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F01C 21/18

Arrangements for admission or discharge of the working fluid, e.g. constructional features of the inlet or outlet

Introduced: January 2006

Full Title

Component parts, details, or accessories, not provided for in groups > Arrangements for admission or discharge of the working fluid, e.g. constructional features of the inlet or outlet

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

Filing statistics

IPC F01C 21/18 belongs to the parent subclass F01C, which recorded 7,722 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 926 in 2013 to 354 in 2023 (-62%), peaking at 960 applications in 2016. The most active applicants in class F01 are GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) (8,496 applications), UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (UTC) (7,291 applications) and SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES (5,503 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

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