CPC Main Group
E21C 37/00 Other methods or devices for dislodging with or without loading (breaking-down by means inserted in slits E21C27/14)
9 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- E21C 37/02 by wedges
- E21C 37/04 by devices with parts pressed mechanically against the wall of a borehole
- E21C 37/06 by making use of hydraulic or pneumatic pressure in a borehole
- E21C 37/16 by fire-setting or by similar methods based on a heat effect (drilling by use of heat E21B7/14)
- E21C 37/18 by electricity
- E21C 37/20 by ultrasonic waves
- E21C 37/22 Hand tools or hand-held power-operated tools specially adapted for dislodging minerals (slitting machines guided solely by hand E21C25/64)
- E21C 37/26 Chisels or other cutting tools not mentioned before
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class E21, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES GROUP US 27,652
- SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY SA 7,755
- PETROCHINA COMPANY 7,025
- BAKER HUGHES US 6,589
- SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY US 6,151
- SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 4,443
- SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY NL 4,255
- CNPC (CHINA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION) 3,991
- SERVICES PETROLIERS SCHLUMBERGER FR 3,300
- SCHLUMBERGER CANADA CA 3,086