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IPC Main Group
F22B 3/00

Other methods of steam generation; Steam boilers not provided for in other groups of this subclass

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

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

4 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • F22B 3/02 involving the use of working media other than water
  • F22B 3/04 by drop in pressure of high-pressure hot water within pressure-reducing chambers, e.g. in accumulators
  • F22B 3/06 by transformation of mechanical, e.g. kinetic, energy into heat energy
  • F22B 3/08 at critical or supercritical pressure values

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