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F01D 11/20

Actively adjusting tip-clearance

Introduced: January 1995

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Preventing or minimising internal leakage of working fluid, e.g. between stages > for sealing space between rotor blade tips and stator > Adjusting or regulating tip-clearance, i.e. distance between rotor-blade tips and stator casing > Actively adjusting tip-clearance

CPC:

Preventing or minimising internal leakage of working-fluid, e.g. between stages (sealings in general F16J ) > for sealing space between rotor blade tips and stator (specially-shaped blade tips therefor F01D5/20) > Adjusting or regulating tip-clearance, i.e. distance between rotor-blade tips and stator casing (rotors with blades adjustable in operation F01D7/00) > Actively adjusting tip-clearance

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 2 subcodes exist in both systems.

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

IPC defines codes here since 1995.

Child Classifications

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  • F01D 11/22 by mechanically actuating the stator or rotor components, e.g. moving shroud sections relative to the rotor since 1995 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F01D 11/24 by selectively cooling-heating stator or rotor components since 1995 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class F01,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 8,496
  2. UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (UTC) US 7,291
  3. SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES FR 5,503
  4. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 4,556
  5. SIEMENS DE 3,992
  6. HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 3,929
  7. RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION US 3,534
  8. FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 3,407
  9. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 3,042
  10. WEICHAI POWER COMPANY 2,888

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class F01,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 9,989
  2. UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (UTC) US 8,110
  3. SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES FR 6,248
  4. HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 4,530
  5. SIEMENS DE 4,461
  6. FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 4,029
  7. RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION US 3,947
  8. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 3,734
  9. GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) 3,415
  10. SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES & COMPANY DE 3,063