CPC Main Group
E02C 1/00 Locks ; Shaft locks, i.e. locks of which one front side is formed by a solid wall with an opening in the lower part through which the ships pass (lock gates E02B7/20 )
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Child Classifications
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- E02C 1/02 with auxiliary basins
- E02C 1/04 with floating throughs
- E02C 1/06 Devices for filling or emptying locks (in lock gates E02B7/20 )
- E02C 1/08 Arrangements for dissipating the energy of the water (carried by lock gates E02B8/06)
- E02C 1/10 Equipment for use in connection with the navigation of ships in locks; Mooring equipment (tying-up, anchoring waterborne vessels B63B21/00; equipment for shipping on coasts, in harbours or on other fixed marine structures E02B3/20)
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class E02, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- KOMATSU JP 3,939
- CATERPILLAR US 3,490
- HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY COMPANY JP 2,553
- KOMATSU 1,789
- JOHN DEERE US 1,277
- HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY COMPANY 1,102
- KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY COMPANY JP 1,014
- HOHAI UNIVERSITY 975
- CHINA MCC17 GROUP COMPANY 810
- VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT SE 787