IPC Subgroup
E02C 1/1 Equipment for use in connection with the navigation of ships in locks; Mooring equipment
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Locks; Shaft locks, i.e. locks of which one front side is formed by a solid wall with an opening in the lower part through which the ships pass > Equipment for use in connection with the navigation of ships in locks; Mooring equipment
Classification Context
- Section:
- FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- Class:
- HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL-SHIFTING
- Subclass:
- SHIP-LIFTING DEVICES OR MECHANISMS
Related Keywords
MOORING -equipment in ship-lifting devices
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