F02P IGNITION, OTHER THAN COMPRESSION IGNITION, FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES; TESTING OF IGNITION TIMING IN COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINES (; specially adapted for rotary-piston or oscillating-piston engines F02B53/12; ; ignition of combustion apparatus in general, glowing plugs F23Q; measuring of physical variables in general G01; controlling in general G05; data processing in general G06; electrical components in general see Section H; ; sparking plugs H01T13/00)
Description
F02P covers spark ignition systems and related control mechanisms for internal combustion engines, excluding compression-ignition diesel engines. This includes spark plugs, ignition coils, ignition timing control systems, and electronic ignition circuits used in gasoline and gas engines. The subclass also encompasses testing and diagnostic methods for verifying ignition timing accuracy in compression-ignition engines, which require specialized measurement techniques despite their self-igniting fuel mixtures. Adjacent diesel-specific technologies are classified separately under compression-ignition engine provisions.
12 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- F02P 1/00 Installations having electric ignition energy generated by magneto- or dynamo- electric generators without subsequent storage
- F02P 11/00 Safety means for electric spark ignition, not otherwise provided for
- F02P 13/00 Sparking plugs structurally combined with other parts of internal-combustion engines ( with fuel injectors F02M57/06 )
- F02P 15/00 Electric spark ignition having characteristics not provided for in, or of interest apart from, groups F02P1/00 - F02P13/00
- F02P 17/00 Testing of ignition installations, e.g. in combination with adjusting (testing fuel injection apparatus F02M65/00; testing ignition installations in general F23Q23/00); Testing of ignition timing in compression-ignition engines
- F02P 19/00 Incandescent ignition, e.g. during starting of internal combustion engines; Combination of incandescent and spark ignition
- F02P 21/00 Direct use of flames or burners for ignition
- F02P 23/00 Other ignition
- F02P 3/00 Other installations
- F02P 5/00 Advancing or retarding ignition; Control therefor
- F02P 7/00 Arrangements of distributors, circuit-makers or -breakers, or pick-up devices (advancing or retarding ignition or control therefor F02P5/00; such devices per se, see the relevant classes of Section H, e.g. rotary switches H01H19/00, contact-breakers, distributors H01R39/00, generators H02K)
- F02P 9/00 Electric spark ignition control, not otherwise provided for
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