by convection, i.e. heat being conveyed from a heat source to the materials or objects to be dried by a gas or vapour, e.g. air {(F26B3/283 and F26B3/343 take precedence)}

by convection, i.e. heat being conveyed from a heat source to the materials or objects to be dried by a gas or vapour, e.g. air {(F26B3/283 and F26B3/343 take precedence)} · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Engines, pumps, lighting, heating, and mechanical systems.

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeF26B3/02
Official titleby convection, i.e. heat being conveyed from a heat source to the materials or objects to be dried by a gas or vapour, e.g. air {(F26B3/283 and F26B3/343 take precedence)}
Display labelby convection, i.e. heat being conveyed from a heat source to the materials or objects to be dried by a gas or vapour, e.g. air {(F26B3/283 and F26B3/343 take precedence)}
Total patents116

Filing trend

Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.

Filing activity over the last five years is growing.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
201515
20166
20175
20189
201910
20207
202110
202210
20238
202417
202515
20264

Representative patents

Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.

Frequently asked questions

Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.

What is CPC F26B3/02?
CPC F26B3/02 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “by convection, i.e. heat being conveyed from a heat source to the materials or objects to be dried by a gas or vapour, e.g. air {(F26B3/283 and F26B3/343 take precedence)}.”
How many patents are filed under CPC F26B3/02 (by convection, i.e. heat being conveyed from a heat source to the materials or objects to be dried by a gas or vapour, e.g. air {(F26B3/283 and F26B3/343 take precedence)})?
Our database includes 116 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC F26B3/02 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 17 in 2024 vs 15 in 2025 (latest complete years).