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F02B 57/00

Internal-combustion aspects of rotary engines in which the combusted gases displace one or more reciprocating pistons

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
Class:
COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Subclass:
INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL

4 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • F02B 57/02 Fuel or combustion-air supply
  • F02B 57/04 Control of cylinder-charge admission or exhaust
  • F02B 57/06 Two-stroke engines or other engines with working-piston-controlled cylinder-charge admission or exhaust

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class F02, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 8,687
  2. ROBERT BOSCH DE 8,328
  3. FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 7,423
  4. GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 5,732
  5. UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (UTC) US 5,592
  6. HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 4,699
  7. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 4,541
  8. DENSO CORPORATION 3,711
  9. WEICHAI POWER COMPANY 3,486
  10. SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES FR 3,249