CPC Main Group
E21F 5/00 Means or methods for preventing, binding, depositing, or removing dust ; Preventing explosions or fires (dams E21F17/103; applying liquids or other fluent materials to surfaces in general B05)
6 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- E21F 5/02 by wetting or spraying
- E21F 5/08 Rock dusting of mines; Depositing other protective substances
- E21F 5/14 Fluid barriers or rock dusters made to work by, or at the same time as, shots or explosions
- E21F 5/16 Layers of hygroscopic or other salts deposited on floors, walls, or the like, for binding dust; Deposition of such layers (dust-absorbing materials in general C09K3/22)
- E21F 5/18 Impregnating walls, or the like, with liquids for binding dust
- E21F 5/20 Drawing-off or depositing dust (; while slitting E21C35/22)
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