IPC Main Group
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
Filing statistics
IPC E21C 25/00 belongs to the parent subclass E21C, which recorded 26,652 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 1,927 in 2013 to 2,756 in 2023 (+43%), peaking at 3,140 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class E21 are HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES GROUP (26,607 applications), PETROCHINA COMPANY (14,382 applications) and SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) (10,137 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
Related Keywords
SAW(S) for mining or quarrying
14 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- E21C 25/02 Machines slitting solely by one or more percussive tools moved through the seam
- E21C 25/06 Machines slitting solely by one or more cutting rods or cutting drums which rotate, move through the seam, and may or may not reciprocate
- E21C 25/16 Machines slitting solely by one or more rotating saws, cutting discs, or wheels
- E21C 25/2 Machines slitting solely by one or more reciprocating sawing implements or reciprocating cutter chains; Shaker conveyors with cutting means
- E21C 25/22 Machines slitting solely by one or more cutter chains moving unidirectionally along jibs
- 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
- HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES GROUP US 26,607
- PETROCHINA COMPANY 14,382
- SINOPEC (CHINA PETROCHEMICAL CORPORATION) 10,137
- CNPC (CHINA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION) 6,517
- BAKER HUGHES US 6,269
- SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY US 5,929
- SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY SA 5,880
- SOUTHWEST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY 4,477
- CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY 4,357
- SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY NL 4,219