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F02M 31/06

by hot gases, e.g. by mixing cold and hot air

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Apparatus for thermally treating combustion-air, fuel, or fuel-air mixture > for heating > combustion-air or fuel-air mixture > by hot gases, e.g. by mixing cold and hot air

CPC:

Apparatus for thermally treating combustion-air, fuel, or fuel-air mixture (carburettors with heating, cooling or thermal insulating means for combustion-air, fuel or fuel-air mixture F02M15/00; apparatus for de-liquefying non-liquid fuels by heating F02M21/06; apparatus having heating means for non-gaseous fuels with low melting point F02M21/10; apparatus characterised by adding hot secondary air to fuel-air mixture F02M23/14; fuel-injection apparatus characterised by having heating, cooling or thermally insulating means F02M53/00) > for heating ( for purifying liquid fuel F02M37/30) > combustion-air or fuel-air mixture (electrically F02M31/12; by using heat from working cylinders or cylinder heads F02M31/14; heating of combustion-air as an engine starting aid F02N7/04) > by hot gases, e.g. by mixing cold and hot air

CPC subdivides this area 3x more granularly than IPC with 4 additional codes.

4 codes are CPC-only extensions.

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • F02M 31/062 CPC only CPC only
  • F02M 31/064 CPC only CPC only
  • F02M 31/066 CPC only CPC only
  • F02M 31/068 CPC only CPC only
  • F02M 31/07 Temperature-responsive control, e.g. using thermostatically-controlled valves (temperature-responsive control of the amount of exhaust gas or combustion air directed to the heat exchange surface F02M31/083) since 1995 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