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F01N 3/038

by means of perforated plates defining expansion chambers associated with condensation and collection chambers

Full Title

Exhaust or silencing apparatus having means for purifying, rendering innocuous, or otherwise treating exhaust (electric control F01N9/00; monitoring or diagnostic devices for exhaust-gas treatment apparatus F01N11/00) > for cooling, or for removing solid constituents of, exhaust (by means of electric or electrostatic separators F01N3/01 ) > by means of perforated plates defining expansion chambers associated with condensation and collection chambers

Filing statistics

CPC F01N 3/038 belongs to the parent subclass F01N, which recorded 80,748 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 7,362 in 2013 to 4,058 in 2023 (-45%), peaking at 9,617 applications in 2017. 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