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Y10S 165/055

including guiding means for movable header

Full Title

Heat exchange > having expansion and contraction relieving or absorbing means > for cylindrical heat exchanger > Flexible or movable header or header element > Movable header, e.g. floating header > including guiding means for movable header

Filing statistics

CPC Y10S 165/055 belongs to the parent subclass Y10S, which recorded 68,800 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 13,876 in 2013 to 1,199 in 2023 (-91%). The most active applicants in class Y10 are BOEING COMPANY (2,373 applications), FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES (2,244 applications) and HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (2,186 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

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  • Y10S 165/056 Fluid sealing means between movable header and enclosure

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class Y10, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. BOEING COMPANY US 2,373
  2. FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 2,244
  3. HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 2,186
  4. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 1,997
  5. 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (MINNESOTA MINING AND MANUFACTURING INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY) US 1,837
  6. GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 1,794
  7. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 1,705
  8. CORNING US 1,569
  9. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 1,403
  10. LG CHEM KR 1,364