DIFF Main Group
F04C 28/00 Control of, monitoring of, or safety arrangements for, pumps or pumping installations specially adapted for elastic fluids
Introduced: January 2006
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 8 subcodes exist in both systems.
2 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
IPC defines codes here since 2006.
Child Classifications
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- F04C 28/02 specially adapted for several pumps connected in series or in parallel since 2006 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F04C 28/06 specially adapted for stopping, starting, idling or no-load operation since 2006 +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F04C 28/08 characterised by varying the rotational speed since 2006 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F04C 28/10 characterised by changing the positions of the inlet or outlet openings with respect to the working chamber since 2006 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F04C 28/18 characterised by varying the volume of the working chamber (by changing the positions of inlet or outlet openings F04C28/10) since 2006 +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F04C 28/24 characterised by using valves controlling pressure or flow rate, e.g. discharge valves (F04C28/10 takes precedence) since 2006 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
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