Working or handling ice (F25C3/00 takes precedence)

Filing statistics

CPC F25C 5/00 belongs to the parent subclass F25C, which recorded 11,393 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 724 in 2013 to 1,178 in 2023 (+63%), peaking at 1,648 applications in 2019. 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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Child Classifications

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F25C 5/02 Apparatus for disintegrating, removing or harvesting ice
F25C 5/14 Apparatus for shaping or finishing ice pieces, e.g. ice presses
F25C 5/18 Storing ice
F25C 5/20 Distributing ice

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