E02D 29/045 Underground structures, e.g. tunnels or galleries, built in the open air or by methods involving disturbance of the ground surface all along the location line; Methods of making them
Introduced: January 1995
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Underground or underwater structures; Retaining walls > Underground structures, e.g. tunnels or galleries, built in the open air or by methods involving disturbance of the ground surface all along the location line; Methods of making them
underground or underwater structures (underground tanks B65D88/76; hydraulic engineering, e.g. sealings or joints, E02B; underground garages E04H6/00; underground air-raid shelters E04H9/12; burial vaults E04H13/00); Retaining walls > Underground structures, e.g. tunnels or galleries, built in the open air or by methods involving disturbance of the ground surface all along the location line; Methods of making them
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 1 subcodes exist in both systems.
IPC defines codes here since 1995.
Child Classifications
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- E02D 29/05 at least part of the cross-section being constructed in an open excavation or from the ground surface, e.g. assembled in a trench since 1995 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class E02,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- KOMATSU JP 3,549
- CATERPILLAR US 2,893
- HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY COMPANY JP 2,390
- HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY COMPANY 2,340
- POWERCHINA HUADONG ENGINEERING CORPORATION 2,336
- CHINA CONSTRUCTION EIGHTH ENGINEERING DIVISION 2,174
- SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 2,119
- HOHAI UNIVERSITY 1,821
- KOMATSU 1,775
- POWERCHINA GUIYANG ENGINEERING CORPORATION 1,725
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class E02,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- KOMATSU JP 3,939
- CATERPILLAR US 3,490
- HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY COMPANY JP 2,553
- KOMATSU 1,789
- JOHN DEERE US 1,277
- HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY COMPANY 1,102
- KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY COMPANY JP 1,014
- HOHAI UNIVERSITY 975
- CHINA MCC17 GROUP COMPANY 810
- VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT SE 787