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E02D

FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; EMBANKMENTS (specially adapted for hydraulic engineering E02B); UNDERGROUND OR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES

Introduced: September 1968

Description

E02D covers the technical design, construction, and engineering of foundations for buildings and structures, excavation methods and equipment, embankments and earth dams, and underground or underwater structures including tunnels and submerged installations. This subclass encompasses foundation types (piles, caissons, anchors), soil stabilization techniques, dewatering systems, and structural support methods for various construction projects. Adjacent subclass E02B addresses water management and hydraulic structures, while E02D focuses specifically on the ground interface and subsurface engineering aspects of civil works.

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; EMBANKMENTS; UNDERGROUND OR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES

CPC: FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; EMBANKMENTS (specially adapted for hydraulic engineering E02B); UNDERGROUND OR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; EMBANKMENTS; UNDERGROUND OR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES

CPC:

FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; EMBANKMENTS (specially adapted for hydraulic engineering E02B); UNDERGROUND OR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES

Additional Content IPC

Foundation means specially adapted for overhead structures, e.g. gantries

Of 24 combined children, 18 exist in both systems.

6 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Note: 6 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.

14 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • E02D 11/00 Methods or apparatus for both placing and removing sheet pile bulkheads, piles, or mould-pipes (features relating to placing only E02D7/00, to removing only E02D9/00 ) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • E02D 2220/00 Temporary installations or constructions 2nd only CPC only CPC only
  • E02D 25/00 Joining caissons, sinkers, or other units to each other under water IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • E02D 33/00 Testing foundations or foundation structures (testing methods and apparatus, see the relevant subclasses of class G01; testing structures or apparatus as regards function, in general, G01M; testing or determining chemical or physical properties, in general G01N) 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