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F01B 23/04

the vehicles being waterborne vessels

Full Title

Adaptations of machines or engines for special use; Combinations of engines with devices driven thereby > Adaptations for driving vehicles, e.g. locomotives > the vehicles being waterborne vessels

Filing statistics

CPC F01B 23/04 belongs to the parent subclass F01B, which recorded 6,059 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 706 in 2013 to 260 in 2023 (-63%), peaking at 768 applications in 2014. The most active applicants in class F01 are GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) (9,989 applications), UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (UTC) (8,110 applications) and SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES (6,248 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class F01, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 9,989
  2. UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (UTC) US 8,110
  3. SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES FR 6,248
  4. HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 4,530
  5. SIEMENS DE 4,461
  6. FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 4,029
  7. RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION US 3,947
  8. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 3,734
  9. GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) 3,415
  10. SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES & COMPANY DE 3,063