by heating bodies in contact with the ice

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Working or handling ice > Apparatus for disintegrating, removing or harvesting ice > without the use of saws > by heating bodies in contact with the ice

CPC:

Working or handling ice (F25C3/00 takes precedence) > Apparatus for disintegrating, removing or harvesting ice > without the use of saws > by heating bodies in contact with the ice

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 1 subcodes exist in both systems.

Child Classifications

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F25C 5/10 using hot refrigerant; using fluid heated by refrigerant 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