DIFF Main Group
F28D 7/00 Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary tubular conduit assemblies for both heat-exchange media, the media being in contact with different sides of a conduit wall
Introduced: September 1968
Of 11 combined children, 6 exist in both systems.
5 codes are CPC-only extensions.
5 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- F28D 7/02 the conduits being helically coiled (F28D7/10 takes precedence ) +4 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F28D 7/04 the conduits being spirally coiled (F28D7/10 takes precedence) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F28D 7/06 the conduits having a single U-bend (F28D7/10 takes precedence) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F28D 7/08 the conduits being otherwise bent, e.g. in a serpentine or zig-zag (F28D7/10 takes precedence) +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F28D 7/10 the conduits being arranged one within the other, e.g. concentrically +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F28D 7/16 the conduits being arranged in parallel spaced relation (; F28D7/02 - F28D7/10 take precedence) since 1985 +4 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class F28,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES FR 1,902
- MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION JP 1,327
- GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES 1,152
- MAHLE INTERNATIONAL DE 999
- ALFA LAVAL SE 960
- HANON SYSTEMS KR 917
- DENSO CORPORATION 905
- DENSO CORPORATION JP 802
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 787
- XIAN THERMAL POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE COMPANY 762
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class F28,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES FR 1,945
- MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION JP 1,518
- MAHLE INTERNATIONAL DE 1,120
- ALFA LAVAL SE 1,085
- HANON SYSTEMS KR 939
- DENSO CORPORATION JP 900
- LG ELECTRONICS KR 861
- HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND US 795
- DAIKIN INDUSTRIES JP 608
- DENSO CORPORATION 537