Excavations; Bordering of excavations; Making embankments

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:: FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
Class:: HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL-SHIFTING
Subclass:: FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; EMBANKMENTS; UNDERGROUND OR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES

Filing statistics

IPC E02D 17/00 belongs to the parent subclass E02D, which recorded 300,539 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 11,339 in 2013 to 42,780 in 2023 (+277%). 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

BORDERING of excavationsEMBANKMENTSEXCAVATING in foundation engineeringdigging GRAVESrevetment with SAND -bags

6 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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E02D 17/02 Foundation pits
E02D 17/06 Foundation ditches or narrow shafts
E02D 17/13 Foundation slots; Implements for making these slots
E02D 17/16 Loosening of soil or rock, under water
E02D 17/18 Making embankments
E02D 17/2 Securing of slopes or inclines

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