E02F 9/14 Booms ; Cable suspensions
Full Title
Component parts of dredgers or soil-shifting machines, not restricted to one of the kinds covered by groups E02F3/00 - E02F7/00 (laying-out or take-up devices for trailing electric cables B66C) > Booms ; Cable suspensions
Filing statistics
CPC E02F 9/14 belongs to the parent subclass E02F, which recorded 64,660 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 4,479 in 2013 to 5,780 in 2023 (+29%), peaking at 7,760 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
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