E02D 3/02
Improving by compacting
Official title: Improving by compacting (E02D3/11 takes precedence; compacting soil locally before or while forming foundations E02D27/26, E02D27/28)
E02D3/02 (Improving by compacting) appears on 862 US grants and 704 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E02D- Granted patents
- 862
- Published applications
- 704
- Assignees
- 369
- Inventors
- 1,341
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 13 | 0 |
| 1977 | 12 | 0 |
| 1978 | 19 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 9 | 0 |
| 1981 | 9 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 15 | 0 |
| 1984 | 12 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 12 | 0 |
| 1987 | 11 | 0 |
| 1988 | 17 | 0 |
| 1989 | 13 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 11 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 13 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 18 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 17 | 4 |
| 2002 | 20 | 10 |
| 2003 | 20 | 18 |
| 2004 | 14 | 26 |
| 2005 | 14 | 18 |
| 2006 | 20 | 17 |
| 2007 | 8 | 19 |
| 2008 | 8 | 25 |
| 2009 | 12 | 26 |
| 2010 | 15 | 23 |
| 2011 | 19 | 24 |
| 2012 | 22 | 26 |
| 2013 | 20 | 22 |
| 2014 | 17 | 33 |
| 2015 | 25 | 30 |
| 2016 | 21 | 32 |
| 2017 | 31 | 37 |
| 2018 | 34 | 34 |
| 2019 | 45 | 35 |
| 2020 | 29 | 40 |
| 2021 | 27 | 47 |
| 2022 | 32 | 39 |
| 2023 | 19 | 45 |
| 2024 | 32 | 31 |
| 2025 | 33 | 22 |
| 2026 | 29 | 21 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Plate compactor29 Sep 2026US 12,747,564 B2Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
- Seal guard for compactor8 Sep 2026US 12,728,670 B2Caterpillar Inc.
- Triangle chocky bar for use on compactor wheel wire guards25 Aug 2026US 12,715,239 B2Caterpillar Inc.
- Wheel assembly for a soil compactor4 Aug 2026US 12,698,609 B2Hamm AG
- Plate compactor28 Jul 2026US 12,692,673 B2Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
- Plate compactor1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297864 A1Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
- Systems and Methods to Provide Pressed and Aggregate Filled Concavities for Improving Ground Stiffness and Uniformity3 Sep 2026US 2026/0258624 A1Ingios Geotechnics, Inc.
- Compaction Wheel Mounting System and Method for Use20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243033 A1Rocking B Investments, LLC
- Positionable vibratory roller13 Aug 2026US 2026/0234889 A1Deere & Company
- Powder chemical injection apparatus for liquefaction-induced ground improvement applications30 Jul 2026US 2026/0218469 A1Eskisehir Teknik Universitesi
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method for recovering contaminants from soil utilizing electrical heating315US 5,656,239 AShell Oil Company · 1997
- Method of removing contaminants from contaminated soil in situ144US 4,842,448 ADrexel University · 1989
- Method and apparatus for determining the performance of a compaction machine based on energy transfer97US 6,188,942 B1Caterpillar Inc. · 2001
- Fill and compaction roller using readily replaceable cleat assemblies94US 4,919,566 ACaron Compactor Company · 1990
- Mobile soil compacting device whose direction of travel is stabilized91US 6,846,128 B2Wacker Construction Equipment AG · 2005