DIFF Subgroup
F01M 5/02 Conditioning lubricant for aiding engine starting, e.g. heating
Introduced: September 1968
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
IPC:
Heating, cooling, or controlling temperature of lubricant; Lubrication means facilitating engine starting > Conditioning lubricant for aiding engine starting, e.g. heating
CPC:
Heating, cooling, or controlling temperature of lubricant (arrangement of lubricant coolers in engine cooling system F01P11/08); Lubrication means facilitating engine starting > Conditioning lubricant for aiding engine starting, e.g. heating
CPC subdivides this area 3x more granularly than IPC with 2 additional codes.
2 codes are CPC-only extensions.
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