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F24B 5/02

in or around stoves

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Combustion-air or flue-gas circulation in or around stoves or ranges > in or around stoves

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 5/02 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

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  • F24B 5/04 the air or gas passing downwards through the bottom of the stove or fire grate

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class F24, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. MIDEA 21,834
  2. GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES 21,535
  3. GUANGDONG MIDEA REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT COMPANY 20,870
  4. QINGDAO HAIER AIR CONDITIONER COMPANY 15,443
  5. HAIER SMART HOME 15,442
  6. QINGDAO HAIER AIR CONDITIONER ELECTRIC COMPANY 10,008
  7. AUX AIR CONDITIONING COMPANY 7,723
  8. NINGBO AUX ELECTRIC COMPANY 7,499
  9. NINGBO FOTILE KITCHENWARE COMPANY 6,712
  10. LG ELECTRONICS KR 6,441