F24F 1/06
Separate outdoor units
Official title: Separate outdoor units, e.g. outdoor unit to be linked to a separate room comprising a compressor and a heat exchanger
F24F1/06 (Separate outdoor units) appears on 1,477 US grants and 1,991 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F24F- Granted patents
- 1,477
- Published applications
- 1,991
- Assignees
- 333
- Inventors
- 3,560
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | 15 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 1 |
| 2002 | 20 | 17 |
| 2003 | 9 | 8 |
| 2004 | 12 | 23 |
| 2005 | 12 | 26 |
| 2006 | 19 | 17 |
| 2007 | 13 | 13 |
| 2008 | 9 | 30 |
| 2009 | 5 | 35 |
| 2010 | 13 | 33 |
| 2011 | 19 | 43 |
| 2012 | 16 | 42 |
| 2013 | 16 | 52 |
| 2014 | 27 | 61 |
| 2015 | 39 | 99 |
| 2016 | 53 | 89 |
| 2017 | 55 | 111 |
| 2018 | 85 | 93 |
| 2019 | 96 | 156 |
| 2020 | 117 | 215 |
| 2021 | 131 | 183 |
| 2022 | 160 | 123 |
| 2023 | 131 | 141 |
| 2024 | 126 | 163 |
| 2025 | 118 | 135 |
| 2026 | 72 | 82 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F24F 1/26Refrigerant piping334
- F24F 1/14Heat exchangers specially adapted for separate outdoor units325
- F24F 1/46Component arrangements in separate outdoor units317
- F24F 1/20Electric components for separate outdoor units282
- F24F 1/56Casing or covers of separate outdoor units282
- F24F 1/38Fan details of outdoor units210
- F24F 1/08Compressors specially adapted for separate outdoor units146
- F24F 1/60Arrangement or mounting of the outdoor unit122
Recent patents
- Outdoor unit of air conditioner6 Oct 2026US 12,753,934 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Air guide ring, air conditioner outdoor unit, and air conditioner6 Oct 2026US 12,753,935 B2Gd Midea Heating & Ventilating Equipment Co., Ltd.
- Indoor unit of air conditioner29 Sep 2026US 12,747,871 B2Fujitsu General Limited
- Heating, ventilating and air conditioning HVAC device block22 Sep 2026US 12,742,566 B2Belimo Holding AG
- Outdoor unit of air conditioner and air conditioner including the same15 Sep 2026US 12,736,234 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Air conditioner outdoor unit and air conditioner8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309343 A1Gd Midea Heating & Ventilating Equipment Co., Ltd.
- Collapsible hood8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309344 A1Nortek Air Solutions, LLC
- Modular Leg Supports for Heat Pump Outdoor Units8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309363 A1
- Thermal management system with hybrid circuit for energy storage device in air conditioning system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298487 A1Carrier Corporation
- Outdoor machine and refrigeration cycle apparatus1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298488 A1Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Quick-connect fluid coupling107US 4,900,065 ADLH Industries, Inc. · 1990
- Means for establishing a support post for a grommet79US 4,306,708 ATennessee Bolt and Screw Co., Inc. · 1981
- Low obstruction window air conditioner60US 5,582,025 ASlant/Fin Corporation · 1996
- System for monitoring outdoor heat exchanger coil59US 5,860,285 ACarrier Corporation · 1999
- Air conditioning system58US 5,582,026 A1996