F25B 2400/04 Refrigeration circuit bypassing means
Full Title
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 > Refrigeration circuit bypassing means
Filing statistics
CPC F25B 2400/04 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
10 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- F25B 2400/0401 for the compressor
- F25B 2400/0403 for the condenser
- F25B 2400/0405 for the desuperheater
- F25B 2400/0407 for the ejector
- F25B 2400/0409 for the evaporator
- F25B 2400/0411 for the expansion valve or capillary tube
- F25B 2400/0413 for the filter or drier
- F25B 2400/0415 for the receiver
- F25B 2400/0417 for the subcooler
- F25B 2400/0419 for the superheater
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class F25, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- LG ELECTRONICS KR 9,415
- HAIER SMART HOME 8,015
- MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION JP 5,758
- BSH (BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE) DE 3,827
- MIDEA 3,769
- GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES 3,417
- HAIER SMART HOME CN 3,403
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 3,329
- DAIKIN INDUSTRIES JP 2,908
- HEFEI MIDEA REFRIGERATOR COMPANY 2,186