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CPC technology class · F02

F02C - Gas-turbine Plants

Gas-turbine plants; air intakes for jet-propulsion plants; controlling fuel supply in air-breathing jet-propulsion plants. 16,237 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

16,237
US patents granted
F02
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+49%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Gas-turbine Plants ranks #117 of 670 CPC technology areas - 16,237 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 49% over five years.

#117
of 670 CPC technology areas
16,237
US patents granted, 2015–2025
General Electric
leading assignee (2,381)
+49%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: General Electric Company (2,381 patents)

CPC subclass F02C - GAS-TURBINE PLANTS; AIR INTAKES FOR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS; CONTROLLING FUEL SUPPLY IN AIR-BREATHING JET-PROPULSION PLANTS - covers 16,237 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025 according to USPTO PatentsView records, within the broader CPC class F02 (COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS). See our CPC classification guide for how the system works.

The competitive landscape in F02C is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. General Electric Company leads with 2,381 patents, followed by United Technologies Corporation at 1,599 grants and Raytheon Technologies Corporation at 1,085.

Filing activity in F02C is up 49% over the past five years versus 2015-2019, a sharp acceleration suggesting an emerging or fast-moving technology area. All counts come directly from USPTO PatentsView and reflect US granted utility patents only.

Is F02C innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in F02C, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 49% versus 2015–2019.

5001,0001,5002,0002,500 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 1,096

Who leads F02C?

The 12 most active assignees in GAS-TURBINE PLANTS; AIR INTAKES FOR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS; CONTROLLING FUEL SUPPLY IN AIR-BREATHING JET-PROPULSION PLANTS - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows General Electric is the most active filer in F02C, holding 2,381 of the 16,237 patents in this class. Concentration at the top signals how contestable this technology area is for new entrants.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025 grant years
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Top patent holders in CPC subclass F02C
Rank Company Patents in F02C
#1 General Electric Company 2,381
#2 United Technologies Corporation 1,599
#3 Raytheon Technologies Corporation 1,085
#4 Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. 958
#5 Rolls-royce Plc 886
#6 Safran Aircraft Engines 592
#7 Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation (hsc) 545
#8 RTX Corporation 500
#9 Rolls-royce North American Technologies Inc. 301
#10 Rolls-royce Corporation 287
#11 Honeywell International Inc. 262
#12 Rolls-royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG 242
#13 Snecma 220
#14 Airbus Operations SAS 207
#15 Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems, Ltd. 198
#16 ROHR, Inc. 148
#17 Borgwarner Inc. 139
#18 Safran Transmission Systems 121
#19 GE AVIO S.r.l. 119
#20 Mitsubishi Power, Ltd. 102

About This Class

CPC subclass F02C belongs to class F02.

16,237 patents were granted in this class between 2015 and 2025.

20 companies actively patent in this space.

Classification System

Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) is a hierarchical patent classification system used by the USPTO and EPO.

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Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading F02C assignee, placed by how many patents it holds in this class (horizontal) against its company-wide average claims per patent (vertical) - a read on whether the class is led by broad-but-shallow filers or focused deep-claim players.

Top 14 F02C assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in F02C. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 14 F02C assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in F02C. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 1012141618 05001000150020002500 Patents in F02C Avg claims / patent (company-wide) General ElectricUnitedRaytheonPratt & Whitney CanadaRolls-royceSafran Aircraft Engin…Hamilton Sundstrand (…RtxRolls-royce North Ame…Rolls-royceHoneywell Internation…Rolls-royce Deutschla…SnecmaAirbus Operations Sas
Top 14 F02C assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in F02C. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class F02C?
CPC subclass F02C covers GAS-TURBINE PLANTS; AIR INTAKES FOR JET-PROPULSION PLANTS; CONTROLLING FUEL SUPPLY IN AIR-BREATHING JET-PROPULSION PLANTS. It belongs to CPC class F02 (COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS), with 16,237 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in F02C?
16,237 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass F02C between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in F02C?
General Electric Company leads F02C with 2,381 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for F02C collected?
Patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. It covers all US granted utility patents and assigns CPC codes based on the technology described in each patent.
What is the difference between CPC class and subclass?
A CPC class (e.g., F02) is a broad technology category. Subclasses like F02C provide finer granularity within that category. PlainPatent organizes data at the subclass level (4-character codes) for the most useful view of technology domains.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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