F02M 51/06
Injectors peculiar thereto with means directly operating the valve needle
Official title: Injectors peculiar thereto {with means directly operating the valve needle}
F02M51/06 (Injectors peculiar thereto with means directly operating the valve needle) appears on 2,657 US grants and 2,029 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F02M- Granted patents
- 2,657
- Published applications
- 2,029
- Assignees
- 421
- Inventors
- 3,186
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 2006 | 82 | 91 |
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| 2022 | 68 | 24 |
| 2023 | 32 | 23 |
| 2024 | 18 | 23 |
| 2025 | 13 | 28 |
| 2026 | 10 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Fuel injection valve6 Oct 2026US 12,753,733 B2Robert Bosch GmbH
- Electromagnetic fuel injector1 Sep 2026US 12,723,563 B2Marelli Europe S.P.A.
- Fuel injector28 Jul 2026US 12,692,827 B2Phinia Delphi Luxembourg Sarl
- Fuel supply device for internal combustion engine7 Jul 2026US 12,674,429 B2Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Support structure for fuel injection valve30 Jun 2026US 12,669,103 B2Hitachi Astemo, Ltd.
- Fuel injector with configurable control valve outlet1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298186 A1Stanadyne Operating Company LLC
- Fuel injector24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286922 A1Phinia Delphi Luxembourg Sarl
- System and related method for fuel injection systems13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235096 A1Caterpillar Inc.
- Electromagnetic actuator and fuel injection device23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210319 A1Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engine & Turbocharger, Ltd.
- Method for armature lift feedback setting of injector23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210321 A1Hyundai Kefico Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Flow meter567US 6,874,480 B1Combustion Dynamics Corp. · 2005
- Fuel control system with calibration learning capability for motor vehicle internal combustion engine137US 4,130,095 AGeneral Motors Corporation · 1978
- Fuel injector116US 5,915,626 ARobert Bosch GmbH · 1999
- Fuel injector with an integrated spark plug for a direct injection type engine104US 5,497,744 AToyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha · 1996
- Housing for coil of solenoid-operated fuel injector95US 5,544,816 ASiemens Automotive Corporation · 1996