characterised by bearing, lubrication or sealing details

Introduced: January 1980

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Drill bits > Roller bits > characterised by bearing, lubrication or sealing details

CPC:

Drill bits (specially adapted for deflecting the direction of boring ; with means for collecting substances E21B27/00) > Roller bits (E21B10/26 takes precedence; roller core bits E21B10/06; characterised by wear resisting parts E21B10/50) > characterised by bearing, lubrication or sealing details

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 3 subcodes exist in both systems.

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

IPC defines codes here since 1980.

Child Classifications

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E21B 10/23 with drilling fluid supply to the bearings since 2006 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
E21B 10/24 characterised by lubricating details (E21B10/23 takes precedence) since 1980 +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
E21B 10/25 characterised by sealing details since 2006 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class E21,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES GROUP US 26,607
PETROCHINA COMPANY 14,382
SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 10,137
CNPC (CHINA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION) 6,517
BAKER HUGHES US 6,269
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY US 5,929
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY SA 5,880
SOUTHWEST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY 4,477
CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY 4,357
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY NL 4,219

Top Applicants (CPC)

Class E21,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES GROUP US 27,652
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY SA 7,755
PETROCHINA COMPANY 7,025
BAKER HUGHES US 6,589
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY US 6,151
SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 4,443
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY NL 4,255
CNPC (CHINA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION) 3,991
SERVICES PETROLIERS SCHLUMBERGER FR 3,300
SCHLUMBERGER CANADA CA 3,086