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CPC Subgroup
E02F 5/02

for digging trenches or ditches (; agricultural ploughs for working ridges A01B13/02)

Full Title

Dredgers or soil-shifting machines for special purposes > for digging trenches or ditches (; agricultural ploughs for working ridges A01B13/02)

9 direct subcodes

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  • E02F 5/04 with digging screws
  • E02F 5/06 with digging elements mounted on an endless chain
  • E02F 5/08 with digging wheels turning round an axis

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