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F28D 1/00

Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium is a large body of fluid, e.g. domestic or motor car radiators

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
Class:
HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
Subclass:
HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT; HEAT STORAGE PLANTS OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL

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  • F28D 1/06 with the heat-exchange conduits forming part of, or being attached to, the tank containing the body of fluid

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class F28, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES FR 1,902
  2. MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION JP 1,327
  3. GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES 1,152
  4. MAHLE INTERNATIONAL DE 999
  5. ALFA LAVAL SE 960
  6. HANON SYSTEMS KR 917
  7. DENSO CORPORATION 905
  8. DENSO CORPORATION JP 802
  9. CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 787
  10. XIAN THERMAL POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE COMPANY 762