F23Q 3/00
Igniters using electrically-produced sparks
Official title: Igniters using electrically-produced sparks (sparking-plugs H01T13/00)
F23Q3/00 (Igniters using electrically-produced sparks) appears on 505 US grants and 310 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F23Q- Granted patents
- 505
- Published applications
- 310
- Assignees
- 307
- Inventors
- 855
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 18 | 0 |
| 1977 | 12 | 0 |
| 1978 | 11 | 0 |
| 1979 | 11 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 10 | 0 |
| 1982 | 11 | 0 |
| 1983 | 18 | 0 |
| 1984 | 12 | 0 |
| 1985 | 11 | 0 |
| 1986 | 15 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 14 | 0 |
| 1990 | 13 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 10 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 3 |
| 2002 | 4 | 3 |
| 2003 | 8 | 5 |
| 2004 | 7 | 6 |
| 2005 | 3 | 10 |
| 2006 | 5 | 4 |
| 2007 | 2 | 5 |
| 2008 | 2 | 6 |
| 2009 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010 | 8 | 16 |
| 2011 | 6 | 12 |
| 2012 | 9 | 12 |
| 2013 | 6 | 12 |
| 2014 | 7 | 18 |
| 2015 | 13 | 18 |
| 2016 | 16 | 19 |
| 2017 | 14 | 16 |
| 2018 | 17 | 18 |
| 2019 | 18 | 12 |
| 2020 | 15 | 21 |
| 2021 | 9 | 17 |
| 2022 | 13 | 18 |
| 2023 | 11 | 15 |
| 2024 | 14 | 16 |
| 2025 | 13 | 12 |
| 2026 | 12 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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