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F02G 1/053

Component parts or details

Introduced: January 1980

Full Title

Hot gas positive-displacement engine plants > of closed-cycle type > the engine being operated by expansion and contraction of a mass of working gas which is heated and cooled in one of a plurality of constantly communicating expansible chambers, e.g. Stirling cycle type engines > Component parts or details

Of 3 combined children, 2 exist in both systems.

1 codes are CPC-only extensions.

IPC defines codes here since 1980.

Child Classifications

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  • F02G 1/0535 CPC only CPC only
  • F02G 1/055 Heaters or coolers since 1980 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F02G 1/057 Regenerators since 1980 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

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