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E21C 25/00

Cutting machines, i.e. for making slits approximately parallel or perpendicular to the seam

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Classification Context

Section:
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
Class:
EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
Subclass:
MINING OR QUARRYING

Related Keywords

SAW(S) for mining or quarrying

14 direct subcodes

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  • E21C 25/2 Machines slitting solely by one or more reciprocating sawing implements or reciprocating cutter chains; Shaker conveyors with cutting means
  • E21C 25/52 Machines incorporating two or more of the slitting means according to groups , , , and
  • E21C 25/54 Slitting by unguided cutter cables or cutter chains or by unguided tools drawn along the working face by cables or the like
  • E21C 25/56 Slitting by cutter cables or cutter chains or by tools drawn along the working face by cables or the like, in each case guided parallel to the face, e.g. by a conveyor or by a guide parallel to a conveyor
  • E21C 25/58 Machines slitting by drilling hole on hole
  • E21C 25/6 Slitting by jets of water or other liquid
  • E21C 25/62 Machines for making slits approximately perpendicular to the seams either level with, or above or below the level of, the machine
  • E21C 25/64 Slitting machines guided solely by hand and either carried by hand or mounted on supports
  • E21C 25/66 Machines for making slits with additional arrangements for drilling
  • E21C 25/68 Machines for making slits combined with equipment for removing, e.g. by loading, material won by other means

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class E21, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES GROUP US 26,607
  2. PETROCHINA COMPANY 14,382
  3. SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 10,137
  4. CNPC (CHINA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION) 6,517
  5. BAKER HUGHES US 6,269
  6. SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY US 5,929
  7. SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY SA 5,880
  8. SOUTHWEST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY 4,477
  9. CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY 4,357
  10. SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY NL 4,219