F02M 63/0012
Valves
Official title: {Valves (for fuel metering see the relevant groups, e.g. F02M59/34; inlet or outlet check valves for fuel injection pumps F02M59/46; for fuel injectors see the relevant groups, e.g. F02M61/00)}
F02M63/0012 (Valves) appears on 1,464 US grants and 1,518 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F02M- Granted patents
- 1,464
- Published applications
- 1,518
- Assignees
- 282
- Inventors
- 2,356
- Latest grant
- 23 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | 11 | 0 |
| 1997 | 17 | 0 |
| 1998 | 22 | 0 |
| 1999 | 28 | 0 |
| 2000 | 42 | 0 |
| 2001 | 45 | 12 |
| 2002 | 51 | 70 |
| 2003 | 59 | 88 |
| 2004 | 76 | 83 |
| 2005 | 57 | 63 |
| 2006 | 53 | 95 |
| 2007 | 58 | 72 |
| 2008 | 51 | 69 |
| 2009 | 48 | 83 |
| 2010 | 40 | 50 |
| 2011 | 46 | 57 |
| 2012 | 34 | 47 |
| 2013 | 28 | 64 |
| 2014 | 40 | 68 |
| 2015 | 46 | 104 |
| 2016 | 78 | 83 |
| 2017 | 79 | 62 |
| 2018 | 73 | 74 |
| 2019 | 60 | 81 |
| 2020 | 76 | 62 |
| 2021 | 73 | 41 |
| 2022 | 62 | 23 |
| 2023 | 21 | 12 |
| 2024 | 15 | 18 |
| 2025 | 19 | 23 |
| 2026 | 6 | 14 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F02M 63/0014Characterised by the valve actuating means907
- F02M 63/0031Characterized by the type of valves819
- F02M 63/007Details not provided for in, or of interest apart from, the apparatus309
- F02M 63/0059Arrangements of valve actuators166
- F02M 63/0057Means for avoiding fuel contact with valve actuator24
Recent patents
- Fuel pump23 Jun 2026US 12,662,982 B2Phinia Delphi Luxembourg Sarl
- Pump23 Jun 2026US 12,662,983 B2Phinia Delphi Luxembourg Sarl
- Valve assembly for a fuel pump5 May 2026US 12,618,387 B2Phinia Delphi Luxembourg Sarl
- Systems and methods for at-cylinder fuel switching27 Jan 2026US 12,535,041 B2Caterpillar Inc.
- EFI throttle body with side fuel injectors20 Jan 2026US 12,529,351 B2Fuel Injection Technology Inc.
- Fuel injection device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275947 A1Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engine & Turbocharger, Ltd.
- Efi throttle body with side fuel injectors10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266252 A1Fuel Injection Technology Inc.
- Injector for gaseous or liquid fuel23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210317 A1Robert Bosch GmbH
- Electromagnetic actuator and fuel injection device23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210319 A1Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Engine & Turbocharger, Ltd.
- High Pressure Fuel Pump With Configuration To Mitigate Cavitation9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194033 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for operation of combustion engines205US 6,155,212 A2000
- Hydraulically-actuated electronically-controlled unit injector fuel system having variable control of actuating fluid pressure125US 5,191,867 ACaterpillar Inc. · 1993
- High speed fuel injector106US 5,460,329 A1995
- System and methods for electronic control of an accumulator fuel system101US 5,678,521 ACummins Engine Company, Inc. · 1997
- Piezoelectric controlled common rail injector with hydraulic amplification of piezoelectric stroke99US 5,779,149 ASiemens Automotive Corporation · 1998