F02M 17/00
Carburettors having pertinent characteristics not provided for in, or of interest apart
Official title: Carburettors having pertinent characteristics not provided for in, or of interest apart from, the apparatus of preceding main groups F02M1/00 - F02M15/00 (apparatus for treating combustion-air, fuel, or fuel-air mixture by catalysts, electric means, magnetism, rays, sonic waves, or the like F02M27/00; combinations of carburettors and low-pressure fuel-injection apparatus F02M71/00)
F02M17/00 (Carburettors having pertinent characteristics not provided for in, or of interest apart) appears on 657 US grants and 301 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F02M- Granted patents
- 657
- Published applications
- 301
- Assignees
- 186
- Inventors
- 840
- Latest grant
- 14 Apr 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 20 | 0 |
| 1977 | 18 | 0 |
| 1978 | 17 | 0 |
| 1979 | 15 | 0 |
| 1980 | 17 | 0 |
| 1981 | 21 | 0 |
| 1982 | 20 | 0 |
| 1983 | 18 | 0 |
| 1984 | 14 | 0 |
| 1985 | 14 | 0 |
| 1986 | 9 | 0 |
| 1987 | 12 | 0 |
| 1988 | 13 | 0 |
| 1989 | 17 | 0 |
| 1990 | 16 | 0 |
| 1991 | 14 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 12 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 18 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 15 | 0 |
| 2001 | 20 | 8 |
| 2002 | 20 | 15 |
| 2003 | 22 | 14 |
| 2004 | 20 | 23 |
| 2005 | 15 | 16 |
| 2006 | 18 | 12 |
| 2007 | 7 | 11 |
| 2008 | 10 | 16 |
| 2009 | 9 | 10 |
| 2010 | 8 | 6 |
| 2011 | 1 | 16 |
| 2012 | 9 | 10 |
| 2013 | 8 | 16 |
| 2014 | 12 | 17 |
| 2015 | 20 | 20 |
| 2016 | 9 | 17 |
| 2017 | 18 | 15 |
| 2018 | 18 | 8 |
| 2019 | 14 | 17 |
| 2020 | 15 | 19 |
| 2021 | 17 | 5 |
| 2022 | 8 | 4 |
| 2023 | 4 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F02M 17/02Floatless carburettors339
- F02M 17/18Carburettors having pertinent characteristics not provided for in, or of interest apart119
- F02M 17/34Carburettors having pertinent characteristics not provided for in, or of interest apart42
- F02M 17/08Carburettors having one or more fuel passages opening in a valve-seat surrounding38
- F02M 17/16Carburettors having continuously-rotating bodies34
- F02M 17/40Selection of particular materials for carburettors26
- F02M 17/36Carburettors having fitments facilitating their cleaning21
- F02M 17/10Carburettors having one or more fuel passages opening in valve-member of air20
All 15 subgroupsShow fewer
- F02M 17/44Carburettors characterised by draught direction and not otherwise provided for19
- F02M 17/38Controlling of carburettors, not otherwise provided for18
- F02M 17/52Use of cold, produced by carburettors, for other purposes13
- F02M 17/14Carburettors with fuel-supply parts opened and closed in synchronism with engine stroke12
- F02M 17/30Carburettors with fire-protecting devices9
- F02M 17/42Float-controlled carburettors not otherwise provided for9
- F02M 17/50Carburettors having means for combating ice-formation5
Recent patents
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- Enhancements for carbureted and retrofit electronic fuel injection aircraft engines1 Jul 2025US 12,345,222 B1
- Carbureted engine having an adjustable fuel to air ratio16 Jul 2026US 2026/0201854 A1INI Power Systems, Inc.
- Electronic Metering Rod Actuator for Carburetor19 Jun 2025US 2025/0198369 A1Kimberlyte Holdings, LLC
- Non-road engine30 Jan 2025US 2025/0035072 A1Chongqing Zongshen General Power Machine Co., Ltd.
- Carburettor assembly29 Jun 2023US 2023/0204005 A1Husqvarna AB
- Internal combustion engine30 Mar 2023US 2023/0100841 A1Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Fuel vapor extraction system83US 6,189,516 B1Ford Global Technologies, LLC · 2001
- Carburetor and method and apparatus for controlling air/fuel ratio of same57US 5,611,312 AWalbro Corporation · 1997
- Vacuum force amplifier for internal combustion engine55US 4,211,200 AAudi NSU Auto Union Aktiengesellschaft · 1980
- Adapter means for creating an open loop manually adjustable apparatus and system for selectively controlling the air-fuel ratio supplied to a combustion engine54US 4,556,032 AColt Industries Operating Corp. · 1985
- Multi-fuel system for internal combustion engines54US 4,594,201 A1986