PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE

Description

F25C encompasses machinery and processes for manufacturing ice, shaping ice products, and managing ice in industrial or commercial contexts. This includes ice-making equipment, ice-breaking apparatus, ice-molding systems, and storage or transport solutions for ice. The classification covers both mechanical methods for ice formation and subsequent processing operations, excluding general refrigeration systems themselves (covered under F25D) and the underlying thermodynamic principles of cooling (F25B).

11 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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F25C 1/00 Producing ice (F25C3/00 takes precedence)
F25C 2300/00 Special arrangements or features for producing, working or handling ice
F25C 2301/00 Special arrangements or features for producing ice
F25C 2303/00 Special arrangements or features for producing ice or snow for winter sports or similar recreational purposes, e.g. for sporting installations; Special arrangements or features for producing artificial snow
F25C 2305/00 Special arrangements or features for working or handling ice
F25C 2400/00 Auxiliary features or devices for producing, working or handling ice
F25C 2500/00 Problems to be solved
F25C 2600/00 Control issues
F25C 2700/00 Sensing or detecting of parameters; Sensors therefor
F25C 3/00 Processes or apparatus specially adapted for producing ice or snow for winter sports or similar recreational purposes, e.g. for sporting installations; Producing artificial snow
F25C 5/00 Working or handling ice (F25C3/00 takes precedence)

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