F25D 2400/00
General features of, or devices for refrigerators, cold rooms, ice-boxes, or for
Official title: General features of, or devices for refrigerators, cold rooms, ice-boxes, or for cooling or freezing apparatus not covered by any other subclass
F25D2400/00 (General features of, or devices for refrigerators, cold rooms, ice-boxes, or for) appears on 4,583 US grants and 4,655 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F25D- Granted patents
- 4,583
- Published applications
- 4,655
- Assignees
- 1,079
- Inventors
- 7,663
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 23 | 0 |
| 1977 | 31 | 0 |
| 1978 | 19 | 0 |
| 1979 | 14 | 0 |
| 1980 | 20 | 0 |
| 1981 | 32 | 0 |
| 1982 | 30 | 0 |
| 1983 | 24 | 0 |
| 1984 | 24 | 0 |
| 1985 | 27 | 0 |
| 1986 | 24 | 0 |
| 1987 | 36 | 0 |
| 1988 | 41 | 0 |
| 1989 | 52 | 0 |
| 1990 | 50 | 0 |
| 1991 | 35 | 0 |
| 1992 | 44 | 0 |
| 1993 | 67 | 0 |
| 1994 | 48 | 0 |
| 1995 | 53 | 0 |
| 1996 | 59 | 0 |
| 1997 | 39 | 0 |
| 1998 | 96 | 0 |
| 1999 | 104 | 0 |
| 2000 | 89 | 0 |
| 2001 | 88 | 21 |
| 2002 | 89 | 80 |
| 2003 | 108 | 129 |
| 2004 | 115 | 189 |
| 2005 | 87 | 200 |
| 2006 | 119 | 203 |
| 2007 | 106 | 167 |
| 2008 | 73 | 194 |
| 2009 | 85 | 156 |
| 2010 | 109 | 209 |
| 2011 | 115 | 153 |
| 2012 | 96 | 112 |
| 2013 | 131 | 123 |
| 2014 | 84 | 140 |
| 2015 | 136 | 154 |
| 2016 | 110 | 154 |
| 2017 | 130 | 234 |
| 2018 | 175 | 263 |
| 2019 | 227 | 245 |
| 2020 | 210 | 257 |
| 2021 | 177 | 244 |
| 2022 | 212 | 237 |
| 2023 | 194 | 242 |
| 2024 | 218 | 226 |
| 2025 | 213 | 209 |
| 2026 | 95 | 114 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F25D 2400/36Visual displaysIndexing code1,131
- F25D 2400/04Refrigerators with a horizontal mullionIndexing code715
- F25D 2400/06Refrigerators with a vertical mullionIndexing code626
- F25D 2400/40Refrigerating devices characterised by electrical wiringIndexing code470
- F25D 2400/02Refrigerators including a heaterIndexing code332
- F25D 2400/28Quick coolingIndexing code325
- F25D 2400/18Aesthetic featuresIndexing code322
- F25D 2400/30Quick freezingIndexing code300
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- F25D 2400/38Refrigerating devices characterised by wheelsIndexing code244
- F25D 2400/16Convertible refrigeratorsIndexing code197
- F25D 2400/10Refrigerator top-coolersIndexing code181
- F25D 2400/12Portable refrigeratorsIndexing code180
- F25D 2400/08Refrigerator tablesIndexing code128
- F25D 2400/26Refrigerating devices for cooling wearing apparelIndexing code108
- F25D 2400/22Cleaning means for refrigerating devicesIndexing code104
- F25D 2400/32Removal, transportation or shipping of refrigerating devices from one location to anotherIndexing code64
- F25D 2400/20Carts specially adapted for transporting objects to be cooledIndexing code63
- F25D 2400/14Refrigerator multi unitsIndexing code49
- F25D 2400/34Temperature balancing devicesIndexing code33
- F25D 2400/24Protection against refrigerant explosionsIndexing code16
Recent patents
- Storehouse6 Oct 2026US 12,753,965 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Refrigeration system for a refrigerator and a refrigerator thereof29 Sep 2026US 12,747,901 B2Ningbo Bai-Jia Electric Appliance Co., Ltd.
- Refrigerator29 Sep 2026US 12,747,908 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Refrigerator dispenser control including integrated dispense level input sensor22 Sep 2026US 12,741,859 B2Midea Group Co., Ltd.
- Cooler15 Sep 2026US 12,736,266 B2University of Connecticut
- Door-in-door refrigerator8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308959 A1Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
- Cold storage device24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287237 A1B Medical Systems S.A.R.L.
- Sustainable thermal pallet shipper and method of assembly17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276282 A1Veritiv Packaging Solutions
- Scaled-capacity embodiment of a material-driven thermal management architecture17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276284 A1
- Vacuum adiabatic body and refrigerator10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266413 A1LG Electronics Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Automatic liquid dispenser and refrigerator with the same865US 7,661,448 B2LG Electronics Inc. · 2010
- Refrigeration monitor unit797US 6,453,687 B2Robertshaw Controls Company · 2002
- Refrigerator and defrosting heater472US 6,684,659 B1Matsushita Refrigeration Company · 2004
- Household consumable item automatic replenishment system including intelligent refrigerator290US 6,204,763 B1Jujitsu Limited · 2001
- Thermally-controlled package273US 7,240,513 B12007