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F04C 18/38

having the movement defined in group F04C18/02 and having a hinged member (F04C18/32 takes precedence)

Introduced: January 1980

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: having the movement defined in group and having a hinged member

CPC: having the movement defined in group F04C18/02 and having a hinged member (F04C18/32 takes precedence)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Rotary-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids > having the characteristics covered by two or more of groups , , , , , or having the characteristics covered by one of these groups together with some other type of movement between co-operating members > having the movement defined in group and having a hinged member

CPC:

Rotary-piston pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids (with fluid ring or the like F04C19/00; rotary-piston pumps in which the working-fluid is exclusively displaced by one or more reciprocating pistons F04B) > having the characteristics covered by two or more of groups F04C18/02, F04C18/08, F04C18/22, F04C18/24, F04C18/48, or having the characteristics covered by one of these groups together with some other type of movement between co-operating members > having the movement defined in group F04C18/02 and having a hinged member (F04C18/32 takes precedence)

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 1 subcodes exist in both systems.

IPC defines codes here since 1980.

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  • F04C 18/39 with vanes hinged to the inner as well as to the outer member since 1980 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

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