E01 CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
Description
E01 covers the design, construction, and structural engineering of transportation infrastructure including roads, railways, and bridges. This encompasses planning and building methods for surface layers, foundations, drainage systems, and protective structures integral to these transport routes. The class includes railway track systems, bridge components, and road surface technologies, but excludes maintenance of existing structures (covered under E01F) and specialized aspects like traffic control signaling or vehicle propulsion systems.
Filing statistics
CPC E01 recorded 178,704 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023, summed across its 5 subclasses. Annual filings grew from 7,252 in 2013 to 17,281 in 2023 (+138%), peaking at 24,481 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class E01 are PLASSER & THEURER EXPORT VON BAHNBAUMASCHINEN (998 applications), CATERPILLAR PAVING PRODUCTS (937 applications) and CHINA RAILWAY SIYUAN SURVEY AND DESIGN GROUP COMPANY (869 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
5 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- E01B PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS (derailing or rerailing blocks on track, track brakes or retarders B61K)
- E01C CONSTRUCTION OF, OR SURFACES FOR, ROADS, SPORTS GROUNDS, OR THE LIKE; MACHINES OR AUXILIARY TOOLS FOR CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR (forming roads or like surfaces by compacting or grading snow or ice E01H)
- E01D CONSTRUCTION OF BRIDGES, OR VIADUCTS; ASSEMBLY OF BRIDGES (bridges extending between terminal buildings and aircraft for embarking or disembarking passengers B64F1/305; )
- E01F ADDITIONAL WORK, SUCH AS EQUIPPING ROADS OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PLATFORMS, HELICOPTER LANDING STAGES, SIGNS, SNOW FENCES, OR THE LIKE
- E01H STREET CLEANING; CLEANING OF PERMANENT WAYS; CLEANING BEACHES; DISPERSING FOG IN GENERAL (cleaning in general B08B)
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filings, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- PLASSER & THEURER EXPORT VON BAHNBAUMASCHINEN AT 998
- CATERPILLAR PAVING PRODUCTS US 937
- CHINA RAILWAY SIYUAN SURVEY AND DESIGN GROUP COMPANY 869
- WIRTGEN DE 740
- CHINA RAILWAY MAJOR BRIDGE ENGINEERING GROUP COMPANY 685
- CHANG AN UNIVERSITY 615
- CREEC (CHINA RAILWAY ERYUAN ENGINEERING GROUP) 613
- SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY 562
- TONGJI UNIVERSITY 500
- ROAD & BRIDGE INTERNATIONAL COMPANY 491