E02F 3/60
Buckets, scrapers, or other digging elements
E02F3/60 (Buckets, scrapers, or other digging elements) appears on 106 US grants and 111 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E02F- Granted patents
- 106
- Published applications
- 111
- Assignees
- 48
- Inventors
- 168
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 3 | 5 |
| 2014 | 2 | 7 |
| 2015 | 3 | 6 |
| 2016 | 3 | 8 |
| 2017 | 4 | 7 |
| 2018 | 13 | 9 |
| 2019 | 6 | 3 |
| 2020 | 5 | 7 |
| 2021 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 | 10 |
| 2023 | 4 | 9 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 |
| 2025 | 7 | 9 |
| 2026 | 5 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Dipper lip29 Sep 2026US 12,747,558 B2Caterpillar Inc.
- Grab device and method for operating a grab device15 Sep 2026US 12,735,857 B2BAUER Maschinen GmbH
- Modified bucket7 Jul 2026US 12,674,299 B2Minetec S.A.
- Work implement with a mechanical diaphragm wall gripper and method for carrying out a working step of such a work implement19 May 2026US 12,630,999 B2Liebherr-Werk Nenzing GmbH
- Hitch assembly for bucket20 Jan 2026US 12,529,204 B2Caterpillar Global Mining LLC
- Latch keeper assembly for earth-working bucket6 Aug 2026US 2026/0226698 A19257-5810 QuéBec Inc.
- Modular digging attachment1 Jan 2026US 2026/0002333 A1
- Dragline bucket and work machines, systems, and assemblies thereof20 Nov 2025US 2025/0354347 A1Caterpillar Global Mining LLC
- Arch back dragline bucket and work machines, systems, and assemblies thereof13 Nov 2025US 2025/0347082 A1Caterpillar Global Mining LLC
- Compositional multispectral and hyperspectral imaging systems for mining shovels and associated methods18 Sep 2025US 2025/0290295 A1MineSense Technologies Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method of transforming sludge into ecologically acceptable solid material63US 4,079,003 A1978
- Lock assembly for wearable structure50US 5,241,765 AESCO Corporation · 1993
- Dragline bucket, rigging and system47US 8,572,870 B2ESCO Corporation · 2013
- Dragline bucket32US 4,791,738 AESCO Corporation · 1988
- Method and apparatus for treating sumps30US 4,028,240 A1977