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F02C 7/04

Air intakes for gas-turbine plants or jet-propulsion plants

Full Title

Features, components parts, details or accessories, not provided for in, or of interest apart form groups F02C1/00 - F02C6/00; Air intakes for jet-propulsion plants (controlling F02C9/00) > Air intakes for gas-turbine plants or jet-propulsion plants

Filing statistics

CPC F02C 7/04 belongs to the parent subclass F02C, which recorded 72,456 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 6,952 in 2013 to 5,433 in 2023 (-22%), peaking at 7,765 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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  • F02C 7/042 having variable geometry
  • F02C 7/045 having provisions for noise suppression
  • F02C 7/047 Heating to prevent icing
  • F02C 7/057 Control or regulation (conjointly with fuel supply control F02C9/50, with nozzle area control F02K1/16)

Top Applicants

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

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