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F02K 99/00

Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass

Introduced: January 2009

Classification Context

Section:
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
Class:
COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
Subclass:
JET-PROPULSION PLANTS

Filing statistics

IPC F02K 99/00 belongs to the parent subclass F02K, which recorded 23,092 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 2,237 in 2013 to 1,974 in 2023 (-12%), peaking at 2,376 applications in 2019. The most active applicants in class F02 are TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (8,687 applications), ROBERT BOSCH (8,328 applications) and FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES (7,423 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

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