Exhaust or silencing apparatus combined or associated with devices profiting by exhaust energy (using kinetic or wave energy of exhaust gases in exhaust systems for charging F02B)

Filing statistics

CPC F01N 5/00 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