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F02C 3/30

Adding water, steam or other fluids

Introduced: January 1980

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Adding water, steam or other fluids to the combustible ingredients or to the working fluid before discharge from the turbine

CPC: Adding water, steam or other fluids

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Gas-turbine plants characterised by the use of combustion products as the working fluid > using a special fuel, oxidant, or dilution fluid to generate the combustion products > Adding water, steam or other fluids to the combustible ingredients or to the working fluid before discharge from the turbine

CPC:

Gas-turbine plants characterised by the use of combustion products as the working fluid (generated by intermittent combustion F02C5/00) > using a special fuel, oxidant, or dilution fluid to generate the combustion products > Adding water, steam or other fluids

Of 1 combined children, 0 exist in both systems.

1 codes are CPC-only extensions.

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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