Heat-exchange apparatus with the intermediate heat-transfer medium in closed tubes passing into or through the conduit walls

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

Filing statistics

IPC F28D 15/00 belongs to the parent subclass F28D, which recorded 137,561 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 7,447 in 2013 to 16,228 in 2023 (+118%), peaking at 17,519 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class F28 are VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES (1,902 applications), MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION (1,327 applications) and GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES (1,152 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

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F28D 15/02 in which the medium condenses and evaporates, e.g. heat-pipes

Top Applicants

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

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