F02D 41/00
Electrical control of supply of combustible mixture or its constituents
Official title: Electrical control of supply of combustible mixture or its constituents (F02D43/00 takes precedence {; control of engine starters F02N11/08, electrical control of engine ignition timing F02P5/145})
F02D41/00 (Electrical control of supply of combustible mixture or its constituents) appears on 34,746 US grants and 28,425 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F02D- Granted patents
- 34,746
- Published applications
- 28,425
- Assignees
- 2,757
- Inventors
- 35,076
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 92 | 0 |
| 1977 | 116 | 0 |
| 1978 | 145 | 0 |
| 1979 | 148 | 0 |
| 1980 | 167 | 0 |
| 1981 | 176 | 0 |
| 1982 | 196 | 0 |
| 1983 | 245 | 0 |
| 1984 | 344 | 0 |
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| 1998 | 531 | 0 |
| 1999 | 522 | 0 |
| 2000 | 623 | 0 |
| 2001 | 750 | 266 |
| 2002 | 807 | 800 |
| 2003 | 912 | 1006 |
| 2004 | 961 | 1044 |
| 2005 | 913 | 1112 |
| 2006 | 1084 | 1087 |
| 2007 | 964 | 1115 |
| 2008 | 822 | 1218 |
| 2009 | 704 | 1421 |
| 2010 | 980 | 1256 |
| 2011 | 925 | 1228 |
| 2012 | 1002 | 1202 |
| 2013 | 1099 | 1372 |
| 2014 | 1108 | 1363 |
| 2015 | 1200 | 1595 |
| 2016 | 1378 | 1639 |
| 2017 | 1586 | 1633 |
| 2018 | 1656 | 1578 |
| 2019 | 1629 | 1453 |
| 2020 | 1559 | 1367 |
| 2021 | 1447 | 1043 |
| 2022 | 1188 | 819 |
| 2023 | 824 | 592 |
| 2024 | 643 | 469 |
| 2025 | 456 | 406 |
| 2026 | 236 | 341 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F02D 41/02Circuit arrangements for generating control signals21,952
- F02D 41/30Controlling fuel injection9,468
- F02D 41/0002Controlling intake air7,469
- F02D 41/0025Controlling engines characterised by use of non-liquid fuels, pluralities of fuels, or7,407
- F02D 41/24Electrical control of supply of combustible mixture or its constituents: characterised by6,325
- F02D 41/22Safety or indicating devices for abnormal conditions5,164
- F02D 41/008Controlling each cylinder individually3,208
- F02D 41/20Output circuits2,321
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