DIFF Main Group
E02F 5/00 Dredgers or soil-shifting machines for special purposes
Introduced: September 1968
Of 7 combined children, 5 exist in both systems.
2 codes are CPC-only extensions.
4 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- E02F 5/02 for digging trenches or ditches (; agricultural ploughs for working ridges A01B13/02) +3 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- E02F 5/16 Machines for digging other holes in the soil (earth drilling E21) IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- E02F 5/22 for making embankments; for back-filling (in combination with trench excavators E02F5/12) +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- E02F 5/30 Auxiliary apparatus, e.g. for thawing, cracking, blowing-up, or other preparatory treatment of the soil +1 CPC 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