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IPC Range: F00A - F99Z
A00A-A99Z * B00A-B99Z * C00A-C99Z * D00A-D99Z * E00A-E99Z * F00A-F99Z * G00A-G99Z * H00A-H99Z * Contents

IPC: F01B  PATS: 7     MACHINES OR ENGINES, IN GENERAL OR OF POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT TYPE,
                       e.g. STEAM ENGINES                                                    

   092   71%  EXPANSIBLE CHAMBER DEVICES
   091   14%  MOTORS: EXPANSIBLE CHAMBER TYPE
   415   14%  ROTARY KINETIC FLUID MOTORS OR PUMPS

IPC: F01C  PATS: 4     ROTARY-PISTON OR OSCILLATING-PISTON MACHINES OR ENGINES               

   418   75%  ROTARY EXPANSIBLE CHAMBER DEVICES
   417   25%  PUMPS

IPC: F01D  PATS: 4     NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES OR ENGINES, e.g. STEAM TURBINES    

   415   50%  ROTARY KINETIC FLUID MOTORS OR PUMPS
   165   25%  HEAT EXCHANGE
   416   25%  FLUID REACTION SURFACES (I.E., IMPELLERS)

IPC: F01L  PATS: 13    CYCLICALLY OPERATING VALVES FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES                   

   123  100%  INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES

IPC: F01M  PATS: 2     LUBRICATING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL ; LUBRICATING
                       INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES; CRANKCASE VENTILATING [2]                

   123  100%  INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES

IPC: F01N  PATS: 5     GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR MACHINES OR ENGINES IN
                       GENERAL; GAS-FLOW SILENCERS OR EXHAUST APPARATUS FOR
                       INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES                                           

   060  100%  POWER PLANTS

IPC: F01P  PATS: 1     COOLING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; COOLING OF
                       INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES                                           

   123  100%  INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES

IPC: F02B  PATS: 2     INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES; COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL     

   123  100%  INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES

IPC: F02C  PATS: 3     GAS-TURBINE PLANTS; AIR INTAKES FOR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS;
                       CONTROLLING FUEL SUPPLY IN AIR-BREATHING JET-PROPULSION PLANTS        

   060  100%  POWER PLANTS

IPC: F02D  PATS: 4     CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES [4]                                    

   123  100%  INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES

IPC: F02G  PATS: 2     HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT ENGINE PLANTS ;
                       USE OF WASTE HEAT OF COMBUSTION ENGINES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR   

   060  100%  POWER PLANTS

IPC: F02K  PATS: 1     JET-PROPULSION PLANTS                                                 

   060  100%  POWER PLANTS

IPC: F02M  PATS: 2     SUPPLYING COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL WITH COMBUSTIBLE MIXTURES OR
                       CONSTITUENTS THEREOF                                                  

   123  100%  INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINES

IPC: F02P  PATS: 1     IGNITION, OTHER THAN COMPRESSION IGNITION, FOR INTERNAL-COMBUSTION
                       ENGINES; TESTING OF IGNITION TIMING IN COMPRESSION-IGNITION ENGINES   

   324  100%  ELECTRICITY: MEASURING AND TESTING

IPC: F04B  PATS: 7     POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS                     

   417  100%  PUMPS

IPC: F04D  PATS: 3     NON-POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMPS                                       

   415   67%  ROTARY KINETIC FLUID MOTORS OR PUMPS
   416   33%  FLUID REACTION SURFACES (I.E., IMPELLERS)

IPC: F10L  PATS: 1     Header Text Not Available for this IPC

   285  100%  PIPE JOINTS OR COUPLINGS

IPC: F15B  PATS: 3     SYSTEMS ACTING BY MEANS OF FLUIDS IN GENERAL; FLUID-PRESSURE
                       ACTUATORS, e.g. SERVOMOTORS; DETAILS OF FLUID-PRESSURE SYSTEMS, NOT
                       OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR                                                

   137  100%  FLUID HANDLING

IPC: F15C  PATS: 1     FLUID-CIRCUIT ELEMENTS PREDOMINANTLY USED FOR COMPUTING OR CONTROL
                       PURPOSES                                                              

   384  100%  BEARINGS

IPC: F16B  PATS: 2     DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE
                       PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS, WEDGES;
                       JOINTS OR JOINTING                                                    

   024   50%  BUCKLES, BUTTONS, CLASPS, ETC.
   403   50%  JOINTS AND CONNECTIONS

IPC: F16C  PATS: 12    SHAFTS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; ELEMENTS OF CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ROTARY
                       BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; BEARINGS [5]                      

   384   92%  BEARINGS
   074    8%  MACHINE ELEMENT OR MECHANISM

IPC: F16D  PATS: 24    COUPLINGS FOR TRANSMITTING ROTATION; CLUTCHES; BRAKES [2]             

   192   83%  CLUTCHES AND POWER-STOP CONTROL
   464    8%  ROTARY SHAFTS, GUDGEONS, HOUSINGS, AND FLEXIBLE COUPLINGS FOR ROTARY

IPC: F16F  PATS: 7     SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION                 

   074   57%  MACHINE ELEMENT OR MECHANISM
   188   29%  BRAKES
   192   14%  CLUTCHES AND POWER-STOP CONTROL

IPC: F16H  PATS: 17    GEARING                                                               

   474   35%  ENDLESS BELT POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS OR COMPONENTS
   074   29%  MACHINE ELEMENT OR MECHANISM
   192   29%  CLUTCHES AND POWER-STOP CONTROL
   475    6%  PLANETARY GEAR TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS OR COMPONENTS

IPC: F16J  PATS: 4     PISTONS; CYLINDERS; PRESSURE VESSELS IN GENERAL; SEALINGS             

   277  100%  SEAL FOR A JOINT OR JUNCTURE

IPC: F16K  PATS: 8     VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR
                       AERATING                                                              

   137   75%  FLUID HANDLING
   236   13%  AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY REGULATION
   251   13%  VALVES AND VALVE ACTUATION

IPC: F16L  PATS: 4     PIPES; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR
                       PROTECTIVE TUBING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL            

   285   50%  PIPE JOINTS OR COUPLINGS
   137   25%  FLUID HANDLING
   138   25%  PIPES AND TUBULAR CONDUITS

IPC: F21Q  PATS: 2     Header Text Not Available for this IPC

   362  100%  ILLUMINATION

IPC: F21S  PATS: 1     NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF [1,7] * oo           

   362  100%  ILLUMINATION

IPC: F21U  PATS: 1     Header Text Not Available for this IPC

   362  100%  ILLUMINATION

IPC: F21V  PATS: 10    FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR * oo SYSTEMS
                       THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER
                       ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR [1,7]                            

   362  100%  ILLUMINATION

IPC: F21W  PATS: 1     INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21L, F21S and F21V,
                       RELATING TO USES OR APPLICATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS [7]   

   362  100%  ILLUMINATION

IPC: F24C  PATS: 1     OTHER DOMESTIC STOVES OR RANGES; DETAILS OF DOMESTIC STOVES OR
                       RANGES, OF GENERAL APPLICATION                                        

   126  100%  STOVES AND FURNACES

IPC: F24J  PATS: 1     PRODUCTION OR USE OF HEAT NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR                  

   126  100%  STOVES AND FURNACES

IPC: F25B  PATS: 7     REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS, OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND
                       REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS                              

   062  100%  REFRIGERATION

IPC: F25J  PATS: 2     LIQUEFACTION, SOLIDIFICATION, OR SEPARATION OF GASES OR GASEOUS
                       MIXTURES BY PRESSURE AND COLD TREATMENT                               

   062  100%  REFRIGERATION

IPC: F26B  PATS: 3     DRYING SOLID MATERIALS OR OBJECTS BY REMOVING LIQUID THEREFROM        

   034  100%  DRYING AND GAS OR VAPOR CONTACT WITH SOLIDS

IPC: F27B  PATS: 1     FURNACES, KILNS, OVENS, OR RETORTS IN GENERAL; OPEN SINTERING OR LIKE
                       APPARATUS                                                             

   432  100%  HEATING

IPC: F28D  PATS: 1     HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN
                       WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT ; HEAT
                       STORAGE PLANTS OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL [4]                            

   165  100%  HEAT EXCHANGE

IPC: F28F  PATS: 4     DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE OR HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL
                       APPLICATION                                                           

   165   50%  HEAT EXCHANGE
   029   25%  METAL WORKING
   236   25%  AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY REGULATION

IPC: F41G  PATS: 1     WEAPON SIGHTS; AIMING                                                 

   463  100%  AMUSEMENT DEVICES: GAMES

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