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E02D 3/026

by rolling with rollers usable only for or specially adapted for soil compaction, e.g. sheepsfoot rollers (rollers for soil working in agriculture A01B29/00; rollers for road paving, such rollers usable also for compacting soil E01C19/23)

Introduced: January 1980

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: by rolling with rollers usable only for or specially adapted for soil compaction, e.g. sheepsfoot rollers

CPC: by rolling with rollers usable only for or specially adapted for soil compaction, e.g. sheepsfoot rollers (rollers for soil working in agriculture A01B29/00; rollers for road paving, such rollers usable also for compacting soil E01C19/23)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Improving or preserving soil or rock, e.g. preserving permafrost soil > Improving by compacting > by rolling with rollers usable only for or specially adapted for soil compaction, e.g. sheepsfoot rollers

CPC:

Improving or preserving soil or rock, e.g. preserving permafrost soil (securing of slopes or inclines E02D17/20; damming or interrupting passage of underground water E02D19/12; improving soil for agricultural purposes A01; soil stabilisation for road building or like purposes E01C21/00, E01C23/10; setting rock anchoring bolts E21D) > Improving by compacting (E02D3/11 takes precedence; compacting soil locally before or while forming foundations E02D27/26, E02D27/28) > by rolling with rollers usable only for or specially adapted for soil compaction, e.g. sheepsfoot rollers (rollers for soil working in agriculture A01B29/00; rollers for road paving, such rollers usable also for compacting soil E01C19/23)

Of 3 combined children, 2 exist in both systems.

1 codes are CPC-only extensions.

IPC defines codes here since 1980.

Child Classifications

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  • E02D 3/0265 CPC only CPC only
  • E02D 3/032 Trench rollers since 1980 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • E02D 3/039 Slope rollers since 1980 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