F02D 41/36
With means for controlling distribution
Official title: with means for controlling distribution
F02D41/36 (With means for controlling distribution) appears on 143 US grants and 62 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F02D- Granted patents
- 143
- Published applications
- 62
- Assignees
- 71
- Inventors
- 297
- Latest grant
- 30 Dec 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 5 |
| 2011 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 5 | 4 |
| 2014 | 3 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 5 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 5 | 6 |
| 2019 | 7 | 4 |
| 2020 | 5 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 7 | 9 |
| 2024 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Supplemental fuel system for compression-ignition engine30 Dec 2025US 12,510,043 B2American CNG, LLC
- Cylinder deactivation control method and apparatus of engine, and engine7 Jan 2025US 12,188,423 B2Weichai Power Co., Ltd.
- Supplemental fuel system for compression-ignition engine15 Oct 2024US 12,116,959 B2American CNG, LLC
- Supplemental fuel system for compression-ignition engine2 Jul 2024US 12,025,081 B2American CNG, LLC
- Onboard diagnosis and compensation for tip wear in fuel injector28 May 2024US 11,994,083 B2Caterpillar Inc.
- Internal combustion engine9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194024 A1Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Gaseous fuel systems and controls7 May 2026US 2026/0126019 A1Cummins Inc.
- Fuel system for engine2 Apr 2026US 2026/0092584 A1American CNG, LLC
- Supplemental fuel system for compression-ignition engine9 Jan 2025US 2025/0012241 A1American CNG, LLC
- Cylinder deactivation control method and apparatus of engine, and engine24 Oct 2024US 2024/0352900 A1Weichai Power Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Internal combustion engine control for improved fuel efficiency208US 7,577,511 B1Tula Technology, Inc. · 2009
- Internal combustion engine control for improved fuel efficiency97US 8,131,447 B2Tula Technology, Inc. · 2012
- Method and system for providing smooth mode transitions in a variable displacement internal combustion engine43US 6,619,267 B1Ford Global Technologies, LLC · 2003
- Air/fuel induction system for a multi-cylinder internal combustion engine40US 4,617,904 ASolex (U.K.) Limited · 1986
- Engine control system39US 4,257,377 ANippondenso Co., Ltd. · 1981