Subcoolers, desuperheaters or superheaters

Filing statistics

CPC F25B 40/00 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