F02M 35/10242
Devices or means connected to or integrated into air intakes
Official title: {Devices or means connected to or integrated into air intakes; Air intakes combined with other engine or vehicle parts (filters F02M35/02; silencers F02M35/12 and F02M35/14; air coolers F02B29/04; heaters F02M31/00; air storage tanks F02B21/00; compressors F02B33/00; sensors F02M35/10373)}
F02M35/10242 (Devices or means connected to or integrated into air intakes) appears on 1,891 US grants and 1,531 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F02M- Granted patents
- 1,891
- Published applications
- 1,531
- Assignees
- 550
- Inventors
- 3,757
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 21 | 0 |
| 1981 | 21 | 0 |
| 1982 | 20 | 0 |
| 1983 | 12 | 0 |
| 1984 | 15 | 0 |
| 1985 | 18 | 0 |
| 1986 | 15 | 0 |
| 1987 | 13 | 0 |
| 1988 | 14 | 0 |
| 1989 | 14 | 0 |
| 1990 | 20 | 0 |
| 1991 | 22 | 0 |
| 1992 | 22 | 0 |
| 1993 | 23 | 0 |
| 1994 | 21 | 0 |
| 1995 | 17 | 0 |
| 1996 | 29 | 0 |
| 1997 | 28 | 0 |
| 1998 | 28 | 0 |
| 1999 | 23 | 0 |
| 2000 | 30 | 0 |
| 2001 | 54 | 27 |
| 2002 | 58 | 56 |
| 2003 | 64 | 70 |
| 2004 | 65 | 80 |
| 2005 | 48 | 67 |
| 2006 | 66 | 38 |
| 2007 | 40 | 56 |
| 2008 | 36 | 54 |
| 2009 | 38 | 54 |
| 2010 | 37 | 74 |
| 2011 | 38 | 41 |
| 2012 | 48 | 40 |
| 2013 | 36 | 40 |
| 2014 | 33 | 54 |
| 2015 | 48 | 86 |
| 2016 | 52 | 97 |
| 2017 | 75 | 94 |
| 2018 | 92 | 101 |
| 2019 | 103 | 85 |
| 2020 | 91 | 81 |
| 2021 | 87 | 80 |
| 2022 | 97 | 46 |
| 2023 | 48 | 36 |
| 2024 | 39 | 29 |
| 2025 | 33 | 32 |
| 2026 | 11 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F02M 35/10262Flow guides, obstructions, deflectors or the like512
- F02M 35/10255Arrangements of valves496
- F02M 35/10268Heating, cooling or thermal insulating means340
- F02M 35/10288Air intakes combined with another engine part178
- F02M 35/10301Flexible, resilient, pivotally or movable parts159
- F02M 35/10275Means to avoid a change in direction of incoming fluid154
- F02M 35/10249Electrical or electronic devices fixed to the intake system143
- F02M 35/10281Means to remove, re-atomise or redistribute condensed fuel98
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- Air cleaner system for over-highway trucks66US 4,157,902 ADonaldson Company, Inc. · 1979
- Integrated induction system61US 5,003,933 AGeneral Motors Corporation · 1991
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