F25B 2400/19 Pumping down refrigerant from one part of the cycle to another part of the cycle, e.g. when the cycle is changed from cooling to heating, or before a defrost cycle is started
  • F25B 2400/21 Modules for refrigeration systems
  • F25B 2400/22 Refrigeration systems for supermarkets

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