IPC Main Group
F24B 15/00 Implements for use in connection with stoves or ranges
Introduced: January 1995
Last revised: January 2006
Classification Context
- Section:
- MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- Class:
- HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- Subclass:
- DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES FOR SOLID FUELS; IMPLEMENTS FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH STOVES OR RANGES
Filing statistics
IPC F24B 15/00 belongs to the parent subclass F24B, which recorded 12,566 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 1,214 in 2013 to 809 in 2023 (-33%), peaking at 1,504 applications in 2015. The most active applicants in class F24 are MIDEA (21,834 applications), GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES (21,535 applications) and GUANGDONG MIDEA REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT COMPANY (20,870 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
Related Keywords
COAL shovels for stovesFIRE(S) ironsfire IRONSimplements for use with cooking OVENSimplements for use with RANGE(S)SHOVELS used with stoves or rangesimplements for use with STOVES
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Child Classifications
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- F24B 15/02 for breaking coal
- F24B 15/04 Coal hods; Coal boxes
- F24B 15/06 Shovels with ejectors
- F24B 15/08 Shovels with sifters
- F24B 15/1 Coal tongs
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class F24, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- MIDEA 21,834
- GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES 21,535
- GUANGDONG MIDEA REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT COMPANY 20,870
- QINGDAO HAIER AIR CONDITIONER COMPANY 15,443
- HAIER SMART HOME 15,442
- QINGDAO HAIER AIR CONDITIONER ELECTRIC COMPANY 10,008
- AUX AIR CONDITIONING COMPANY 7,723
- NINGBO AUX ELECTRIC COMPANY 7,499
- NINGBO FOTILE KITCHENWARE COMPANY 6,712
- LG ELECTRONICS KR 6,441