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IPC Subclass
F22B

METHODS OF STEAM GENERATION; STEAM BOILERS

Introduced: September 1968

Classification Context

Section:
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
Class:
STEAM GENERATION
Subclass:
METHODS OF STEAM GENERATION; STEAM BOILERS

Description

F22B covers methods and apparatus for generating steam in boilers, including design, construction, and operational techniques for steam-generating systems. This subclass encompasses various boiler types (fire-tube, water-tube, etc.), combustion chamber arrangements, heat transfer mechanisms, and fuel feeding systems used to convert water into steam for power generation, heating, or industrial processes. It includes innovations in boiler efficiency, safety devices, water treatment, and control systems, but excludes the prime movers (engines) that utilize the generated steam, which are classified elsewhere. Related steam-using applications and nuclear reactor cooling systems fall under different classifications.

Additional Content

Steam engine plants Domestic central-heating systems using steam ,

Related Keywords

steam BOILER(S)arrangement of COMBUSTION apparatus in steam boilersGENERATION of steamsteam-generation PLANT(S)steam-boiler PRESSURE vesselssteam boiler TUBE(S)

19 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • F22B 15/00 Water-tube boilers of horizontal type, i.e. the water-tube sets being arranged horizontally
  • F22B 19/00 Water-tube boilers of combined horizontally-inclined type and vertical type, i.e. water-tube boilers of horizontally-inclined type having auxiliary water-tube sets in vertical or substantially-vertical arrangement
  • F22B 25/00 Water-tube boilers built-up from sets of water tubes with internally-arranged flue tubes, or fire tubes, extending through the water tubes

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class F22, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. XIAN THERMAL POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE COMPANY 922
  2. MIURA COMPANY 416
  3. HARBIN BOILER COMPANY 390
  4. MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS 303
  5. XIAN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY 287
  6. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 257
  7. HUADIAN ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE 253
  8. SIEMENS DE 247
  9. MIDEA 243
  10. NORTH CHINA ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY 223