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F02M 31/087

Heat-exchange arrangements between the air intake and exhaust gas passages, e.g. by means of contact between the passages

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Apparatus for thermally treating combustion-air, fuel, or fuel-air mixture (carburettors with heating, cooling or thermal insulating means for combustion-air, fuel or fuel-air mixture F02M15/00; apparatus for de-liquefying non-liquid fuels by heating F02M21/06; apparatus having heating means for non-gaseous fuels with low melting point F02M21/10; apparatus characterised by adding hot secondary air to fuel-air mixture F02M23/14; fuel-injection apparatus characterised by having heating, cooling or thermally insulating means F02M53/00) > for heating ( for purifying liquid fuel F02M37/30) > combustion-air or fuel-air mixture (electrically F02M31/12; by using heat from working cylinders or cylinder heads F02M31/14; heating of combustion-air as an engine starting aid F02N7/04) > by hot gases, e.g. by mixing cold and hot air > the gases being exhaust gases > Heat-exchange arrangements between the air intake and exhaust gas passages, e.g. by means of contact between the passages

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  • F02M 31/093 Air intake passage surrounding the exhaust gas passage; Exhaust gas passage surrounding the air intake passage

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