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E02B 3/06

Moles; Piers; Quays; Quay walls; Groynes; Breakwaters

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Engineering work in connection with control or use of streams, rivers, coasts, or other marine sites; Sealings or joints for engineering work in general > Structures or apparatus for, or methods of, protecting banks, coasts, or harbours > Moles; Piers; Quays; Quay walls; Groynes; Breakwaters

Classification Context

Section:
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
Class:
HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL-SHIFTING
Subclass:
HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING

Filing statistics

IPC E02B 3/06 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

BREAKWATERGROINS for beachesMOLES [= breakwaters]PIERS for harboursQUAYSretaining WALL(S) for piers or quayshydraulic engineering for WHARVES

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Child Classifications

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  • E02B 3/08 Structures of loose stones with or without piles

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class E02, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. KOMATSU JP 3,549
  2. CATERPILLAR US 2,893
  3. HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY COMPANY JP 2,390
  4. HITACHI CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY COMPANY 2,340
  5. POWERCHINA HUADONG ENGINEERING CORPORATION 2,336
  6. CHINA CONSTRUCTION EIGHTH ENGINEERING DIVISION 2,174
  7. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 2,119
  8. HOHAI UNIVERSITY 1,821
  9. KOMATSU 1,775
  10. POWERCHINA GUIYANG ENGINEERING CORPORATION 1,725