F02C 7/264
Ignition
F02C7/264 (Ignition) appears on 454 US grants and 478 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F02C- Granted patents
- 454
- Published applications
- 478
- Assignees
- 144
- Inventors
- 905
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
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| 2024 | 28 | 21 |
| 2025 | 17 | 18 |
| 2026 | 19 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Propellant cartridge ignitor22 Sep 2026US 12,742,421 B1Rtx Corporation
- Hybrid ignitor8 Sep 2026US 12,729,662 B1Rtx Corporation
- Self-cleaning for torch ignitors25 Aug 2026US 12,716,390 B2Collins Engine Nozzles, Inc.
- Ignitor canister for a turbine glow plug14 Jul 2026US 12,680,504 B2
- Carbide torch igniter14 Jul 2026US 12,680,505 B1Rtx Corporation
- Hydrogen combustion control system for a vehicle having a turbine engine24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286906 A1General Electric Company
- Ignitor canister for a turbine glow plug17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275916 A1
- Plasma Ignition and Combustion Assist System for Gas Turbine Engines17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275917 A1Acutronic Turbines Inc.
- Laser igniter, method for igniting high pressure and dilute fuel-oxidizer mixtures13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235078 A1Uchicago Argonne, LLC
- Flameholder for a reheat assembly25 Jun 2026US 2026/0177244 A1ROLLS-ROYCE plc
Most cited
By later US patents
- System, method and apparatus for lean combustion with plasma from an electrical arc107US 8,074,439 B2Foret Plasma Labs, LLC · 2011
- Ignition methods and apparatus using microwave and laser energy99US 5,845,480 AUnison Industries Limited Partnership · 1998
- Aircraft with disengageable engine and auxiliary power unit components72US 7,805,947 B22010
- Torch assembly68US 5,636,511 APrecision Combustion, Inc. · 1997
- Multiple laser pulse ignition method and apparatus68US 5,756,924 AThe Regents of the University of California · 1998