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F01L 21/00

Use of working pistons or piston-rods as fluid-distributing valves or as valve-supporting elements, e.g. in free-piston machines

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

2 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • F01L 21/02 Piston or piston-rod used as valve member
  • F01L 21/04 Valves arranged in or on piston or piston-rod

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