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F23R 3/18

Flame stabilising means, e.g. flame holders for after-burners of jet-propulsion plants

Introduced: January 1980

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Continuous combustion chambers using liquid or gaseous fuel > characterised by the air-flow or gas-flow configuration > with devices inside the flame tube or the combustion chamber to influence the air or gas flow > Flame stabilising means, e.g. flame holders for after-burners of jet-propulsion plants

Classification Context

Section:
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
Class:
COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
Subclass:
GENERATING COMBUSTION PRODUCTS OF HIGH PRESSURE OR HIGH VELOCITY, e.g. GAS-TURBINE COMBUSTION CHAMBERS

3 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • F23R 3/2 incorporating fuel injection means
  • F23R 3/22 movable, e.g. to an inoperative position; adjustable, e.g. self-adjusting
  • F23R 3/24 of the fluid-screen type

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