DIFF Subgroup
F23B 50/02 the fuel forming a column, stack or thick layer with the combustion zone at its bottom
Introduced: January 2006
Full Title
Combustion apparatus in which the fuel is fed into or through the combustion zone by gravity, e.g. from a fuel storage situated above the combustion zone > the fuel forming a column, stack or thick layer with the combustion zone at its bottom
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 4 subcodes exist in both systems.
IPC defines codes here since 2006.
Child Classifications
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- F23B 50/04 the movement of combustion air and flue gases being substantially transverse to the movement of the fuel since 2006 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F23B 50/06 the flue gases being removed downwards through one or more openings in the fuel-supporting surface since 2006 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F23B 50/08 with fuel-deflecting bodies forming free combustion spaces inside the fuel layer since 2006 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F23B 50/10 with the combustion zone at the bottom of fuel-filled conduits ending at the surface of a fuel bed since 2006 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class F23,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 2,124
- XIAN THERMAL POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE COMPANY 1,369
- NINGBO FOTILE KITCHENWARE COMPANY 1,363
- SIEMENS DE 997
- UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (UTC) US 937
- GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) 898
- VATTI 815
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 719
- RINNAI COMPANY 708
- MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS 670
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class F23,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 2,581
- UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (UTC) US 1,180
- SIEMENS DE 1,157
- GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) 994
- XIAN THERMAL POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE COMPANY 769
- MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES JP 701
- MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS JP 695
- RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION US 587
- NINGBO FOTILE KITCHENWARE COMPANY 543
- GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY CH 490