Engines characterised by fuel-air mixture compression (characterised by both fuel-air mixture compression and air compression, or characterised by both positive ignition and compression ignition F02B11/00)

Filing statistics

CPC F02B 1/00 belongs to the parent subclass F02B, which recorded 73,405 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 7,207 in 2013 to 3,166 in 2023 (-56%), peaking at 9,245 applications in 2016. The most active applicants in class F02 are ROBERT BOSCH (8,801 applications), FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES (8,171 applications) and GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) (6,957 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

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Child Classifications

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F02B 1/02 with positive ignition (with non-timed positive ignition F02B9/06)
F02B 1/12 with compression ignition (with fuel-air charge ignited by compression ignition of an additional fuel F02B7/00)

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class F02, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

ROBERT BOSCH DE 8,801
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 8,171
GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 6,957
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 5,390
UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (UTC) US 5,250
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 5,214
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 4,149
DENSO CORPORATION JP 3,400
KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 3,388
SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES FR 3,332