IPC Main Group
E02B 17/00 Artificial islands mounted on piles or like supports, e.g. platforms on raisable legs; Construction methods therefor
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Classification Context
- Section:
- FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- Class:
- HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL-SHIFTING
- Subclass:
- HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
Filing statistics
IPC E02B 17/00 belongs to the parent subclass E02B, which recorded 132,137 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 5,392 in 2013 to 17,456 in 2023 (+224%), peaking at 20,009 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class E02 are KOMATSU (3,549 applications), CATERPILLAR (2,893 applications) and HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY COMPANY (2,390 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
Related Keywords
artificial ISLANDS mounted on piles or supportsPLATFORM(S) for work over watery groundPLATFORM(S) mounted on supports [= artificial islands]
2 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- E02B 17/02 placed by lowering the supporting construction to the bottom, e.g. with subsequent fixing thereto
- E02B 17/04 Equipment specially adapted for raising, lowering, or immobilising the working platform relative to the supporting construction
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class E02, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- KOMATSU JP 3,549
- CATERPILLAR US 2,893
- HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY COMPANY JP 2,390
- HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY COMPANY 2,340
- POWERCHINA HUADONG ENGINEERING CORPORATION 2,336
- CHINA CONSTRUCTION EIGHTH ENGINEERING DIVISION 2,174
- SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 2,119
- HOHAI UNIVERSITY 1,821
- KOMATSU 1,775
- POWERCHINA GUIYANG ENGINEERING CORPORATION 1,725