F24B DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES FOR SOLID FUELS (for solid fuels in combination with gaseous fuels, liquid fuels or other kinds of energy supply F24C1/02); IMPLEMENTS FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH STOVES OR RANGES
Introduced: September 1968
Description
F24B covers heating appliances designed for domestic use that burn solid fuels such as coal, wood, or biomass, including traditional stoves, ranges, and fireplaces. The classification also encompasses functional implements and accessories specifically designed for operation and maintenance of these solid-fuel heating devices, such as ash removal tools, grates, and damper mechanisms. This subclass excludes industrial furnaces and boilers (covered under F27) and electric or gas-fired domestic heating equipment (covered under other F24 subclasses). Inventions in this area typically address fuel combustion efficiency, heat distribution, ash handling, and user safety features in solid-fuel heating systems.
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES FOR SOLID FUELS; IMPLEMENTS FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH STOVES OR RANGES
CPC: DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES FOR SOLID FUELS (for solid fuels in combination with gaseous fuels, liquid fuels or other kinds of energy supply F24C1/02); IMPLEMENTS FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH STOVES OR RANGES
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES FOR SOLID FUELS; IMPLEMENTS FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH STOVES OR RANGES
DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES FOR SOLID FUELS (for solid fuels in combination with gaseous fuels, liquid fuels or other kinds of energy supply F24C1/02); IMPLEMENTS FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH STOVES OR RANGES
Additional Content IPC
Protecting plants by heating in gardens, orchards or forests
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 7 subcodes exist in both systems.
5 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- F24B 13/00 Details solely applicable to stoves or ranges burning solid fuels (component parts or accessories for stoves with open-fires F24B1/191) +3 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F24B 15/00 Implements for use in connection with stoves or ranges since 1995 +3 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F24B 3/00 Heaters not covered by group F24B1/00, e.g. charcoal braziers IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F24B 5/00 Combustion-air or flue-gas circulation in or around stoves or ranges (stoves with open fires with air-handling means F24B1/185) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F24B 7/00 Stoves, ranges or flue-gas ducts, with additional provisions for convection heating (stoves with open fires characterised by use of heat exchange means F24B1/188) +3 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F24B 9/00 Stoves, ranges or flue-gas ducts, with additional provisions for heating water (stoves with open fires with additional provisions for cooking F24B1/182; for heating water F24B1/183) +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class F24,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- MIDEA 21,834
- GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES 21,535
- GUANGDONG MIDEA REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT COMPANY 20,870
- QINGDAO HAIER AIR CONDITIONER COMPANY 15,443
- HAIER SMART HOME 15,442
- QINGDAO HAIER AIR CONDITIONER ELECTRIC COMPANY 10,008
- AUX AIR CONDITIONING COMPANY 7,723
- NINGBO AUX ELECTRIC COMPANY 7,499
- NINGBO FOTILE KITCHENWARE COMPANY 6,712
- LG ELECTRONICS KR 6,441
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class F24,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES 11,167
- QINGDAO HAIER AIR CONDITIONER COMPANY 9,225
- HAIER SMART HOME 8,998
- MIDEA 8,874
- GUANGDONG MIDEA REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT COMPANY 8,724
- LG ELECTRONICS KR 7,258
- MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION JP 7,009
- QINGDAO HAIER AIR CONDITIONER ELECTRIC COMPANY 6,104
- BSH (BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE) DE 3,544
- NINGBO AUX ELECTRIC COMPANY 3,302