CPC Subgroup
F02C 9/26 Control of fuel supply (F02C9/48 takes precedence; fuel valves F02C7/232)
Full Title
Controlling gas-turbine plants; Controlling fuel supply in air- breathing jet-propulsion plants (controlling air intakes F02C7/057; controlling turbines F01D; controlling compressors F04D27/00; controlling in general G05) > Control of fuel supply (F02C9/48 takes precedence; fuel valves F02C7/232)
11 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
Navigate with arrow keys, Enter to open
- F02C 9/28 Regulating systems responsive to plant or ambient parameters, e.g. temperature, pressure, rotor speed (F02C9/30 - F02C9/38, F02C9/44 take precedence)
- F02C 9/30 characterised by variable fuel pump output
- F02C 9/32 characterised by throttling of fuel (F02C9/38 takes precedence)
- F02C 9/36 characterised by returning of fuel to sump (F02C9/38 takes precedence)
- F02C 9/38 characterised by throttling and returning of fuel to sump
- F02C 9/40 specially adapted to the use of a special fuel or a plurality of fuels
- F02C 9/42 specially adapted for the control of two or more plants simultaneously
- F02C 9/44 responsive to the speed of aircraft, e.g. Mach number control, optimisation of fuel consumption
- F02C 9/46 Emergency fuel control
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