E02F 3/96

With arrangements for alternate or simultaneous use of different digging elements

Official title: with arrangements for alternate {or simultaneous} use of different digging elements {(E02F3/7604, E02F3/769, E02F3/78 take precedence; quick-acting devices to connect tools to arms or booms E02F3/3609, for arms to tractors or the like E02F3/627)}

E02F3/96 (With arrangements for alternate or simultaneous use of different digging elements) appears on 1,698 US grants and 1,440 published applications in this corpus.

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E02F 3/96: granted patents and published applications per publication year
Year	Granted patents	Published applications
1976	35	0
1977	23	0
1978	30	0
1979	14	0
1980	18	0
1981	30	0
1982	21	0
1983	21	0
1984	15	0
1985	26	0
1986	9	0
1987	22	0
1988	19	0
1989	30	0
1990	23	0
1991	17	0
1992	24	0
1993	31	0
1994	13	0
1995	22	0
1996	13	0
1997	23	0
1998	25	0
1999	25	0
2000	35	0
2001	23	7
2002	26	23
2003	33	27
2004	21	31
2005	23	30
2006	25	33
2007	23	33
2008	10	20
2009	22	45
2010	18	26
2011	33	37
2012	21	40
2013	38	55
2014	51	68
2015	56	66
2016	46	83
2017	61	87
2018	67	82
2019	92	76
2020	64	92
2021	75	103
2022	55	76
2023	64	70
2024	65	93
2025	73	73
2026	49	64

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