F23K FEEDING FUEL TO COMBUSTION APPARATUS
Introduced: September 1968
Classification Context
- Section:
- MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- Class:
- COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
- Subclass:
- FEEDING FUEL TO COMBUSTION APPARATUS
Description
F23K covers fuel supply systems and mechanisms for delivering solid, liquid, or gaseous fuels into combustion chambers of furnaces, boilers, engines, and similar equipment. This subclass includes fuel feeding devices such as injectors, burners, stokers, and fuel metering systems, as well as related control and regulation mechanisms for managing fuel flow rates and distribution. The classification excludes fuel preparation and treatment processes (covered under F23D) and focuses specifically on the mechanical and functional aspects of fuel introduction into the combustion zone.
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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