DIFF Main Group
E21B 41/00 Equipment or details not covered by groups E21B15/00 - E21B40/00
Introduced: September 1968
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: Equipment or details not covered by groups
CPC: Equipment or details not covered by groups E21B15/00 - E21B40/00
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
IPC:
Equipment or details not covered by groups
CPC:
Equipment or details not covered by groups E21B15/00 - E21B40/00
CPC subdivides this area 2x more granularly than IPC with 7 additional codes.
7 codes are CPC-only extensions.
1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
IPC defines codes here since 1980.
Child Classifications
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- E21B 41/02 in situ inhibition of corrosion in boreholes or wells since 1980 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- E21B 41/04 Manipulators for underwater operations, e.g. temporarily connected to well heads since 1980 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- E21B 41/06 Work chambers for underwater operations, e.g. temporarily connected to well heads since 1980 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- E21B 41/08 Underwater guide bases, e.g. drilling templates; Levelling thereof since 2000 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- E21B 41/10 Guide posts, e.g. releasable; Attaching guide lines to underwater guide bases since 2000 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