F02M 45/086
Having more than one injection-valve controlling discharge orifices
Official title: {Having more than one injection-valve controlling discharge orifices}
F02M45/086 (Having more than one injection-valve controlling discharge orifices) appears on 217 US grants and 224 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F02M- Granted patents
- 217
- Published applications
- 224
- Assignees
- 63
- Inventors
- 372
- Latest grant
- 17 Mar 2026
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| 2024 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 8 |
| 2026 | 2 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Asymmetric fuel injection window and fuel metering window17 Mar 2026US 12,577,918 B2Caterpillar Inc.
- Fuel injector control strategy using fuel bulk modulus for fuel injector command determination13 Jan 2026US 12,523,182 B2Caterpillar Inc.
- Dual fuel system and operating strategy metering fuel via varied fuel pump output2 Dec 2025US 12,486,809 B2Caterpillar Inc.
- Fuel injector in an engine having spray orifice set configured for offset positioning and engine operating method8 Oct 2024US 12,110,851 B2Caterpillar Inc.
- Injection nozzle for a dual-fuel engine, dual-fuel engine and method for operating the same10 Sep 2024US 12,085,049 B2MAN Energy Solutions SE
- Turbulent jet controlled diffusion combustion engine23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210283 A1Aramco Services Company
- Dual fuel injector for injection control and fuel metering, and method for operating same7 May 2026US 2026/0126025 A1Caterpillar Inc.
- Fuel injector for dual fuel applications having non-return valve for leakage control26 Mar 2026US 2026/0085649 A1Caterpillar Inc.
- Dual fuel injector and method26 Mar 2026US 2026/0085650 A1Caterpillar Inc.
- Asymmetric fuel injection window and fuel metering window22 Jan 2026US 2026/0022673 A1Caterpillar Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Gaseous and liquid fuel injector73US 6,073,862 AWestport Research Inc. · 2000
- Two-stage fuel injection nozzle67US 5,458,292 AGeneral Electric Company · 1995
- Two stage fuel injector nozzle assembly57US 5,899,389 ACummins Engine Company, Inc. · 1999
- Gaseous and liquid fuel injector with a two way hydraulic fluid control valve52US 6,336,598 B12002
- Mixed mode fuel injector with individually moveable needle valve members52US 6,769,635 B2Caterpillar Inc. · 2004