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F03C 2/00

Rotary-piston engines (in which the liquid exclusively displaces one or more piston reciprocating in rotary cylinders F03C1/24)

Introduced: January 1980

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Rotary-piston engines

CPC: Rotary-piston engines (in which the liquid exclusively displaces one or more piston reciprocating in rotary cylinders F03C1/24)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Rotary-piston engines

CPC:

Rotary-piston engines (in which the liquid exclusively displaces one or more piston reciprocating in rotary cylinders F03C1/24)

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 5 subcodes exist in both systems.

3 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

IPC defines codes here since 1980.

Child Classifications

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  • F03C 2/02 of arcuate-engagement type, i.e. with circular translatory movement of co-operating members, each member having the same number of teeth or tooth-equivalents since 1980 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F03C 2/08 of intermeshing-engagement type, i.e. with engagement of co- operating members similar to that of toothed gearing since 1980 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F03C 2/22 of internal-axis type with equidirectional movement of co-operating members at the points of engagement, or with one of the co-operating members being stationary, the inner member having more teeth or tooth- equivalents than the outer member since 1980 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F03C 2/24 of counter-engagement type, i.e. the movement of co-operating members at the points of engagement being in opposite directions since 1980 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class F03,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. VESTAS DK 3,539
  2. WOBBEN PROPERTIES DE 2,922
  3. SIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY DK 2,747
  4. GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 2,356
  5. BEIJING GOLDWIND SCIENCE & CREATION WINDPOWER EQUIPMENT COMPANY 1,228
  6. SIEMENS DE 886
  7. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 831
  8. HUANENG CLEAN ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 785
  9. MING YANG SMART ENERGY GROUP. 652
  10. LM WIND POWER DK 600

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class F03,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. VESTAS DK 3,718
  2. WOBBEN PROPERTIES DE 3,602
  3. SIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY DK 3,016
  4. GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 2,594
  5. SIEMENS DE 1,082
  6. BEIJING GOLDWIND SCIENCE & CREATION WINDPOWER EQUIPMENT COMPANY 709
  7. LM WIND POWER DK 671
  8. WOBBEN PROPERTIES 660
  9. SENVION DE 555
  10. BEIJING GOLDWIND SCIENCE & CREATION WINDPOWER EQUIPMENT COMPANY CN 536