CPC technology class · F24

F24C - Domestic Stoves Or Ranges

Domestic stoves or ranges ; details of domestic stoves or ranges, of general application. 3,868 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

3,868
US patents granted: #2/8
in F24: 14.2%
F24 class share: +46%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Domestic Stoves Or Ranges ranks #276 of 670 CPC technology areas - 3,868 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 46% over five years.

#276
of 670 CPC technology areas: 3,868
US patents granted, 2015–2025: Lg
leading assignee (371): +46%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How F24C's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, F24C recorded 2,030 grants versus 1,393 in 2015–2019 (+46% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2020 at 429 grants and bottomed in 2016 at 207 (+107% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. holds 8.2% of the class ; the top three share 22.1%.

Leaderboard read

F24C concentration, lead at 8.2%

Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. leads this historical grant record at 8.2% of F24C - us corporation assignees hold 56% of class grants (1,383 of 2,466). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share: 8.2%
Top three share: 22.1%
Lead over #2: 15

Where F24C sits inside F24

Among 8 subclasses in F24 (HEATING; RANGES; Ventilating), F24C ranks #2 and holds 14.2% of the parent class's 27,261 recorded grants. Sibling chips below are the other subclasses in the same parent class, not the nationwide volume/lead-share peers further down.

F24F 14,049 F24S 3,307 F24H 2,950 F24D 2,041 F24T 436 F24B 409 F24V 201

Rising assignees active in F24C

Company-wide grant multiples (2022–2024 vs 2019–2021) among assignees with ≥5 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide; class patent counts are subclass-specific.

#1 Solo Brands, LLC 43x 0 → 43 company-wide · 16 in F24C
#2 Haler US Appliance Solutions, Inc. 10x 0 → 10 company-wide · 6 in F24C
#3 Welbilt Deutschland GmbH 5.00x 0 → 5 company-wide · 7 in F24C
#4 TPS IP, LLC 4.50x 2 → 9 company-wide · 11 in F24C
#5 Automation Tech, LLC 4.00x 0 → 4 company-wide · 5 in F24C

F24C grants by year, peak 2020 (429)

US utility-patent grants per year in F24C, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 46% versus 2015–2019.

Haier Us Appliance…

317
Whirlpool

302
Bsh Hausgeräte

236
Bsh Home Appliances

116
Midea Group

99
Electrolux Appliances…

93
Electrolux Home…

71
Electrolux Home…

54
Sharkninja Operating

49
Schott

46
Oy Halton Group

37
Alto-shaam

30

What this shows Lg is the most active filer in F24C, holding 371 of the 3,868 patents in this class. Concentration at the top signals how contestable this technology area is for new entrants.

View data table

Top patent holders in CPC subclass F24C
Rank	Company	Patents in F24C
#1	Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.	317
#2	Whirlpool Corporation	302
#3	BSH Hausgeräte GmbH	236
#4	BSH Home Appliances Corporation	116
#5	Midea Group Co., Ltd.	99
#6	Electrolux Appliances Aktiebolag	93
#7	Electrolux Home Products, Inc.	71
#8	Electrolux Home Products Corporation N. V.	54
#9	SharkNinja Operating LLC	49
#10	Schott AG	46
#11	Oy Halton Group Ltd.	37
#12	Alto-Shaam, Inc.	30
#13	Eurokera S.N.C.	29
#14	June Life, LLC	26
#15	Miele & CIE. KG	24
#16	E.G.O. Elektro-Geraetebau GmbH	23
#17	Brava Home, Inc.	19
#18	Whirlpool Emea S.p.A.	19
#19	Guangdong Midea Kitchen Appliances Manufacturing Co., Ltd.	18
#20	Ningbo Fotile Kitchen Ware Co., Ltd.	17

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading F24C assignee, placed by how many patents it holds in this class (horizontal) against its company-wide average claims per patent (vertical) - a read on whether the class is led by broad-but-shallow filers or focused deep-claim players.

Top 14 F24C assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in F24C. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Classes near F24C's 3,868-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for F24C (#276 of 670 by volume ; lead share 9.6%) - not the F24 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

D01F 3,867 C10N 3,834 H02N 3,799 E04C 3,792

Nearest by lead-assignee share

G10D 9.5% B64B 9.6% B24D 9.5% F01B 9.7%

Questions about F24C

Which company holds the most patents in F24C?

LG Electronics Inc. leads F24C with 371 patents (8.2% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, us corporations account for 56% of class grants.

Which F24C assignees grew fastest recently?

Among assignees with ≥5 grants in F24C, Solo Brands, LLC shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (43x: 0 grants in 2019–2021 → 43 in 2022–2024) while holding 16 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.

How does F24C compare inside parent class F24?

Inside F24 (HEATING; RANGES; Ventilating), F24C ranks #2 of 8 subclasses by grant volume and holds 14.2% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is F24F (14,049 grants).

What to do with this data

F24C in context - here's where to go next.

Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. leads F24C with 317 grants in this class. See full portfolio
F24C ranks #276 of 670 by grant volume among all tracked CPC technology areas. See the ranking
Inside parent class F24, the largest sibling subclass is F24F with 14,049 grants. Explore F24F

Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through 2026-05-15; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.

Methodology - F24C figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (3,868 grants in the tracked window).

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