F02B 65/00
Adaptations of engines for special uses not provided for in groups f02b61/00
Official title: Adaptations of engines for special uses not provided for in groups F02B61/00 or F02B63/00; Combinations of engines with other devices, e.g. with non-driven apparatus (of rotary-piston or oscillating-piston engines F02B53/14; combinations of prime-movers consisting of electric motors and internal combustion engines for mutual or common propulsion B60K6/20)
F02B65/00 (Adaptations of engines for special uses not provided for in groups f02b61/00) appears on 85 US grants and 68 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F02B- Granted patents
- 85
- Published applications
- 68
- Assignees
- 53
- Inventors
- 159
- Latest grant
- 30 Jun 2026
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| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
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| 2009 | 1 | 11 |
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| 2016 | 3 | 10 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 |
| 2018 | 4 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 | 5 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 | 7 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 7 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 4 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Power generation and methods regarding same30 Jun 2026US 12,669,080 B2Brilliant Light Power, Inc.
- Natural gas engine27 Jan 2026US 12,535,030 B2Smith Power Products, Inc.
- Power generation systems and methods regarding same23 Jul 2024US 12,044,164 B2Brilliant Light Power, Inc.
- Trigeneration system using DME26 Sep 2023US 11,767,810 B2Bio Friends Inc.
- Natural gas engine5 Sep 2023US 11,746,693 B2Smith Power Products, Inc.
- Power generation and methods regarding same24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286883 A1Brilliant Light Power, Inc.
- Air/steam engine and use thereof25 Dec 2025US 2025/0389237 A1
- Air compressor, internal combustion engine assembly, and vehicle18 Sep 2025US 2025/0290441 A1Isuzu Motors Limited
- Power generation and methods regarding same17 Oct 2024US 2024/0344481 A1Brilliant Light Power, Inc.
- Engine3 Oct 2024US 2024/0328346 A1Isuzu Motors Limited
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By later US patents
- Modular energy system104US 4,992,669 A1991
- Compressed air energy storage system87US 4,281,256 AThe United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy · 1981
- Multi-cylinder diesel internal combustion engine with low compression ratio in the cylinders44US 4,860,716 AMTU Motoren-und Turbinen-Union · 1989
- Convertible engine-air compressor apparatus for driving a vehicle34US 3,963,379 A1976
- Air cooled internal combustion engine33US 4,438,733 AYanmar Diesel Engine Co., Ltd. · 1984