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IPC6
SECTION F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS;BLASTING
PRODUCTION, WORKING, STORING, OR DISTRIBUTION OF ICE
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F 25 C

 PRODUCTION, WORKING, STORING, OR DISTRIBUTION OF ICE (frozen sweets, including ice-cream, their production A 23 G 9/00; concentrating solutions by removing frozen solvents B 01 D 9/04; purification of water by freezing C 02 F 1/22; refrigeration machines, plants, or systems F 25 B; solidification of gases or gaseous mixtures F 25 J; freeze-drying F 26 B) [2]
 

Note
 

In this subclass, the following term is used with the meaning indicated:
 

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 "ice" means any frozen liquid and also covers frozen semiliquids or pasty substances. [2]

 

 

 
 

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/ 00 Production of ice (F 25 C 3/00 takes precedence)

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/ 02 • Production of natural ice, i.e. without refrigeration  

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/ 04 • by using stationary moulds  

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/ 06 • • open or openable at both ends  

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/ 08 • by immersing freezing chambers or plates into water  

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/ 10 • by using rotating or otherwise moving moulds (F 25 C 1/08 takes precedence)  

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/ 12 • by freezing water on cooled surfaces, e.g. to form slabs  

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/ 14 • • to form thin sheets which are removed by scraping or wedging, e.g. in the form of flakes  

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/ 16 • by partially evaporating water in a vacuum  

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/ 18 • of a particular transparency or translucency, e.g. by injecting air  

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/ 20 • • by agitation  

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/ 22 • Construction of moulds; Filling devices therefor (metering by volume in general G 01 F)  

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/ 24 • • for refrigerators, e.g. freezing trays  
 

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/ 00 Production of ice or snow for the purposes specified in the subgroups of this group

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/ 02 • for ice rinks (shape of rinks A 63 C 19/10; construction of rinks E 01 C)  

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/ 04 • for sledging or ski trails; Production of artificial snow (shape of trails A 63 C 19/10; construction of trails E 01 C)  
 

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/ 00 Working or distributing ice

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/ 02 • Tools or machines for disintegrating, removing, or harvesting ice  

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/ 04 • • without the use of saws  

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/ 06 • • • by deforming bodies with which the ice is in contact, e.g. by inflatable members  

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/ 08 • • • by heating bodies in contact with the ice  

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/ 10 • • • • using hot refrigerant; using fluid heated by refrigerant  

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/ 12 • • • Ice-shaving machines  

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/ 14 • Tools or machines for shaping or finishing ice pieces, e.g. ice presses  

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/ 16 • Tools or devices for ice handling not covered by any other subclass  

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/ 18 • Storing ice