CPC Main Group
F01K 21/00 Steam engine plants not otherwise provided for
Filing statistics
CPC F01K 21/00 belongs to the parent subclass F01K, which recorded 27,100 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 2,583 in 2013 to 2,181 in 2023 (-16%), peaking at 2,897 applications in 2016. 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
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Child Classifications
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- F01K 21/02 with steam-generation in engine-cylinders
- F01K 21/04 using mixtures of steam and gas; Plants generating or heating steam by bringing water or steam into direct contact with hot gas (; direct-contact steam generators in general F22B)
- F01K 21/06 Treating live steam, other than thermodynamically, e.g. for fighting deposits in engine
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class F01, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 9,989
- UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (UTC) US 8,110
- SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES FR 6,248
- HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 4,530
- SIEMENS DE 4,461
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 4,029
- RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION US 3,947
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 3,734
- GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) 3,415
- SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES & COMPANY DE 3,063