IPC Subgroup
E21D 15/16 with parts held together by positive means, with or without relative sliding movement when the prop is subject to excessive pressure
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Props; Chocks > Telescopic props > with parts held together by positive means, with or without relative sliding movement when the prop is subject to excessive pressure
Classification Context
- Section:
- FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- Class:
- EARTH OR ROCK DRILLING; MINING
- Subclass:
- SHAFTS; TUNNELS; GALLERIES; LARGE UNDERGROUND CHAMBERS
4 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- E21D 15/18 with one part resting on a supporting medium, e.g. rubber, sand, bitumen, lead, located in the other part, with or without expulsion or displacement of the medium upon excessive pressure
- E21D 15/2 with pawl, pin, cross-piece, or the like engaging with ratchet teeth, notches, holes, or the like spaced apart at intervals
- E21D 15/22 with member, pin, cross-piece, or the like ruptured, sheared through, or permanently deformed upon excessive pressure
- E21D 15/24 with axial screw-and-nut, rack-and-worm, or like mechanism
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