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E02F 5/02

for digging trenches or ditches (; agricultural ploughs for working ridges A01B13/02)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: for digging trenches or ditches

CPC: for digging trenches or ditches (; agricultural ploughs for working ridges A01B13/02)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Dredgers or soil-shifting machines for special purposes > for digging trenches or ditches

CPC:

Dredgers or soil-shifting machines for special purposes > for digging trenches or ditches (; agricultural ploughs for working ridges A01B13/02)

Of 9 combined children, 6 exist in both systems.

3 codes are CPC-only extensions.

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • E02F 5/022 CPC only CPC only
  • E02F 5/025 CPC only CPC only
  • E02F 5/027 CPC only CPC only
  • E02F 5/04 with digging screws IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • E02F 5/06 with digging elements mounted on an endless chain IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • E02F 5/08 with digging wheels turning round an axis 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