F01L 1/20 Adjusting or compensating clearance
Introduced: September 1968
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: Adjusting or compensating clearance, i.e. lash adjustment
CPC: Adjusting or compensating clearance
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. lift-valve gear > Adjusting or compensating clearance, i.e. lash adjustment
Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. lift-valve gear (lift-valve and valve-seat assemblies per se F01L3/00; slide-valve gear F01L5/00; actuated non-mechanically F01L9/00; valve arrangements in working piston or piston rod F01L11/00; modifications of valve-gear to facilitate reversing, braking, starting, changing compression ratio, or other specific operations F01L13/00) > Adjusting or compensating clearance
Of 2 combined children, 1 exist in both systems.
1 codes are CPC-only extensions.
1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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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