E02D 17/00
Excavations
Official title: Excavations; Bordering of excavations; Making embankments (soil-shifting apparatus E02F; earth drilling E21)
E02D17/00 (Excavations) appears on 1,254 US grants and 1,151 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E02D- Granted patents
- 1,254
- Published applications
- 1,151
- Assignees
- 654
- Inventors
- 2,082
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 17 | 0 |
| 1977 | 23 | 0 |
| 1978 | 13 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 13 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | 12 | 0 |
| 1984 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | 12 | 0 |
| 1986 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | 19 | 0 |
| 1988 | 11 | 0 |
| 1989 | 18 | 0 |
| 1990 | 16 | 0 |
| 1991 | 18 | 0 |
| 1992 | 20 | 0 |
| 1993 | 25 | 0 |
| 1994 | 16 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 20 | 0 |
| 1997 | 13 | 0 |
| 1998 | 26 | 0 |
| 1999 | 24 | 0 |
| 2000 | 16 | 0 |
| 2001 | 13 | 4 |
| 2002 | 15 | 19 |
| 2003 | 21 | 18 |
| 2004 | 13 | 28 |
| 2005 | 17 | 27 |
| 2006 | 24 | 39 |
| 2007 | 8 | 26 |
| 2008 | 19 | 40 |
| 2009 | 22 | 39 |
| 2010 | 34 | 44 |
| 2011 | 29 | 40 |
| 2012 | 28 | 35 |
| 2013 | 16 | 37 |
| 2014 | 35 | 46 |
| 2015 | 45 | 38 |
| 2016 | 28 | 48 |
| 2017 | 34 | 61 |
| 2018 | 54 | 60 |
| 2019 | 59 | 83 |
| 2020 | 74 | 66 |
| 2021 | 32 | 56 |
| 2022 | 67 | 79 |
| 2023 | 46 | 61 |
| 2024 | 60 | 74 |
| 2025 | 54 | 57 |
| 2026 | 25 | 26 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Erosion control apparatus6 Oct 2026US 12,753,562 B2Wilkinson Ecological Design
- Erosion control system, and a process for manufacturing the erosion control system22 Sep 2026US 12,742,299 B2Freudenberg Performance Materials B.V.
- Pipe trench safety brace-barrier system and method8 Sep 2026US 12,729,499 B2
- Spider-web inspired geogrids8 Sep 2026US 12,729,500 B2Georgia Tech Research Corporation
- Boring machine comprising a variable-geometry cutting device25 Aug 2026US 12,716,188 B2Soletanche Freyssinet
- Below grade waterproofing membrane8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308866 A1GCP Applied Technologies Inc.
- Steep pit wall mining1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298083 A1
- Ground Anchor Assembly Including High-Load Ground Anchor and Method of Using Same24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286636 A1Western Excelsior, LLC
- Method and apparatus for unrolling fabric24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286639 A1
- Trench support method and apparatus17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275674 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Mat for stabilizing particulate materials99US 5,250,340 A1993
- Bonded composite knitted structural textiles97US 5,795,835 AThe Tensar Corporation · 1998
- Production of plastic mesh structure81US 4,374,798 AP. L. G. Research Limited · 1983
- Submarine drilling device81US 4,742,876 ASoletanche · 1988
- Hazardous waste containment system81US 5,106,233 A1992