F23Q 1/00
Mechanical igniters
Official title: Mechanical igniters (lighters containing fuel F23Q2/00; matches C06F)
F23Q1/00 (Mechanical igniters) appears on 76 US grants and 79 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F23Q- Granted patents
- 76
- Published applications
- 79
- Assignees
- 33
- Inventors
- 117
- Latest grant
- 21 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 5 |
| 2016 | 3 | 9 |
| 2017 | 6 | 10 |
| 2018 | 11 | 6 |
| 2019 | 10 | 7 |
| 2020 | 5 | 6 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 4 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 6 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 |
| 2026 | 3 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Elongated igniting device30US 4,315,731 A1982
- Combination candle lighter and extinguisher28US 3,985,492 A1976
- Survival tool fire starter with mischmetal flint rod24US 8,186,995 B22012
- Recreational survival light/stove water heater unit20US 5,713,343 A1998
- Fire starting tool15US 5,919,037 ASurvival, Inc. · 1999