F02M 69/00
Low-pressure fuel-injection apparatus
Official title: Low-pressure fuel-injection apparatus {; Apparatus with both continuous and intermittent injection; Apparatus injecting different types of fuel}
F02M69/00 (Low-pressure fuel-injection apparatus) appears on 3,028 US grants and 1,537 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F02M- Granted patents
- 3,028
- Published applications
- 1,537
- Assignees
- 588
- Inventors
- 4,381
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 53 | 0 |
| 1977 | 35 | 0 |
| 1978 | 32 | 0 |
| 1979 | 50 | 0 |
| 1980 | 68 | 0 |
| 1981 | 58 | 0 |
| 1982 | 58 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 68 | 0 |
| 2000 | 74 | 0 |
| 2001 | 86 | 46 |
| 2002 | 98 | 93 |
| 2003 | 101 | 85 |
| 2004 | 79 | 118 |
| 2005 | 97 | 107 |
| 2006 | 89 | 94 |
| 2007 | 78 | 84 |
| 2008 | 68 | 62 |
| 2009 | 44 | 75 |
| 2010 | 64 | 64 |
| 2011 | 47 | 58 |
| 2012 | 30 | 45 |
| 2013 | 53 | 92 |
| 2014 | 46 | 117 |
| 2015 | 61 | 67 |
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| 2017 | 66 | 50 |
| 2018 | 52 | 44 |
| 2019 | 56 | 45 |
| 2020 | 40 | 33 |
| 2021 | 39 | 27 |
| 2022 | 24 | 16 |
| 2023 | 15 | 23 |
| 2024 | 20 | 13 |
| 2025 | 15 | 15 |
| 2026 | 7 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- F02M 69/46Details, component parts or accessories not provided for in, or of interest1,320
- F02M 69/04Injectors peculiar thereto1,299
- F02M 69/08Low-pressure fuel-injection apparatus: characterised by the fuel being carried by compressed air342
- F02M 69/16Low-pressure fuel-injection apparatus: characterised by means for metering continuous fuel flow to267
- F02M 69/30Low-pressure fuel-injection apparatus: characterised by means for facilitating the starting-up or idling245
- F02M 69/10Peculiar to scavenged two-stroke engines152
- F02M 69/02Pumps peculiar thereto59
- F02M 69/14Low-pressure fuel-injection apparatus: having cyclically-operated valves connecting injection nozzles to a source51
All 14 subgroupsShow fewer
- F02M 69/28Low-pressure fuel-injection apparatus: characterised by means for cutting-out the fuel supply to33
- F02M 69/44Low-pressure fuel-injection apparatus: characterised by means for supplying extra fuel to the25
- F02M 69/06Low-pressure fuel-injection apparatus: characterised by the pressurisation of the fuel being caused14
- F02M 69/002Low-pressure fuel-injection apparatus: characterised by means for intermittently metering the portion of10
- F02M 69/005Low-pressure fuel-injection apparatus: characterised by control of air admission to the engine6
- F02M 69/12Comprising a fuel-displaced free-piston for intermittently metering and supplying fuel to injection3
Recent patents
- Destructive joint testing of medium filled port fuel injection rails15 Sep 2026US 12,736,022 B2Robert Bosch GmbH
- Flow control method, system and apparatus2 Jun 2026US 12,644,428 B2G. W. Lisk Company, Inc.
- Engine device5 May 2026US 12,618,388 B2Yanmar Power Technology Co., Ltd.
- Port-injected engine having fuel distributor for reduced bias in fuel distribution17 Feb 2026US 12,553,407 B2Caterpillar Inc.
- Fuel injector assembly having sleeve with flow-directing cap and engine system using same3 Feb 2026US 12,540,593 B2Caterpillar Inc.
- Fuel injection arrangement for hand-held powertools8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309109 A1Husqvarna AB
- Fuel injection arrangement for hand-held powertools8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309110 A1Husqvarna AB
- Flow control method, system and apparatus24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286919 A1G. W. Lisk Company, Inc.
- Efi throttle body with side fuel injectors10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266252 A1Fuel Injection Technology Inc.
- Destructive joint testing of medium filled port fuel injection rails3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258772 A1Robert Bosch GmbH
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