F02B 63/02
Adaptations of engines for driving pumps, hand-held tools or electric generators: for
Official title: for hand-held tools
F02B63/02 (Adaptations of engines for driving pumps, hand-held tools or electric generators: for) appears on 929 US grants and 596 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F02B- Granted patents
- 929
- Published applications
- 596
- Assignees
- 167
- Inventors
- 1,257
- Latest grant
- 17 Mar 2026
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| 2024 | 11 | 2 |
| 2025 | 5 | 3 |
| 2026 | 2 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Engine-driven air compressor/generator load priority control system and method17 Feb 2026US 12,551,962 B2Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Small air-cooled engine assembly with dry sump lubrication system16 Sep 2025US 12,416,252 B2Briggs & Stratton Corporation
- Fastener-driving tool with multiple combustion chambers and usable with fuel canisters of varying lengths1 Jul 2025US 12,343,852 B2Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Vertically storable engine and mower22 Apr 2025US 12,281,603 B2Briggs & Stratton Corporation
- Two-stroke engine and handheld work apparatus23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210286 A1Andreas Stihl AG & CO.KG
- Method of restricting rotational speed of an engine of a handheld power tool, control arrangement, and handheld power tool16 Jul 2026US 2026/0201845 A1Husqvarna AB
- Crankcase scavenged two-stroke engine and handheld power tool2 Apr 2026US 2026/0092554 A1Husqvarna AB
- Electrically controlled throttle valve5 Mar 2026US 2026/0063218 A1Husqvarna AB
- A fuel injection arrangement for hand-held powertools23 Oct 2025US 2025/0327433 A1Husqvarna AB
Most cited
By later US patents
- Combustion gas-powered fastener driving tool230US 4,483,474 ASignode Corporation · 1984
- Combustion gas powered fastener driving tool208US 4,403,722 ASignode Corporation · 1983
- Portable gas-powered tool with linear motor171US 4,522,162 ASignode Corporation · 1985
- Portable hand-held power tool having a data connection for diagnostic purposes96US 7,809,495 B2Andreas Stihl AG & CO.KG · 2010
- Narrow profile power handle for line trimmer and the like83US 4,286,675 ABeaird-Poulan Division of Emerson Electric Co. · 1981