E01H 5/12
Apparatus or implements specially adapted for breaking, disintegrating, or loosening layers of
Official title: Apparatus or implements specially adapted for breaking, disintegrating, or loosening layers of ice or hard snow {with or without clearing or removing (E01H5/10 takes precedence); Roughening ice or hard snow by means of tools (by means of gritting materials E01H10/00; roughening or breaking-up pavements E01C23/08, E01C23/12)}
E01H5/12 (Apparatus or implements specially adapted for breaking, disintegrating, or loosening layers of) appears on 124 US grants and 130 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E01H- Granted patents
- 124
- Published applications
- 130
- Assignees
- 45
- Inventors
- 163
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 5 |
| 2015 | 3 | 5 |
| 2016 | 4 | 29 |
| 2017 | 6 | 12 |
| 2018 | 15 | 10 |
| 2019 | 17 | 17 |
| 2020 | 11 | 5 |
| 2021 | 4 | 12 |
| 2022 | 0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 11 | 8 |
| 2024 | 2 | 8 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 | 4 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Ice scratcher15 Sep 2026US 12,735,853 B2Polaris Industries Inc.
- Avalanche triggering apparatus15 Sep 2026US 12,736,318 B2
- Systems, devices and methods for determining item availability in a shopping space11 Aug 2026US 12,703,614 B2Walmart Apollo, LLC
- Electric defroster10 Feb 2026US 12,546,074 B2
- Overriding control of motorized transport unit systems, devices and methods22 Jul 2025US 12,366,043 B2Walmart Apollo, LLC
- Avalanche triggering apparatus23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210685 A1Alpine Infrastructure Inc.
- Dissolvable Snow and Ice Melting Device11 Jun 2026US 2026/0160035 A1
- Avalanche triggering apparatus21 Aug 2025US 2025/0264317 A1Alpine Infrastructure Inc.
- Apparatus and method of monitoring product placement within a shopping facility19 Dec 2024US 2024/0417941 A1Walmart Apollo, LLC
- Ice scratching device for snowmobiles and related methods31 Oct 2024US 2024/0359553 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Shopping facility assistance object detection systems, devices and methods81US 9,801,517 B2Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. · 2017
- Shopping space mapping systems, devices and methods65US 9,534,906 B2Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. · 2017
- Shopping facility assistance systems, devices and methods49US 10,130,232 B2Walmart Apollo, LLC · 2018
- Systems, devices and methods of controlling motorized transport units in fulfilling product orders49US 9,896,315 B2Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. · 2018
- Shopping facility assistance systems, devices and methods that employ voice input43US 9,757,002 B22017