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F03C 1/00

Reciprocating-piston liquid engines

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
Class:
MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
Subclass:
POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT ENGINES DRIVEN BY LIQUIDS

11 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • F03C 1/007 with single cylinder, double-acting piston
  • F03C 1/013 with single cylinder, single-acting piston
  • F03C 1/26 adapted for special use or combined with apparatus driven thereby
  • F03C 1/28 Pistons specially adapted therefor
  • F03C 1/3 Cams specially adapted therefor
  • F03C 1/32 Cylinders specially adapted therefor
  • F03C 1/4 Control specially adapted therefor

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class F03, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. VESTAS DK 3,539
  2. WOBBEN PROPERTIES DE 2,922
  3. SIEMENS GAMESA RENEWABLE ENERGY DK 2,747
  4. GE (GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY) US 2,356
  5. BEIJING GOLDWIND SCIENCE & CREATION WINDPOWER EQUIPMENT COMPANY 1,228
  6. SIEMENS DE 886
  7. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 831
  8. HUANENG CLEAN ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 785
  9. MING YANG SMART ENERGY GROUP. 652
  10. LM WIND POWER DK 600