E02F 5/06
With digging elements mounted on an endless chain
Official title: with digging elements mounted on an endless chain {(E02F5/109 takes precedence; with digging elements mounted on an endless chain per se E02F3/08)}
E02F5/06 (With digging elements mounted on an endless chain) appears on 140 US grants and 118 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E02F- Granted patents
- 140
- Published applications
- 118
- Assignees
- 56
- Inventors
- 234
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 1 |
| 2002 | 5 | 6 |
| 2003 | 6 | 4 |
| 2004 | 5 | 6 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | 4 | 4 |
| 2007 | 1 | 6 |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | 3 | 8 |
| 2010 | 6 | 7 |
| 2011 | 4 | 6 |
| 2012 | 5 | 3 |
| 2013 | 6 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 | 5 |
| 2016 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017 | 3 | 8 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 |
| 2019 | 7 | 9 |
| 2020 | 3 | 5 |
| 2021 | 2 | 6 |
| 2022 | 4 | 7 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Multi-tool cutting assembly16 Jun 2026US 12,655,605 B2Kennametal Inc.
- Offset box apparatus for a trencher21 Oct 2025US 12,448,753 B2One Pass Innovators, LLC
- Trencher with a detachable digging box23 Sep 2025US 12,421,690 B2One Pass Innovators, LLC
- Pipeline following sensor arrangement25 Mar 2025US 12,259,094 B2The Charles Machine Works, Inc.
- Tip over engine lockout system4 Mar 2025US 12,241,443 B2The Charles Machine Works, Inc.
- Trenching23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210090 A1
- Operator presence handle for work machine9 Jul 2026US 2026/0193863 A1The Charles Machine Works, Inc.
- Excavation machine for the construction of excavations for the creation of diaphragm walls30 Apr 2026US 2026/0117485 A1Soilmec S.p.A.
- Systems and methods for operating excavation machines3 Jul 2025US 2025/0215659 A1
- Multi-tool cutting assembly30 Jan 2025US 2025/0034837 A1Kennametal Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Excavator data acquisition and control system and process123US 5,704,142 AVermeer Manufacturing Company · 1998
- Excavator data acquisition and control system and method of use109US 5,553,407 AVermeer Manufacturing Company · 1996
- Excavator data acquisition and control system and process103US 5,659,985 AVermeer Manufacturing Company · 1997
- Excavator data acquisition and control system and process80US 6,195,922 B1Vermeer Manufacturing Company · 2001
- Excavator data acquisition and control system and process73US 6,119,376 AVermeer Manufacturing Company · 2000