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IPC Subclass
F02D

CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES

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:
CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES

Description

F02D covers control systems and regulatory mechanisms for internal combustion engines, including fuel injection timing and quantity, ignition timing, air intake, and emission control strategies. This subclass encompasses mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and electronic control devices that optimize engine performance across operating conditions, including governors, carburetors, fuel pumps, and modern electronic control units (ECUs). F02D excludes engine design itself (F02B) and fuel supply systems not directly involved in engine control (F02M), focusing instead on active regulation and feedback systems that manage engine operation.

Additional Content

Vehicle fittings, acting on a single sub-unit only, for automatically controlling vehicle speed Conjoint control of vehicle sub-units of different type or different function, road vehicle drive control systems for purposes other than the control of a single sub-unit

23 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • F02D 28/00 Program control of engines
  • F02D 31/00 Use of non-electrical speed-sensing governors to control combustion engines, not otherwise provided for

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