DIFF Main Group
F23D 14/00 Burners for combustion of a gas, e.g. of a gas stored under pressure as a liquid
Introduced: January 1985
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 10 subcodes exist in both systems.
4 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
IPC defines codes here since 1985.
Child Classifications
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- F23D 14/02 Premix gas burners, i.e. in which gaseous fuel is mixed with combustion air upstream of the combustion zone since 1985 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F23D 14/20 Non-premix gas burners, i.e. in which gaseous fuel is mixed with combustion air on arrival at the combustion zone (F23D14/38 takes precedence) since 1985 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F23D 14/26 with provision for a retention flame (pilot flame igniters F23Q9/00) since 1985 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F23D 14/28 in association with a gaseous fuel source, e.g. acetylene generator, or a container for liquefied gas since 1985 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F23D 14/32 using a mixture of gaseous fuel and pure oxygen or oxygen-enriched air (F23D14/38 takes precedence) since 1985 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F23D 14/34 Burners specially adapted for use with means for pressurising the gaseous fuel or the combustion air since 1985 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F23D 14/38 Torches, e.g. for brazing or heating (nozzles F23D14/48) since 1985 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