Methods of operating

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Engines characterised by the fuel-air charge being ignited by compression ignition of an additional fuel > the fuel in the charge being gaseous > Methods of operating

CPC:

Engines characterised by the fuel-air charge being ignited by compression ignition of an additional fuel (characterised by both fuel-air mixture compression and air compression, or characterised by both positive ignition and compression ignition F02B11/00) > the fuel in the charge being gaseous > Methods of operating

No child classifications to compare. This is a leaf node in both IPC and CPC.

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

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

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

Top Applicants (CPC)

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

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