IPC Main Group
F01L 1/00 Valve-gear or valve arrangements, e.g. lift-valve gear
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:
- CYCLICALLY OPERATING VALVES FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES
Additional Content
Valve-gear specially for steam engines or specially for other machines or engines with variable fluid distribution
11 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- F01L 1/02 Valve drive
- F01L 1/12 Transmitting-gear between valve drive and valve
- F01L 1/2 Adjusting or compensating clearance, i.e. lash adjustment
- F01L 1/26 characterised by the provision of two or more valves operated simultaneously by same transmitting-gear; peculiar to machines or engines with more than two lift valves per cylinder
- F01L 1/28 characterised by the provision of coaxial valves; characterised by the provision of valves co-operating with both intake and exhaust ports
- F01L 1/3 characterised by the provision of positively opened and closed valves, i.e. desmodromic valves
- F01L 1/32 characterised by the provision of means for rotating lift valves, e.g. to diminish wear
- F01L 1/34 characterised by the provision of means for changing the timing of the valves without changing the duration of opening
- F01L 1/36 peculiar to machines or engines of specific type other than four-stroke cycle
- F01L 1/44 Multiple-valve gear or arrangements, not provided for in preceding subgroups, e.g. with lift and different valves
- F01L 1/46 Component parts, details, or accessories, not provided for in preceding subgroups
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