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F01C 21/00

Component parts, details, or accessories, not provided for in groups

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

6 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • F01C 21/02 Arrangements of bearings
  • F01C 21/04 Lubrication
  • F01C 21/06 Heating; Cooling; Heat insulation
  • F01C 21/08 Rotary pistons
  • F01C 21/1 Outer members for co-operation with rotary pistons; Casings
  • F01C 21/18 Arrangements for admission or discharge of the working fluid, e.g. constructional features of the inlet or outlet

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