E02D 27/32
Foundations for special purposes
Official title: Foundations for special purposes {(for paving of roads E01C3/00)}
E02D27/32 (Foundations for special purposes) appears on 1,777 US grants and 1,755 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E02D- Granted patents
- 1,777
- Published applications
- 1,755
- Assignees
- 978
- Inventors
- 3,170
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 12 | 0 |
| 1977 | 19 | 0 |
| 1978 | 20 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 11 | 0 |
| 1981 | 17 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 13 | 0 |
| 1986 | 20 | 0 |
| 1987 | 23 | 0 |
| 1988 | 18 | 0 |
| 1989 | 18 | 0 |
| 1990 | 15 | 0 |
| 1991 | 15 | 0 |
| 1992 | 16 | 0 |
| 1993 | 18 | 0 |
| 1994 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 15 | 0 |
| 1996 | 19 | 0 |
| 1997 | 17 | 0 |
| 1998 | 39 | 0 |
| 1999 | 27 | 0 |
| 2000 | 21 | 0 |
| 2001 | 20 | 6 |
| 2002 | 20 | 21 |
| 2003 | 26 | 20 |
| 2004 | 23 | 40 |
| 2005 | 20 | 33 |
| 2006 | 15 | 41 |
| 2007 | 31 | 37 |
| 2008 | 18 | 36 |
| 2009 | 27 | 43 |
| 2010 | 26 | 54 |
| 2011 | 32 | 63 |
| 2012 | 31 | 74 |
| 2013 | 58 | 72 |
| 2014 | 67 | 85 |
| 2015 | 73 | 122 |
| 2016 | 80 | 106 |
| 2017 | 89 | 89 |
| 2018 | 84 | 90 |
| 2019 | 87 | 78 |
| 2020 | 91 | 105 |
| 2021 | 80 | 93 |
| 2022 | 78 | 104 |
| 2023 | 81 | 114 |
| 2024 | 87 | 96 |
| 2025 | 81 | 80 |
| 2026 | 43 | 53 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- E02D 27/42Foundations for poles, masts or chimneys763
- E02D 27/52Submerged foundations , i.e. submerged in open water386
- E02D 27/34Foundations for sinking or earthquake territories247
- E02D 27/50Anchored foundations203
- E02D 27/48Foundations inserted underneath existing buildings or constructions141
- E02D 27/44Foundations for machines, engines or ordnance65
- E02D 27/38Foundations for large tanks61
- E02D 27/35Foundations formed in frozen ground31
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- System and method for forming an anchorage configured to fasten a vertical mast of a crane8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308864 A1
- Duck Bridge and Method for Using Same1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297870 A1
- Pier bracket and sleeve connection for an anchor assembly1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297879 A1Independence Materials Group, LLC
- Pile structure for an offshore wind turbine and methods of installing the same1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297881 A1Equinor Energy AS
- Seismic damping pier foundation system for seismic isolation24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286628 A1Cover Technologies, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Functionally-graded materials and the engineering of tribological resistance at surfaces106US 6,641,893 B1Massachusetts Institute of Technology · 2003
- Pier foundation under high unit compression100US 5,826,387 A1998
- Tensionless pier foundation93US 5,586,417 A1996
- Method for prudent penetration of a casing through sensible overburden or sensible structures90US 4,765,416 ASandvik Rock Tools, Inc. · 1988
- Tower and method of construction87US 4,272,929 A1981