Lighters containing fuel, e.g. for cigarettes

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
Class:: COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
Subclass:: IGNITION; EXTINGUISHING DEVICES

Filing statistics

IPC F23Q 2/00 belongs to the parent subclass F23Q, which recorded 12,442 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 1,115 in 2013 to 1,212 in 2023 (+9%), peaking at 1,327 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

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Child Classifications

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F23Q 2/02 Lighters with liquid fuel
F23Q 2/16 Lighters with gaseous fuel, e.g. the gas being stored in liquid phase
F23Q 2/18 Lighters with solid fuel
F23Q 2/28 Lighters characterised by electrical ignition of the fuel
F23Q 2/3 Lighters characterised by catalytic ignition of fuel
F23Q 2/32 Lighters characterised by being combined with other objects
F23Q 2/34 Component parts or accessories

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