F02M 25/00
Engine-pertinent apparatus for adding non-fuel substances or small quantities of secondary fuel
Official title: Engine-pertinent apparatus for adding non-fuel substances or small quantities of secondary fuel to combustion-air, main fuel or fuel-air mixture (adding secondary air to fuel-air mixture F02M23/00; adding exhaust gases F02M26/00; fuel-injection apparatus operating simultaneously on two or more fuels or on a liquid fuel and another liquid F02M43/00)
F02M25/00 (Engine-pertinent apparatus for adding non-fuel substances or small quantities of secondary fuel) appears on 5,902 US grants and 5,038 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F02M- Granted patents
- 5,902
- Published applications
- 5,038
- Assignees
- 1,199
- Inventors
- 7,912
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 31 | 0 |
| 1977 | 41 | 0 |
| 1978 | 26 | 0 |
| 1979 | 26 | 0 |
| 1980 | 21 | 0 |
| 1981 | 35 | 0 |
| 1982 | 42 | 0 |
| 1983 | 46 | 0 |
| 1984 | 33 | 0 |
| 1985 | 26 | 0 |
| 1986 | 23 | 0 |
| 1987 | 42 | 0 |
| 1988 | 29 | 0 |
| 1989 | 40 | 0 |
| 1990 | 27 | 0 |
| 1991 | 45 | 0 |
| 1992 | 60 | 0 |
| 1993 | 103 | 0 |
| 1994 | 82 | 0 |
| 1995 | 94 | 0 |
| 1996 | 91 | 0 |
| 1997 | 108 | 0 |
| 1998 | 106 | 0 |
| 1999 | 109 | 0 |
| 2000 | 106 | 0 |
| 2001 | 146 | 59 |
| 2002 | 170 | 146 |
| 2003 | 152 | 157 |
| 2004 | 154 | 194 |
| 2005 | 146 | 206 |
| 2006 | 184 | 193 |
| 2007 | 163 | 224 |
| 2008 | 163 | 183 |
| 2009 | 126 | 195 |
| 2010 | 124 | 202 |
| 2011 | 116 | 219 |
| 2012 | 154 | 186 |
| 2013 | 166 | 219 |
| 2014 | 154 | 273 |
| 2015 | 209 | 282 |
| 2016 | 240 | 300 |
| 2017 | 282 | 281 |
| 2018 | 257 | 274 |
| 2019 | 264 | 272 |
| 2020 | 273 | 268 |
| 2021 | 275 | 185 |
| 2022 | 183 | 158 |
| 2023 | 166 | 135 |
| 2024 | 112 | 80 |
| 2025 | 76 | 87 |
| 2026 | 55 | 60 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F02M 25/08Adding fuel vapours drawn from engine fuel reservoir3,632
- F02M 25/022Adding fuel and water emulsion, water or steam825
- F02M 25/10Adding acetylene, non-waterborne hydrogen, non-airborne oxygen, or ozone623
- F02M 25/06Adding lubricant vapours551
- F02M 25/14Adding anti-knock agents, not provided for in subgroups f02m25/022 - f02m25/10123
Recent patents
- Fuel tank processing apparatus6 Oct 2026US 12,753,727 B2Subaru Corporation
- Purge valve control method and control device of evaporated fuel processing device6 Oct 2026US 12,753,728 B2Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
- Intake manifold29 Sep 2026US 12,747,715 B2Mahle International GmbH
- Hydrogen mixed-combustion electronic control device and power generation system using same15 Sep 2026US 12,736,014 B2Hitachi, Ltd.
- Two-stage fuel tank isolation valve with integrated pressure relief15 Sep 2026US 12,736,018 B2Phinia Jersey Holdings LLC
- Evaporative emission leak detection system and detection method for engines1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298181 A1Difite (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
- Method for performing mechanical work, arrangement for performing mechanical work, and method for converting mechanical energy into electrical energy24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287177 A1
- Method for utilizing refrigerant, and arrangement for implementing the method10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266246 A1Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Fuel supply module10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266247 A1Walbro Corporation
- Method for promoting combustion of combustible and enhancing power output and usage life of combustion equipment27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250589 A1Qingdao Hengnengda Energy Technologies Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for operation of combustion engines205US 6,155,212 A2000
- Premixed charge compression ignition engine with optimal combustion control196US 6,276,334 B1Cummins Engine Company, Inc. · 2001
- Remedial system: a pollution control device for utilizing and abating volatile organic compounds178US 8,776,734 B1Innovative Environmental Solutions, LLC · 2014
- Reformed natural gas for powering an internal combustion engine177US 6,508,209 B12003
- Multiple fuel supply system for an internal combustion engine164US 4,031,864 AThe United States of America as represented by the United States Energy Research and Development Administration · 1977