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E21C 50/00

Obtaining minerals from underwater, not otherwise provided for (suction dredgers or component parts thereof E02F3/88; equipment for conveying or separating excavated material E02F7/00; dippers G01N1/12)

Filing statistics

CPC E21C 50/00 belongs to the parent subclass E21C, which recorded 16,559 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 828 in 2013 to 1,605 in 2023 (+94%), peaking at 1,908 applications in 2021. The most active applicants in class E21 are HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES GROUP (27,652 applications), SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY (7,755 applications) and PETROCHINA COMPANY (7,025 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

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  • E21C 50/02 dependent on the ship movements (vessels or floating structures adapted for special purposes B63B35/00)

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class E21, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES GROUP US 27,652
  2. SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY SA 7,755
  3. PETROCHINA COMPANY 7,025
  4. BAKER HUGHES US 6,589
  5. SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY US 6,151
  6. SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 4,443
  7. SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY NL 4,255
  8. CNPC (CHINA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION) 3,991
  9. SERVICES PETROLIERS SCHLUMBERGER FR 3,300
  10. SCHLUMBERGER CANADA CA 3,086