by moving the swash plate in a direction perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the cylinder barrel

Introduced: January 2020

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IPC:

Multi-cylinder machines or pumps characterised by number or arrangement of cylinders > having cylinder axes coaxial with, or parallel or inclined to, main shaft axis > Control > of machines or pumps with rotary cylinder blocks > by varying the relative positions of a swash plate and a cylinder block > by moving the swash plate in a direction perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the cylinder barrel

CPC:

Multi-cylinder machines or pumps characterised by number or arrangement of cylinders (machines or pumps with pistons coacting within one cylinder F04B3/00) > having cylinder axes coaxial with, or parallel or inclined to, main shaft axis > Control > of machines or pumps with rotary cylinder blocks > by varying the relative positions of a swash plate and a cylinder block > by moving the swash plate in a direction perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the cylinder barrel

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Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class F04,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES 5,351
LG ELECTRONICS KR 3,502
ROBERT BOSCH DE 3,011
MIDEA 2,258
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION JP 1,663
ZHUHAI LANDA COMPRESSOR COMPANY 1,639
GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES, INC.OF ZHUHAI 1,573
ZHUHAI GREE ENERGY-SAVING REFRIGERATION TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER COMPANY 1,536
TOYOTA INDUSTRIES CORPORATION 1,347
DAIKIN INDUSTRIES 1,325

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class F04,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

LG ELECTRONICS KR 3,855
ROBERT BOSCH DE 3,549
GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES 2,273
GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 2,126
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION JP 1,881
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (UTC) US 1,866
SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES FR 1,499
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES JP 1,258
TOYOTA INDUSTRIES CORPORATION JP 1,247
ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER BE 1,168