F01K 7/00 Steam engine plants characterised by the use of specific types of engine (F01K3/02 takes precedence); Plants or engines characterised by their use of special steam systems, cycles or processes (reciprocating-piston engines using uniflow principle F01B17/04); Control means specially adapted for such systems, cycles or processes; Use of withdrawn or exhaust steam for feed-water heating
Introduced: September 1968
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: Steam engine plants characterised by the use of specific types of engine; Plants or engines characterised by their use of special steam systems, cycles or processes; Control means specially adapted for such systems, cycles or processes; Use of withdrawn or exhaust steam for feed-water heating
CPC: Steam engine plants characterised by the use of specific types of engine (F01K3/02 takes precedence); Plants or engines characterised by their use of special steam systems, cycles or processes (reciprocating-piston engines using uniflow principle F01B17/04); Control means specially adapted for such systems, cycles or processes; Use of withdrawn or exhaust steam for feed-water heating
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
Steam engine plants characterised by the use of specific types of engine; Plants or engines characterised by their use of special steam systems, cycles or processes; Control means specially adapted for such systems, cycles or processes; Use of withdrawn or exhaust steam for feed-water heating
Steam engine plants characterised by the use of specific types of engine (F01K3/02 takes precedence); Plants or engines characterised by their use of special steam systems, cycles or processes (reciprocating-piston engines using uniflow principle F01B17/04); Control means specially adapted for such systems, cycles or processes; Use of withdrawn or exhaust steam for feed-water heating
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 6 subcodes exist in both systems.
6 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- F01K 7/02 the engines being of multiple-expansion type (the engines being only of turbine type F01K7/16; the engines using steam of critical or overcritical pressure F01K7/32; the engines being of extraction or non-condensing type F01K7/34) +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F01K 7/06 the engines being of multiple-inlet-pressure type (F01K7/02 takes precedence; the engines being only of turbine type F01K7/16; the engines using steam of critical or over-critical pressure F01K7/32; the engines being of extraction or non-condensing type F01K7/34) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F01K 7/10 characterised by the engine exhaust pressure (the engines being only of turbine type F01K7/16; the engines using steam of critical or over-critical pressure F01K7/32; the engines being of extraction or non-condensing type F01K7/34) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F01K 7/16 the engines being only of turbine type (the engines using steam of critical or overcritical pressure F01K7/32; the engines being of extraction or non-condensing type F01K7/34) +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F01K 7/32 the engines using steam of critical or overcritical pressure IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F01K 7/34 the engines being of extraction or non-condensing type; Use of steam for feed-water heating (feed-water heaters in general F22D) +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class F01,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 8,496
- UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (UTC) US 7,291
- SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES FR 5,503
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 4,556
- SIEMENS DE 3,992
- HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 3,929
- RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION US 3,534
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 3,407
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 3,042
- WEICHAI POWER COMPANY 2,888
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class F01,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 9,989
- UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (UTC) US 8,110
- SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES FR 6,248
- HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 4,530
- SIEMENS DE 4,461
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 4,029
- RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION US 3,947
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 3,734
- GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) 3,415
- SCHAEFFLER TECHNOLOGIES & COMPANY DE 3,063