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F26B 17/18

with movement performed by rotating helical blades or other rotary conveyors moving materials in stationary chambers

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Machines or apparatus for drying materials in loose, plastic, or fluidised form, e.g. granules, staple fibres, with progressive movement > with movement performed by rotating helical blades or other rotary conveyors moving materials in stationary chambers

Classification Context

Section:
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
Class:
DRYING
Subclass:
DRYING SOLID MATERIALS OR OBJECTS BY REMOVING LIQUID THEREFROM

2 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • F26B 17/2 the axis of rotation being horizontal or slightly inclined
  • F26B 17/22 the axis of rotation being vertical or steeply inclined

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class F26, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. LG ELECTRONICS KR 392
  2. TRUKING TECHNOLOGY 292
  3. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 258
  4. MENGZHOU YUANHONG DRYING EQUIPMENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY 190
  5. HAIER SMART HOME 176
  6. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 174
  7. LG ENERGY SOLUTION KR 166
  8. SCREEN HOLDINGS JP 162
  9. GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES 157
  10. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 152