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F17C 9/02

with change of state, e.g. vaporisation

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Methods or apparatus for discharging liquefied or solidified gases from vessels not under pressure > with change of state, e.g. vaporisation

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

IPC defines codes here since 1980.

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  • F17C 9/04 Recovery of thermal energy since 1980 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class F17,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. DAEWOO SHIPBUILDING & MARINE ENGINEERING COMPANY KR 1,622
  2. GAZ TRANSPORT ET TECHNIGAZ FR 1,588
  3. L'AIR LIQUIDE SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE FR 1,470
  4. SAMSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES KR 1,287
  5. HYUNDAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPANY KR 989
  6. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 830
  7. LINDE DE 703
  8. SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 666
  9. ROBERT BOSCH DE 654
  10. BMW (BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE) DE 511

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class F17,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. GAZ TRANSPORT ET TECHNIGAZ FR 1,718
  2. L'AIR LIQUIDE SOCIETE ANONYME POUR L'ETUDE ET L'EXPLOITATION DES PROCEDES GEORGES CLAUDE FR 1,633
  3. DAEWOO SHIPBUILDING & MARINE ENGINEERING COMPANY KR 1,570
  4. SAMSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES KR 1,174
  5. HYUNDAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES COMPANY KR 988
  6. LINDE DE 757
  7. ROBERT BOSCH DE 696
  8. BMW (BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE) DE 523
  9. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 515
  10. KAWASAKI HEAVY IND JP 456