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F24H 1/00

Water heaters, e.g. boilers, continuous-flow heaters or water-storage heaters (steam boilers F22B)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Water heaters, e.g. boilers, continuous-flow heaters or water-storage heaters

CPC: Water heaters, e.g. boilers, continuous-flow heaters or water-storage heaters (steam boilers F22B)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Water heaters, e.g. boilers, continuous-flow heaters or water-storage heaters

CPC:

Water heaters, e.g. boilers, continuous-flow heaters or water-storage heaters (steam boilers F22B)

Additional Content IPC

Limiting references

Steam boilers

Application references

Domestic stoves or ranges with additional provisions for heating water ,

Of 14 combined children, 8 exist in both systems.

6 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Child Classifications

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  • F24H 1/0009 CPC only CPC only
  • F24H 1/0018 CPC only CPC only
  • F24H 1/0054 CPC only CPC only
  • F24H 1/0063 CPC only CPC only
  • F24H 1/06 Portable or mobile, e.g. collapsible IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F24H 1/08 Packaged or self-contained boilers, i.e. water heaters with control devices and pump in a single unit IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F24H 1/46 Water heaters having plural combustion chambers since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F24H 1/54 Water heaters for bathtubs or pools; Water heaters for reheating the water in bathtubs or pools since 2022 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class F24,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. MIDEA 21,834
  2. GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES 21,535
  3. GUANGDONG MIDEA REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT COMPANY 20,870
  4. QINGDAO HAIER AIR CONDITIONER COMPANY 15,443
  5. HAIER SMART HOME 15,442
  6. QINGDAO HAIER AIR CONDITIONER ELECTRIC COMPANY 10,008
  7. AUX AIR CONDITIONING COMPANY 7,723
  8. NINGBO AUX ELECTRIC COMPANY 7,499
  9. NINGBO FOTILE KITCHENWARE COMPANY 6,712
  10. LG ELECTRONICS KR 6,441

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class F24,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES 11,167
  2. QINGDAO HAIER AIR CONDITIONER COMPANY 9,225
  3. HAIER SMART HOME 8,998
  4. MIDEA 8,874
  5. GUANGDONG MIDEA REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT COMPANY 8,724
  6. LG ELECTRONICS KR 7,258
  7. MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION JP 7,009
  8. QINGDAO HAIER AIR CONDITIONER ELECTRIC COMPANY 6,104
  9. BSH (BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE) DE 3,544
  10. NINGBO AUX ELECTRIC COMPANY 3,302