DIFF Main Group
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
- F03C 2/30 having the characteristics covered by two or more of groups F03C2/02, F03C2/08, F03C2/22, F03C2/24 or having the characteristics covered by one of these groups together with some other type of movement between co-operating members since 1980 +4 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class F03,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- VESTAS DK 3,539
- WOBBEN PROPERTIES DE 2,922
- SIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY DK 2,747
- GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 2,356
- BEIJING GOLDWIND SCIENCE & CREATION WINDPOWER EQUIPMENT COMPANY 1,228
- SIEMENS DE 886
- SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 831
- HUANENG CLEAN ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 785
- MING YANG SMART ENERGY GROUP. 652
- LM WIND POWER DK 600
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class F03,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- VESTAS DK 3,718
- WOBBEN PROPERTIES DE 3,602
- SIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY DK 3,016
- GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 2,594
- SIEMENS DE 1,082
- BEIJING GOLDWIND SCIENCE & CREATION WINDPOWER EQUIPMENT COMPANY 709
- LM WIND POWER DK 671
- WOBBEN PROPERTIES 660
- SENVION DE 555
- BEIJING GOLDWIND SCIENCE & CREATION WINDPOWER EQUIPMENT COMPANY CN 536