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E01C 1/00

Design or layout of roads, e.g. for noise abatement, for gas absorption

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
Class:
CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
Subclass:
CONSTRUCTION OF, OR SURFACES FOR, ROADS, SPORTS GROUNDS, OR THE LIKE; MACHINES OR AUXILIARY TOOLS FOR CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR

Related Keywords

road CROSSINGSroad JUNCTION(S)roads designed to reduce NOISEdesigns or layout of ROAD(S)

2 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • E01C 1/02 Crossings, junctions, or interconnections between roads on the same level
  • E01C 1/04 Road crossings on different levels; Interconnections between roads on different levels

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class E01, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. CHINA RAILWAY SIYUAN SURVEY AND DESIGN GROUP COMPANY 2,096
  2. CHANG AN UNIVERSITY 1,878
  3. ROAD & BRIDGE INTERNATIONAL COMPANY 1,796
  4. CREEC (CHINA RAILWAY ERYUAN ENGINEERING GROUP) 1,493
  5. CHINA RAILWAY MAJOR BRIDGE ENGINEERING GROUP COMPANY 1,327
  6. CCCC FIRST HIGHWAY ENGINEERING GROUP COMPANY 1,133
  7. CCCC SECOND HARBOUR ENGINEERING COMPANY 1,029
  8. PLASSER & THEURER EXPORT VON BAHNBAUMASCHINEN AT 935
  9. TONGJI UNIVERSITY 899
  10. CATERPILLAR PAVING PRODUCTS US 868