F02P 5/04
Automatically, as a function of the working conditions of the engine or
Official title: automatically, as a function of the working conditions of the engine or vehicle or of the atmospheric conditions (dependent on position of personal controls of engine F02P5/02)
F02P5/04 (Automatically, as a function of the working conditions of the engine or) appears on 4,386 US grants and 2,683 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F02P- Granted patents
- 4,386
- Published applications
- 2,683
- Assignees
- 595
- Inventors
- 5,997
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 65 | 0 |
| 1977 | 65 | 0 |
| 1978 | 98 | 0 |
| 1979 | 67 | 0 |
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| 1981 | 98 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 48 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 32 | 0 |
| 2001 | 57 | 17 |
| 2002 | 46 | 67 |
| 2003 | 77 | 77 |
| 2004 | 84 | 95 |
| 2005 | 78 | 68 |
| 2006 | 87 | 78 |
| 2007 | 89 | 79 |
| 2008 | 62 | 89 |
| 2009 | 48 | 93 |
| 2010 | 75 | 102 |
| 2011 | 63 | 109 |
| 2012 | 89 | 106 |
| 2013 | 87 | 96 |
| 2014 | 98 | 124 |
| 2015 | 83 | 167 |
| 2016 | 146 | 188 |
| 2017 | 169 | 169 |
| 2018 | 194 | 216 |
| 2019 | 216 | 179 |
| 2020 | 184 | 158 |
| 2021 | 185 | 121 |
| 2022 | 141 | 97 |
| 2023 | 83 | 63 |
| 2024 | 68 | 47 |
| 2025 | 39 | 41 |
| 2026 | 17 | 37 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Systems and methods for combusting unconventional fuel chemistries in a diesel engine architecture7 Jul 2026US 12,674,409 B2Climate Energy Investments, LLC
- Engine system with combustion control for reducing combustion variations7 Jul 2026US 12,674,428 B2Mazda Motor Corporation
- Engine control system and methods8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309111 A1Arctic Cat Inc.
- Method and system for controlling the engine torque of an internal combustion engine1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298167 A1Vitesco Technologies GmbH
- Control Device Of Internal Combustion Engine For Portable Work Machine, And Portable Work Machine1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298189 A1Yamabiko Corporation
- Control device for vehicle24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285291 A1Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Control system for multi-fuel generator set and control method thereof, and generator set17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275924 A1Chongqing Rato Technology Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Processor interrupt device for an electronic engine control apparatus710US 4,282,573 AHitachi, Ltd. · 1981
- Internal combustion engine control for improved fuel efficiency214US 8,099,224 B2Tula Technology, Inc. · 2012
- Exhaust gas control using a spark plug ionization signal198US 6,980,903 B2Visteon Global Technologies, Inc. · 2005
- Ignition timing control apparatus for an internal combustion engine169US 4,913,116 AHitachi Automotive Engineering Co., Ltd. · 1990
- Differential torque operation for internal combustion engine167US 7,503,312 B2Ford Global Technologies, LLC · 2009