IPC Subgroup
E02D 19/12 by damming or interrupting the passage of underground water
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Keeping dry foundation sites or other areas in the ground > Restraining of underground water > by damming or interrupting the passage of underground water
Classification Context
- Section:
- FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- Class:
- HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; FOUNDATIONS; SOIL-SHIFTING
- Subclass:
- FOUNDATIONS; EXCAVATIONS; EMBANKMENTS; UNDERGROUND OR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES
Related Keywords
DAM(S) for plugging underground channelsPLUGGING underground water channels
4 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- E02D 19/14 by freezing the soil
- E02D 19/16 by placing or applying sealing substances
- E02D 19/18 by making use of sealing aprons
- E02D 19/2 by displacing the water, e.g. by compressed air
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