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F23C 1/00

Combustion apparatus specially adapted for combustion of two or more kinds of fuel simultaneously or alternately, at least one kind of fuel being either a fluid fuel or a solid fuel suspended in air (combustion apparatus characterized by the combination of two or more combustion chambers F23C6/00; pilot flame igniters F23Q9/00)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Combustion apparatus specially adapted for combustion of two or more kinds of fuel simultaneously or alternately, at least one kind of fuel being either a fluid fuel or a solid fuel suspended in air

CPC: Combustion apparatus specially adapted for combustion of two or more kinds of fuel simultaneously or alternately, at least one kind of fuel being either a fluid fuel or a solid fuel suspended in air (combustion apparatus characterized by the combination of two or more combustion chambers F23C6/00; pilot flame igniters F23Q9/00)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Combustion apparatus specially adapted for combustion of two or more kinds of fuel simultaneously or alternately, at least one kind of fuel being either a fluid fuel or a solid fuel suspended in air

CPC:

Combustion apparatus specially adapted for combustion of two or more kinds of fuel simultaneously or alternately, at least one kind of fuel being either a fluid fuel or a solid fuel suspended in air (combustion apparatus characterized by the combination of two or more combustion chambers F23C6/00; pilot flame igniters F23Q9/00)

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 6 subcodes exist in both systems.

Child Classifications

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  • F23C 1/02 lump and liquid fuel IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F23C 1/04 lump and gaseous fuel IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F23C 1/06 lump and pulverulent fuel IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F23C 1/08 liquid and gaseous fuel IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F23C 1/10 liquid and pulverulent fuel IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F23C 1/12 gaseous and pulverulent fuel IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class F23,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 2,124
  2. XIAN THERMAL POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE COMPANY 1,369
  3. NINGBO FOTILE KITCHENWARE COMPANY 1,363
  4. SIEMENS DE 997
  5. UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (UTC) US 937
  6. GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) 898
  7. VATTI 815
  8. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 719
  9. RINNAI COMPANY 708
  10. MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS 670

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class F23,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 2,581
  2. UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (UTC) US 1,180
  3. SIEMENS DE 1,157
  4. GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) 994
  5. XIAN THERMAL POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE COMPANY 769
  6. MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES JP 701
  7. MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS JP 695
  8. RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION US 587
  9. NINGBO FOTILE KITCHENWARE COMPANY 543
  10. GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY CH 490