F02B 17/005
Engines characterised by means for effecting stratification of charge in cylinders: having
Official title: {having direct injection in the combustion chamber}
F02B17/005 (Engines characterised by means for effecting stratification of charge in cylinders: having) appears on 533 US grants and 430 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F02B- Granted patents
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- Latest grant
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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