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F02B

INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL (gas-turbine plants F02C; hot-gas or combustion-product positive-displacement engine plants F02G)

Introduced: September 1968

Description

F02B covers internal-combustion piston engines operating on the four-stroke or two-stroke cycle, including spark-ignition and compression-ignition (diesel) engines, as well as combustion engines in general. The class encompasses engine design, construction, and operational features such as cylinder arrangements, fuel injection systems, ignition mechanisms, supercharging, and cooling systems. Excluded are specific fuel supply systems (covered in F02M), engine control and fuel metering (F02D), and non-piston combustion engines like turbines (F02C).

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL

CPC: INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL (gas-turbine plants F02C; hot-gas or combustion-product positive-displacement engine plants F02G)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL

CPC:

INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL (gas-turbine plants F02C; hot-gas or combustion-product positive-displacement engine plants F02G)

Additional Content IPC

Gas-turbine plants Hot-gas or combustion-product positive-displacement engine plants

Of 46 combined children, 40 exist in both systems.

6 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Note: 6 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.

21 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

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Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class F02,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 8,687
  2. ROBERT BOSCH DE 8,328
  3. FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 7,423
  4. GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 5,732
  5. UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (UTC) US 5,592
  6. HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 4,699
  7. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 4,541
  8. DENSO CORPORATION 3,711
  9. WEICHAI POWER COMPANY 3,486
  10. SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES FR 3,249

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class F02,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. ROBERT BOSCH DE 8,801
  2. FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 8,171
  3. GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 6,957
  4. HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 5,390
  5. UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (UTC) US 5,250
  6. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 5,214
  7. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 4,149
  8. DENSO CORPORATION JP 3,400
  9. KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 3,388
  10. SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES FR 3,332