F02F 7/0007
Crankcases of engines with cylinders in line
Official title: {Crankcases of engines with cylinders in line}
F02F7/0007 (Crankcases of engines with cylinders in line) appears on 201 US grants and 121 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F02F- Granted patents
- 201
- Published applications
- 121
- Assignees
- 89
- Inventors
- 475
- Latest grant
- 21 Apr 2026
Filings by year
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| 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Engine deck extender21 Apr 2026US 12,607,156 B1P2P Services, LLC
- Rib structure on cylinder block11 Nov 2025US 12,467,418 B2Cummins Inc.
- Crankcase and internal combustion engine with such a crankcase4 Nov 2025US 12,460,599 B2Deere & Company
- Engine with cylinder crankcase and oil return collection channel and oil drain7 Nov 2023US 11,808,185 B2Deutz Aktiengesellschaft
- Enhanced aero diesel engine30 Aug 2022US 11,428,157 B2General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.
- Engine system23 Apr 2026US 2026/0110275 A1Cummins Inc.
- Cylinder block and internal combustion engine system20 Feb 2025US 2025/0059930 A1Cummins Inc.
- Crankcase and internal combustion engine with such a crankcase1 Aug 2024US 2024/0254941 A1Deere & Company
- Rib structure on cylinder block25 Jul 2024US 2024/0247619 A1Cummins Inc.
- Engine with cylinder crankcase and oil return collection channel and oil drain13 Apr 2023US 2023/0115612 A1Deutz Aktiengesellschaft
Most cited
By later US patents
- Thermally sprayed aluminum-bronze coatings on aluminum engine bores121US 5,080,056 AGeneral Motors Corporation · 1992
- Lightweight engine40US 4,554,893 AGeneral Motors Corporation · 1985
- Composite engine block having high strength to weight ratio39US 4,237,847 ACummins Engine Company, Inc. · 1980
- Uncooled oilless internal combustion engine having uniform gas squeeze film lubrication36US 4,846,051 AFord Motor Company · 1989
- Cylinder block structure for multicylinder internal combustion engines33US 4,712,517 AHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1987