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DIFF Subgroup
E02B 7/08

Wall dams

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Barrages or weirs; Layout, construction, methods of, or devices for, making same > Fixed barrages > Dams across valleys > Wall dams

CPC:

Barrages or weirs; Layout, construction, methods of, or devices for, making same (for protecting banks, coasts, or harbours E02B3/04; sealings or joints E02B3/16; handling building or like materials for hydraulic engineering E02D15/00; foundations in general E02D27/00) > Fixed barrages > Dams across valleys > Wall dams

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 3 subcodes exist in both systems.

Child Classifications

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  • E02B 7/10 Gravity dams, i.e. those in which the weight of the structure prevents overturning IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • E02B 7/12 Arch dams IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • E02B 7/14 Buttress dams IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class E02,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. KOMATSU JP 3,549
  2. CATERPILLAR US 2,893
  3. HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY COMPANY JP 2,390
  4. HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY COMPANY 2,340
  5. POWERCHINA HUADONG ENGINEERING CORPORATION 2,336
  6. CHINA CONSTRUCTION EIGHTH ENGINEERING DIVISION 2,174
  7. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 2,119
  8. HOHAI UNIVERSITY 1,821
  9. KOMATSU 1,775
  10. POWERCHINA GUIYANG ENGINEERING CORPORATION 1,725

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class E02,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. KOMATSU JP 3,939
  2. CATERPILLAR US 3,490
  3. HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY COMPANY JP 2,553
  4. KOMATSU 1,789
  5. JOHN DEERE US 1,277
  6. HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY COMPANY 1,102
  7. KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY COMPANY JP 1,014
  8. HOHAI UNIVERSITY 975
  9. CHINA MCC17 GROUP COMPANY 810
  10. VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT SE 787