CPC Main Group
F02M 17/00 Carburettors having pertinent characteristics not provided for in, or of interest apart from, the apparatus of preceding main groups F02M1/00 - F02M15/00 (apparatus for treating combustion-air, fuel, or fuel-air mixture by catalysts, electric means, magnetism, rays, sonic waves, or the like F02M27/00; combinations of carburettors and low-pressure fuel-injection apparatus F02M71/00)
Filing statistics
CPC F02M 17/00 belongs to the parent subclass F02M, which recorded 90,596 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 9,516 in 2013 to 4,038 in 2023 (-58%), peaking at 11,410 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
15 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- F02M 17/02 Floatless carburettors
- F02M 17/08 Carburettors having one or more fuel passages opening in a valve-seat surrounding combustion-air passage, the valve being opened by passing air
- F02M 17/10 Carburettors having one or more fuel passages opening in valve-member of air throttle
- F02M 17/14 Carburettors with fuel-supply parts opened and closed in synchronism with engine stroke
- F02M 17/16 Carburettors having continuously-rotating bodies, e.g. surface carburettors
- F02M 17/18 Other surface carburettors
- F02M 17/30 Carburettors with fire-protecting devices, e.g. combined with fire-extinguishing apparatus
- F02M 17/34 Other carburettors combined or associated with other apparatus, e.g. air filters
- F02M 17/36 Carburettors having fitments facilitating their cleaning
- F02M 17/38 Controlling of carburettors, not otherwise provided for (external control gear F02M19/12)
- F02M 17/40 Selection of particular materials for carburettors, e.g. sheet metal, plastic, or translucent materials
- F02M 17/42 Float-controlled carburettors not otherwise provided for
- F02M 17/44 Carburettors characterised by draught direction and not otherwise provided for
- F02M 17/50 Carburettors having means for combating ice-formation (thermally F02M15/02)
- F02M 17/52 Use of cold, produced by carburettors, for other purposes
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