Pumps characterised by combination with, or adaptation to, specific driving engines or motors

Introduced: September 1968

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IPC:

Combinations of two or more pumps, each being of rotary-piston or oscillating-piston type, specially adapted for elastic fluids; Pumping installations specially adapted for elastic fluids; Multi-stage pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids > Pumps characterised by combination with, or adaptation to, specific driving engines or motors

CPC:

Combinations of two or more pumps, each being of rotary-piston or oscillating-piston type, specially adapted for elastic fluids; Pumping installations specially adapted for elastic fluids; Multi-stage pumps specially adapted for elastic fluids (F04C25/00 takes precedence) > Pumps characterised by combination with, or adaptation to, specific driving engines or motors

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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