CPC Subgroup
E02D 29/05 at least part of the cross-section being constructed in an open excavation or from the ground surface, e.g. assembled in a trench
Full Title
underground or underwater structures (underground tanks B65D88/76; hydraulic engineering, e.g. sealings or joints, E02B; underground garages E04H6/00; underground air-raid shelters E04H9/12; burial vaults E04H13/00); Retaining walls > Underground structures, e.g. tunnels or galleries, built in the open air or by methods involving disturbance of the ground surface all along the location line; Methods of making them > at least part of the cross-section being constructed in an open excavation or from the ground surface, e.g. assembled in a trench
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Child Classifications
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- E02D 29/055 further excavation of the cross-section proceeding underneath an already installed part of the structure, e.g. the roof of a tunnel
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