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F25C 1/14

to form thin sheets which are removed by scraping or wedging, e.g. in the form of flakes

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Producing ice > by freezing water on cooled surfaces, e.g. to form slabs > to form thin sheets which are removed by scraping or wedging, e.g. in the form of flakes

CPC:

Producing ice (F25C3/00 takes precedence) > by freezing water on cooled surfaces, e.g. to form slabs > to form thin sheets which are removed by scraping or wedging, e.g. in the form of flakes

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 2 subcodes exist in both systems.

IPC defines codes here since 2018.

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  • F25C 1/142 from the outer walls of cooled bodies since 2018 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class F25,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. HAIER SMART HOME 13,215
  2. LG ELECTRONICS KR 8,561
  3. MIDEA 7,315
  4. GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES 6,041
  5. HEFEI MIDEA REFRIGERATOR COMPANY 5,211
  6. MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION JP 4,905
  7. HEFEI HUALING COMPANY 4,633
  8. BSH (BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE) DE 3,697
  9. QINGDAO HAIER INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH ANDDEVELOPMENT COMPANY 3,376
  10. HAIER SMART HOME CN 3,265

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class F25,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. LG ELECTRONICS KR 9,415
  2. HAIER SMART HOME 8,015
  3. MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION JP 5,758
  4. BSH (BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERAETE) DE 3,827
  5. MIDEA 3,769
  6. GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES 3,417
  7. HAIER SMART HOME CN 3,403
  8. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 3,329
  9. DAIKIN INDUSTRIES JP 2,908
  10. HEFEI MIDEA REFRIGERATOR COMPANY 2,186