DIFF Subgroup
E01B 9/44 Fastening the rail on the tie-plate
Introduced: September 1968
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
IPC:
Fastening rails on sleepers, or the like > Indirect fastening of rails by using tie-plates or chairs; Fastening of rails on the tie-plates or in the chairs > Fastening the rail on the tie-plate
CPC:
Fastening rails on sleepers, or the like (fastening rails to bridges E01D19/12) > Indirect fastening of rails by using tie-plates or chairs; Fastening of rails on the tie-plates or in the chairs > Fastening the rail on the tie-plate
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 2 subcodes exist in both systems.
Child Classifications
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Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class E01,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- CHINA RAILWAY SIYUAN SURVEY AND DESIGN GROUP COMPANY 2,096
- CHANG AN UNIVERSITY 1,878
- ROAD & BRIDGE INTERNATIONAL COMPANY 1,796
- CREEC (CHINA RAILWAY ERYUAN ENGINEERING GROUP) 1,493
- CHINA RAILWAY MAJOR BRIDGE ENGINEERING GROUP COMPANY 1,327
- CCCC FIRST HIGHWAY ENGINEERING GROUP COMPANY 1,133
- CCCC SECOND HARBOUR ENGINEERING COMPANY 1,029
- PLASSER & THEURER EXPORT VON BAHNBAUMASCHINEN AT 935
- TONGJI UNIVERSITY 899
- CATERPILLAR PAVING PRODUCTS US 868
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class E01,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- PLASSER & THEURER EXPORT VON BAHNBAUMASCHINEN AT 998
- CATERPILLAR PAVING PRODUCTS US 937
- CHINA RAILWAY SIYUAN SURVEY AND DESIGN GROUP COMPANY 869
- WIRTGEN DE 740
- CHINA RAILWAY MAJOR BRIDGE ENGINEERING GROUP COMPANY 685
- CHANG AN UNIVERSITY 615
- CREEC (CHINA RAILWAY ERYUAN ENGINEERING GROUP) 613
- SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY 562
- TONGJI UNIVERSITY 500
- ROAD & BRIDGE INTERNATIONAL COMPANY 491