IPC Main Group
F01C 1/00 Rotary-piston machines or engines
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Classification Context
- Section:
- MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- Class:
- MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
- Subclass:
- ROTARY-PISTON OR OSCILLATING-PISTON MACHINES OR ENGINES
5 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- F01C 1/02 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
- F01C 1/08 of intermeshing-engagement type, i.e. with engagement of co-operating members similar to that of toothed gearing
- F01C 1/22 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
- F01C 1/24 of counter-engagement type, i.e. the movement of co-operating members at the points of engagement being in opposite directions
- F01C 1/3 having the characteristics covered by two or more of groups , , , or having the characteristics covered by one of these groups together with some other type of movement between co-operating members
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class F01, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 8,496
- UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (UTC) US 7,291
- SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES FR 5,503
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 4,556
- SIEMENS DE 3,992
- HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 3,929
- RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION US 3,534
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 3,407
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 3,042
- WEICHAI POWER COMPANY 2,888