A62C
Fire-fighting
Official title: FIRE-FIGHTING (fire-extinguishing compositions, use of chemical substances in extinguishing fires A62D1/00; spraying, applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces in general B05; alarm arrangements G08B, e.g. fire alarms actuated by smoke or gases G08B17/10)
A62C (Fire-fighting) appears on 7,882 US grants and 8,386 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A62C- Granted patents
- 7,882
- Published applications
- 8,386
- Assignees
- 3,008
- Inventors
- 12,607
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 68 | 0 |
| 1977 | 81 | 0 |
| 1978 | 81 | 0 |
| 1979 | 50 | 0 |
| 1980 | 84 | 0 |
| 1981 | 78 | 0 |
| 1982 | 47 | 0 |
| 1983 | 55 | 0 |
| 1984 | 61 | 0 |
| 1985 | 54 | 0 |
| 1986 | 73 | 0 |
| 1987 | 87 | 0 |
| 1988 | 56 | 0 |
| 1989 | 86 | 0 |
| 1990 | 79 | 0 |
| 1991 | 86 | 0 |
| 1992 | 91 | 0 |
| 1993 | 94 | 0 |
| 1994 | 91 | 0 |
| 1995 | 82 | 0 |
| 1996 | 115 | 0 |
| 1997 | 114 | 0 |
| 1998 | 150 | 0 |
| 1999 | 166 | 0 |
| 2000 | 160 | 0 |
| 2001 | 101 | 31 |
| 2002 | 107 | 105 |
| 2003 | 99 | 141 |
| 2004 | 114 | 179 |
| 2005 | 95 | 200 |
| 2006 | 132 | 225 |
| 2007 | 120 | 230 |
| 2008 | 99 | 220 |
| 2009 | 80 | 241 |
| 2010 | 157 | 273 |
| 2011 | 126 | 229 |
| 2012 | 136 | 246 |
| 2013 | 179 | 293 |
| 2014 | 244 | 288 |
| 2015 | 226 | 307 |
| 2016 | 252 | 331 |
| 2017 | 275 | 345 |
| 2018 | 252 | 364 |
| 2019 | 318 | 428 |
| 2020 | 305 | 489 |
| 2021 | 371 | 518 |
| 2022 | 340 | 567 |
| 2023 | 388 | 528 |
| 2024 | 434 | 621 |
| 2025 | 398 | 553 |
| 2026 | 345 | 434 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- A62C 3/00Fire prevention, containment or extinguishing specially adapted for particular objects or places2,828
- A62C 35/00Permanently-installed equipment2,088
- A62C 37/00Control of fire-fighting equipment2,022
- A62C 31/00Delivery of fire-extinguishing material1,183
- A62C 99/00Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass1,146
- A62C 2/00Fire prevention or containment993
- A62C 27/00Fire-fighting land vehicles527
- A62C 5/00Making of fire-extinguishing materials immediately before use509
All 18 main groupsShow fewer
- A62C 13/00Portable extinguishers which are permanently pressurised or pressurised immediately before use507
- A62C 33/00Hose accessories315
- A62C 4/00Flame traps allowing passage of gas but not of flame or explosion218
- A62C 8/00Hand tools or accessories specially adapted for fire-fighting123
- A62C 25/00Portable extinguishers with power-driven pumps49
- A62C 19/00Hand fire-extinguishers in which the extinguishing substance is expelled by an explosion44
- A62C 17/00Hand fire-extinguishers essentially in the form of pistols or rifles25
- A62C 15/00Extinguishers essentially of the knapsack type24
- A62C 11/00Portable extinguishers with manually-operated pumps22
- A62C 29/00Fire-fighting vessels or like floating structures22
Recent patents
- Forest fire suppression system6 Oct 2026US 12,752,137 B2
- Screening machine for screening solid material6 Oct 2026US 12,752,138 B2Pal S.R.L.
- Systems and methods for battery thermal management on a vehicle6 Oct 2026US 12,752,139 B2Oshkosh Corporation
- High voltage cable routing for electrified vehicle6 Oct 2026US 12,752,140 B2Oshkosh Corporation
- Fastening device6 Oct 2026US 12,752,141 B2Groupe Save
- Drone-based fire prevention, suppression and evacuation system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306885 A1
- Real-time fire management system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306886 A1
- Fire extinguisher pin pull sensor8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306887 A1BCAI Solutions Pty Ltd
- High voltage cable routing for electrified vehicle8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306888 A1Oshkosh Corporation
- Grid-based storage structure with sprinkler system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306889 A1Nimble Robotics, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Equipment service vehicle with network-assisted vehicle service and repair395US 6,993,421 B2Oshkosh Truck Corporation · 2006
- Control system and method for electric vehicle349US 6,885,920 B2Oshkosh Truck Corporation · 2005
- Equipment service vehicle with remote monitoring344US 7,184,866 B2Oshkosh Truck Corporation · 2007
- Failure mode operation for an electric vehicle285US 7,302,320 B2Oshkosh Truck Corporation · 2007
- Steering control system and method263US 6,882,917 B2Oshkosh Truck Corporation · 2005