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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 41/0021 CPC only CPC only
  • E21B 41/0078 CPC only CPC only
  • E21B 41/0085 CPC only CPC only
  • E21B 41/0099 CPC only CPC only
  • 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

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

Top Applicants (CPC)

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

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