using thrust reverser flaps or doors mounted on the fan housing

Introduced: January 1980

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Plants characterised by the form or arrangement of the jet pipe or nozzle; Jet pipes or nozzles peculiar thereto > Nozzles having means for reversing jet thrust > Reversing fan flow > using thrust reverser flaps or doors mounted on the fan housing

CPC:

Plants characterised by the form or arrangement of the jet pipe or nozzle; Jet pipes or nozzles peculiar thereto (rocket nozzles F02K9/97) > Nozzles having means for reversing jet thrust (reversing jet thrust using fluid jets F02K1/32) > Reversing fan flow > using thrust reverser flaps or doors mounted on the fan housing

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 1 subcodes exist in both systems.

IPC defines codes here since 1980.

Child Classifications

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F02K 1/72 the aft end of the fan housing being movable to uncover openings in the fan housing for the reversed flow since 1980 IPC+CPC Available in 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