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F03G 4/00

Devices for producing mechanical power from geothermal energy

Introduced: January 1990

CPC subdivides this area 4x more granularly than IPC with 10 additional codes.

10 codes are CPC-only extensions.

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

IPC defines codes here since 1990.

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Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class F03,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. VESTAS DK 3,539
  2. WOBBEN PROPERTIES DE 2,922
  3. SIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY DK 2,747
  4. GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 2,356
  5. BEIJING GOLDWIND SCIENCE & CREATION WINDPOWER EQUIPMENT COMPANY 1,228
  6. SIEMENS DE 886
  7. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 831
  8. HUANENG CLEAN ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 785
  9. MING YANG SMART ENERGY GROUP. 652
  10. LM WIND POWER DK 600

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class F03,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. VESTAS DK 3,718
  2. WOBBEN PROPERTIES DE 3,602
  3. SIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY DK 3,016
  4. GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 2,594
  5. SIEMENS DE 1,082
  6. BEIJING GOLDWIND SCIENCE & CREATION WINDPOWER EQUIPMENT COMPANY 709
  7. LM WIND POWER DK 671
  8. WOBBEN PROPERTIES 660
  9. SENVION DE 555
  10. BEIJING GOLDWIND SCIENCE & CREATION WINDPOWER EQUIPMENT COMPANY CN 536