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F04C 14/20

by changing the form of the inner or outer contour of the working chamber

Introduced: January 2006

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IPC:

Control of, monitoring of, or safety arrangements for, machines, pumps or pumping installations > characterised by varying the volume of the working chamber > by changing the form of the inner or outer contour of the working chamber

CPC:

Control of, monitoring of, or safety arrangements for, machines, pumps or pumping installations (of pumps or pumping installations specially adapted for elastic fluids F04C28/00) > characterised by varying the volume of the working chamber (by changing the positions of inlet or outlet openings F04C14/10) > by changing the form of the inner or outer contour of the working chamber

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Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

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

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

Top Applicants (CPC)

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

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