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F17D 3/00

Arrangements for supervising or controlling working operations

Introduced: September 1968

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 7 subcodes exist in both systems.

4 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

IPC defines codes here since 1974.

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  • F17D 3/01 for controlling, signalling, or supervising the conveyance of a product since 1974 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F17D 3/10 for taking out the product in the line (sampling in general, examining the physical or chemical properties of materials G01N) since 1974 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F17D 3/12 for injecting a composition into the line since 1974 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F17D 3/16 for eliminating particles in suspension (from liquids by sedimentation B01D21/00; separation by filtration or otherwise B01D24/00 - B01D51/00; centrifugal apparatus B04) since 1974 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F17D 3/18 for measuring the quantity of conveyed product (measuring volume or volume flow, in general G01F) since 1974 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