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E01B 27/20

Compacting the material of the track-carrying ballastway, e.g. by vibrating the track, by surface vibrators (of trackless ballastway E01B27/02; for packing sleepers E01B27/12)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Compacting the material of the track-carrying ballastway, e.g. by vibrating the track, by surface vibrators

CPC: Compacting the material of the track-carrying ballastway, e.g. by vibrating the track, by surface vibrators (of trackless ballastway E01B27/02; for packing sleepers E01B27/12)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Placing, renewing, working, cleaning, or taking-up the ballast, with or without concurrent work on the track; Devices therefor; Packing sleepers > Packing sleepers, with or without concurrent work on the track; Compacting track-carrying ballast > Compacting the material of the track-carrying ballastway, e.g. by vibrating the track, by surface vibrators

CPC:

Placing, renewing, working, cleaning, or taking-up the ballast, with or without concurrent work on the track; Devices therefor; Packing sleepers > Packing sleepers, with or without concurrent work on the track; Compacting track-carrying ballast > Compacting the material of the track-carrying ballastway, e.g. by vibrating the track, by surface vibrators (of trackless ballastway E01B27/02; for packing sleepers E01B27/12)

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Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class E01,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. CHINA RAILWAY SIYUAN SURVEY AND DESIGN GROUP COMPANY 2,096
  2. CHANG AN UNIVERSITY 1,878
  3. ROAD & BRIDGE INTERNATIONAL COMPANY 1,796
  4. CREEC (CHINA RAILWAY ERYUAN ENGINEERING GROUP) 1,493
  5. CHINA RAILWAY MAJOR BRIDGE ENGINEERING GROUP COMPANY 1,327
  6. CCCC FIRST HIGHWAY ENGINEERING GROUP COMPANY 1,133
  7. CCCC SECOND HARBOUR ENGINEERING COMPANY 1,029
  8. PLASSER & THEURER EXPORT VON BAHNBAUMASCHINEN AT 935
  9. TONGJI UNIVERSITY 899
  10. CATERPILLAR PAVING PRODUCTS US 868

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class E01,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. PLASSER & THEURER EXPORT VON BAHNBAUMASCHINEN AT 998
  2. CATERPILLAR PAVING PRODUCTS US 937
  3. CHINA RAILWAY SIYUAN SURVEY AND DESIGN GROUP COMPANY 869
  4. WIRTGEN DE 740
  5. CHINA RAILWAY MAJOR BRIDGE ENGINEERING GROUP COMPANY 685
  6. CHANG AN UNIVERSITY 615
  7. CREEC (CHINA RAILWAY ERYUAN ENGINEERING GROUP) 613
  8. SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY 562
  9. TONGJI UNIVERSITY 500
  10. ROAD & BRIDGE INTERNATIONAL COMPANY 491