F25C PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
Introduced: September 1968
Description
F25C encompasses machinery and processes for manufacturing ice, shaping ice products, and managing ice in industrial or commercial contexts. This includes ice-making equipment, ice-breaking apparatus, ice-molding systems, and storage or transport solutions for ice. The classification covers both mechanical methods for ice formation and subsequent processing operations, excluding general refrigeration systems themselves (covered under F25D) and the underlying thermodynamic principles of cooling (F25B).
Additional Content IPC
Glossary
Ice Any frozen liquid and also covers frozen semiliquids or pasty substances
Application references
Frozen sweets, including ice-cream, their production
CPC subdivides this area 4x more granularly than IPC with 8 additional codes.
8 codes are CPC-only extensions.
Note: 8 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.
2 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- F25C 2300/00 Special arrangements or features for producing, working or handling ice 2nd only CPC only CPC only
- F25C 2303/00 Special arrangements or features for producing ice or snow for winter sports or similar recreational purposes, e.g. for sporting installations; Special arrangements or features for producing artificial snow 2nd only +4 CPC CPC only CPC only
- F25C 2305/00 Special arrangements or features for working or handling ice 2nd only +2 CPC CPC only CPC only
- F25C 2400/00 Auxiliary features or devices for producing, working or handling ice 2nd only +7 CPC CPC only CPC only
- F25C 3/00 Processes or apparatus specially adapted for producing ice or snow for winter sports or similar recreational purposes, e.g. for sporting installations; Producing artificial snow IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class F25,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- HAIER SMART HOME 13,215
- LG ELECTRONICS KR 8,561
- MIDEA 7,315
- GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES 6,041
- HEFEI MIDEA REFRIGERATOR COMPANY 5,211
- MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION JP 4,905
- HEFEI HUALING COMPANY 4,633
- BSH (BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE) DE 3,697
- QINGDAO HAIER INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH ANDDEVELOPMENT COMPANY 3,376
- HAIER SMART HOME CN 3,265
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class F25,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- LG ELECTRONICS KR 9,415
- HAIER SMART HOME 8,015
- MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION JP 5,758
- BSH (BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE) DE 3,827
- MIDEA 3,769
- GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES 3,417
- HAIER SMART HOME CN 3,403
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 3,329
- DAIKIN INDUSTRIES JP 2,908
- HEFEI MIDEA REFRIGERATOR COMPANY 2,186