F02M 59/102
Mechanical drive
Official title: {Mechanical drive, e.g. tappets or cams (F02M45/063 takes precedence)}
F02M59/102 (Mechanical drive) appears on 597 US grants and 597 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F02M- Granted patents
- 597
- Published applications
- 597
- Assignees
- 166
- Inventors
- 1,169
- Latest grant
- 4 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 2024 | 10 | 14 |
| 2025 | 10 | 4 |
| 2026 | 7 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Fuel pump4 Aug 2026US 12,698,751 B1
- High-pressure fuel pump7 Jul 2026US 12,674,432 B2Robert Bosch GmbH
- Asymmetric fuel injection window and fuel metering window17 Mar 2026US 12,577,918 B2Caterpillar Inc.
- Pump actuator with improved fatigue life17 Mar 2026US 12,577,928 B2Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
- Sliding cam follower10 Mar 2026US 12,571,364 B2Cummins-Scania HPCR System, LLC
- Fuel system that prevents vapor lock in powertrains converted to run on a volatile alternative fuel20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243218 A1ICOM North America LLC
- Fuel compressor20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243241 A1Phinia Delphi Luxembourg Sarl
- Two-Member Fixing Structure and High-Pressure Fuel Supply Pump13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235097 A1Astemo, Ltd.
- Pressure regulator valve for engine fuel system25 Jun 2026US 2026/0177024 A1Cummins Inc.
- Asymmetric fuel injection window and fuel metering window22 Jan 2026US 2026/0022673 A1Caterpillar Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Set of piston type fuel pumps for internal combustion engines with direct fuel injection118US 7,281,519 B2Robert Bosch GmbH · 2007
- Pressure storage fuel injection system102US 5,622,152 AMitsubishi Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1997
- Fuel injection system and method for a diesel or stratified charge engine98US 5,313,924 AChrysler Corporation · 1994
- Mechanical tappet in particular for a fuel pump of an internal combustion engine62US 7,793,583 B2Schaeffler KG · 2010
- Fuel pump assembly62US 8,708,667 B2Delphi International Operations Luxemboug S.A.R.L. · 2014