IPC Main Group
F23J 15/00 Arrangements of devices for treating smoke or fumes
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Classification Context
- Section:
- MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- Class:
- COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
- Subclass:
- REMOVAL OR TREATMENT OF COMBUSTION PRODUCTS OR COMBUSTION RESIDUES; FLUES
Filing statistics
IPC F23J 15/00 belongs to the parent subclass F23J, which recorded 62,845 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 2,090 in 2013 to 7,638 in 2023 (+265%), peaking at 9,395 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class F23 are GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) (2,124 applications), XIAN THERMAL POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE COMPANY (1,369 applications) and NINGBO FOTILE KITCHENWARE COMPANY (1,363 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
Related Keywords
chemical or biological purification of smoke, etc.
3 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- F23J 15/02 of purifiers, e.g. for removing noxious material
- F23J 15/06 of coolers
- F23J 15/08 of heaters
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class F23, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 2,124
- XIAN THERMAL POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE COMPANY 1,369
- NINGBO FOTILE KITCHENWARE COMPANY 1,363
- SIEMENS DE 997
- UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (UTC) US 937
- GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) 898
- VATTI 815
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 719
- RINNAI COMPANY 708
- MITSUBISHI HITACHI POWER SYSTEMS 670