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F24F 7/003

in combination with air cleaning

Introduced: January 2021

Full Title

Ventilation > in combination with air cleaning

Classification Context

Section:
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
Class:
HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
Subclass:
AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING

Filing statistics

IPC F24F 7/003 belongs to the parent subclass F24F, which recorded 427,113 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 18,421 in 2013 to 43,974 in 2023 (+139%), peaking at 53,956 applications in 2020. 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

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