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E02D 19/12

by damming or interrupting the passage of underground water

Full Title

Keeping dry foundation sites or other areas in the ground (sheet piles or bulkheads E02D5/02) > Restraining of underground water > by damming or interrupting the passage of underground water

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  • E02D 19/14 by freezing the soil (in connection with sinking shafts E21D1/12)
  • E02D 19/16 by placing or applying sealing substances (; consolidating by placing solidifying or pore-filling pore-filling substances in the soil E02D3/12 )
  • E02D 19/20 by displacing the water, e.g. by compressed air

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