Supplying, feeding or preparing air, fuel, fuel air mixtures or auxiliary fluids for a combustion engine; Use of exhaust gas; Compressors for piston engines

Filing statistics

CPC F02M 2700/00 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

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F02M 2700/05 Miscellaneous constructional elements; Leakage detection
F02M 2700/07 Nozzles and injectors with controllable fuel supply
F02M 2700/12 Devices or methods for making a gas mixture for a combustion engine
F02M 2700/13 Special devices for making an explosive mixture; Fuel pumps
F02M 2700/31 Use of exhaust gas of combustion engines
F02M 2700/33 Compressors for piston combustion engines
F02M 2700/34 Measures, also constructive measures, for avoiding the generation of nixious products such as CO in the exhaust gases
F02M 2700/43 Arrangements for supplying air, fuel or auxiliary fluids to a combustion space of mixture compressing engines working with liquid fuel

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