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F25C 5/06

by deforming bodies with which the ice is in contact, e.g. using inflatable members

Full Title

Working or handling ice (F25C3/00 takes precedence) > Apparatus for disintegrating, removing or harvesting ice > without the use of saws > by deforming bodies with which the ice is in contact, e.g. using inflatable members

Filing statistics

CPC F25C 5/06 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

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