F02B 75/22
With cylinders in v, fan, or star arrangement
Official title: with cylinders in V, fan, or star arrangement
F02B75/22 (With cylinders in v, fan, or star arrangement) appears on 1,901 US grants and 814 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F02B- Granted patents
- 1,901
- Published applications
- 814
- Assignees
- 398
- Inventors
- 2,622
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 21 | 0 |
| 1977 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | 28 | 0 |
| 1979 | 17 | 0 |
| 1980 | 22 | 0 |
| 1981 | 20 | 0 |
| 1982 | 17 | 0 |
| 1983 | 19 | 0 |
| 1984 | 30 | 0 |
| 1985 | 38 | 0 |
| 1986 | 24 | 0 |
| 1987 | 43 | 0 |
| 1988 | 47 | 0 |
| 1989 | 61 | 0 |
| 1990 | 64 | 0 |
| 1991 | 66 | 0 |
| 1992 | 56 | 0 |
| 1993 | 49 | 0 |
| 1994 | 40 | 0 |
| 1995 | 51 | 0 |
| 1996 | 64 | 0 |
| 1997 | 51 | 0 |
| 1998 | 68 | 0 |
| 1999 | 59 | 0 |
| 2000 | 70 | 0 |
| 2001 | 68 | 31 |
| 2002 | 91 | 117 |
| 2003 | 101 | 80 |
| 2004 | 70 | 49 |
| 2005 | 62 | 34 |
| 2006 | 34 | 18 |
| 2007 | 20 | 29 |
| 2008 | 12 | 27 |
| 2009 | 17 | 39 |
| 2010 | 21 | 16 |
| 2011 | 13 | 19 |
| 2012 | 20 | 34 |
| 2013 | 15 | 27 |
| 2014 | 37 | 31 |
| 2015 | 25 | 33 |
| 2016 | 30 | 31 |
| 2017 | 30 | 43 |
| 2018 | 36 | 29 |
| 2019 | 39 | 30 |
| 2020 | 32 | 19 |
| 2021 | 19 | 13 |
| 2022 | 15 | 12 |
| 2023 | 16 | 13 |
| 2024 | 19 | 26 |
| 2025 | 17 | 3 |
| 2026 | 6 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F02B 75/222With cylinders in star arrangement101
- F02B 75/225Having two or more crankshafts51
- F02B 75/228With cylinders arranged in parallel banks45
- F02B 75/221With cylinder banks in narrow v-arrangement, having a single cylinder head31
- F02B 75/224With cylinders in fan arrangement30
- F02B 75/227With cylinder banks in x-arrangement10
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