F02K 1/12
By means of pivoted flaps
Official title: by means of pivoted flaps
F02K1/12 (By means of pivoted flaps) appears on 505 US grants and 330 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F02K- Granted patents
- 505
- Published applications
- 330
- Assignees
- 95
- Inventors
- 664
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 10 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 10 | 0 |
| 1988 | 12 | 0 |
| 1989 | 10 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 22 | 0 |
| 1993 | 19 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 14 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 0 |
| 2002 | 11 | 6 |
| 2003 | 3 | 5 |
| 2004 | 8 | 5 |
| 2005 | 9 | 20 |
| 2006 | 10 | 14 |
| 2007 | 9 | 11 |
| 2008 | 3 | 17 |
| 2009 | 15 | 19 |
| 2010 | 11 | 27 |
| 2011 | 9 | 6 |
| 2012 | 18 | 13 |
| 2013 | 13 | 24 |
| 2014 | 14 | 13 |
| 2015 | 16 | 19 |
| 2016 | 12 | 21 |
| 2017 | 18 | 10 |
| 2018 | 21 | 16 |
| 2019 | 22 | 10 |
| 2020 | 12 | 9 |
| 2021 | 11 | 7 |
| 2022 | 11 | 13 |
| 2023 | 18 | 13 |
| 2024 | 10 | 14 |
| 2025 | 10 | 11 |
| 2026 | 8 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F02K 1/1207Of one series of flaps hinged at their upstream ends on a160
- F02K 1/1223Of two series of flaps, the upstream series having its flaps hinged154
- F02K 1/1292Of three series of flaps, the upstream series having its flaps hinged61
- F02K 1/1261Of one series of flaps hinged at their upstream ends on a33
- F02K 1/123Of two series of flaps, both having their flaps hinged at their20
- F02K 1/1269Of three series of flaps, the upstream series having its flaps hinged16
- F02K 1/1215Of two series of flaps, the upstream series having its flaps hinged14
- F02K 1/1238Of two series of flaps, the upstream series having its flaps hinged7
All 12 subgroupsShow fewer
- F02K 1/1253Of one series of flaps hinged at their upstream ends on a6
- F02K 1/1246Of two series of flaps, the upstream series having its flaps hinged3
- F02K 1/1276Of three series of flaps, the upstream series having its flaps hinged2
- F02K 1/1284Of three series of flaps, the upstream series having its flaps hinged2
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Most cited
By later US patents
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