DIFF Main Group
F02K 9/00 Rocket-engine plants, i.e. plants carrying both fuel and oxidant therefor; Control thereof
Introduced: September 1968
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 10 subcodes exist in both systems.
7 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
IPC defines codes here since 1980.
Child Classifications
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- F02K 9/08 using solid propellants (F02K9/72 takes precedence; using semi-solid or pulverulent propellants F02K9/70) since 1980 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F02K 9/42 using liquid or gaseous propellants (F02K9/72 takes precedence) since 1980 +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F02K 9/72 using liquid and solid propellants, i.e. hybrid rocket-engine plants since 1980 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F02K 9/80 characterised by thrust or thrust vector control (burning control of solid propellants F02K9/26; feeding control of liquid or gaseous propellants F02K9/56; re-ignitable, restartable or intermittently operated rocket-engine plants F02K9/94) since 1980 +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F02K 9/94 Re-ignitable or restartable rocket- engine plants; Intermittently operated rocket-engine plants since 1980 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F02K 9/95 characterised by starting or ignition means or arrangements (safety devices F02K9/38) since 1980 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F02K 9/96 characterised by specially adapted arrangements for testing or measuring since 1980 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- F02K 9/97 Rocket nozzles (thrust or thrust vector control F02K9/80) since 1980 +4 CPC 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