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F23C 10/06

the circulating movement being promoted by inducing differing degrees of fluidisation in different parts of the bed

Introduced: January 2000

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Apparatus in which combustion takes place in a fluidised bed of fuel or other particles > with means specially adapted for achieving or promoting a circulating movement of particles within the bed or for a recirculation of particles entrained from the bed > the particles being circulated to a section, e.g. a heat-exchange section or a return duct, at least partially shielded from the combustion zone, before being reintroduced into the combustion zone > the circulating movement being promoted by inducing differing degrees of fluidisation in different parts of the bed

Classification Context

Section:
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
Class:
COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
Subclass:
METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR COMBUSTION USING FLUID FUEL OR SOLID FUEL SUSPENDED IN AIR

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class F23, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 2,124
  2. XIAN THERMAL POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE COMPANY 1,369
  3. NINGBO FOTILE KITCHENWARE COMPANY 1,363
  4. SIEMENS DE 997
  5. UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (UTC) US 937
  6. GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) 898
  7. VATTI 815
  8. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 719
  9. RINNAI COMPANY 708
  10. MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS 670