DIFF Subgroup
F22B 37/02 applicable to more than one kind or type of steam boiler
Introduced: September 1968
Full Title
Component parts or details of steam boilers > applicable to more than one kind or type of steam boiler
Of 15 combined children, 14 exist in both systems.
1 codes are CPC-only extensions.
4 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- F22B 37/04 and characterised by material, e.g. use of special steel alloy IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F22B 37/06 Flue or fire tubes; Accessories therefor, e.g. fire-tube inserts IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F22B 37/24 Supporting, suspending or setting arrangements, e.g. heat shielding +3 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F22B 37/34 Adaptations of boilers for promoting water circulation (auxiliary devices for promoting water circulation F22D7/00) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F22B 37/38 Determining or indicating operating conditions in steam boilers, e.g. monitoring direction or rate of water flow through water tubes IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F22B 37/40 Arrangements of partition walls in flues of steam boilers, e.g. built-up from baffles IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F22B 37/42 Applications, arrangements or dispositions of alarm or automatic safety devices (for feed-water heaters F22D1/14 ) +5 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F22B 37/48 Devices or arrangements for removing water, minerals or sludge from boilers (cleaning water tubes, furnace tubes or the like of boilers F28G) +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F22B 37/56 Boiler cleaning control devices, e.g. for ascertaining proper duration of boiler blow-down +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class F22,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- XIAN THERMAL POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE COMPANY 922
- MIURA COMPANY 416
- HARBIN BOILER COMPANY 390
- MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS 303
- XIAN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY 287
- SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 257
- HUADIAN ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE 253
- SIEMENS DE 247
- MIDEA 243
- NORTH CHINA ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY 223
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class F22,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- XIAN THERMAL POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE COMPANY 544
- SIEMENS DE 306
- PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS CH 258
- GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY CH 254
- MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS JP 235
- XIAN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY 214
- MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES JP 195
- MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS 169
- HARBIN BOILER COMPANY 166
- VALMET TECHNOLOGIES FI 155