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E02B 9/02

Water-ways

Full Title

Water-power plants; Layout, construction or equipment, methods of, or apparatus for, making same > Water-ways

Filing statistics

CPC E02B 9/02 belongs to the parent subclass E02B, which recorded 50,164 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 2,727 in 2013 to 4,705 in 2023 (+73%), peaking at 6,438 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class E02 are KOMATSU (3,939 applications), CATERPILLAR (3,490 applications) and HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY COMPANY (2,553 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

3 direct subcodes

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  • E02B 9/04 Free-flow canals or flumes; Intakes (gratings or screens therefor E02B5/08)
  • E02B 9/06 Pressure galleries or pressure conduits; Galleries specially adapted to house pressure conduits; Means specially adapted for use therewith, e.g. housings, valves, gates (driving inclined galleries E21D9/02; valves in general F16K; conduits in general F16L)

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class E02, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. KOMATSU JP 3,939
  2. CATERPILLAR US 3,490
  3. HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY COMPANY JP 2,553
  4. KOMATSU 1,789
  5. JOHN DEERE US 1,277
  6. HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY COMPANY 1,102
  7. KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY COMPANY JP 1,014
  8. HOHAI UNIVERSITY 975
  9. CHINA MCC17 GROUP COMPANY 810
  10. VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT SE 787