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F01C 20/00

Control of, monitoring of, or safety arrangements for, machines or engines

Introduced: 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

8 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • F01C 20/02 specially adapted for several machines or engines connected in series or in parallel
  • F01C 20/04 specially adapted for reversible machines or engines
  • F01C 20/06 specially adapted for stopping, starting, idling or no-load operation
  • F01C 20/08 characterised by varying the rotational speed
  • F01C 20/28 Safety arrangements; Monitoring

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class F01, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 8,496
  2. UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (UTC) US 7,291
  3. SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES FR 5,503
  4. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 4,556
  5. SIEMENS DE 3,992
  6. HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 3,929
  7. RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION US 3,534
  8. FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 3,407
  9. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 3,042
  10. WEICHAI POWER COMPANY 2,888