E02F 5/18
For horizontal holes or inclined holes
Official title: for horizontal holes {or inclined holes}
E02F5/18 (For horizontal holes or inclined holes) appears on 34 US grants and 34 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E02F- Granted patents
- 34
- Published applications
- 34
- Assignees
- 14
- Inventors
- 36
- Latest grant
- 12 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 4 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 6 | 7 |
| 2018 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4 | 1 |
| 2020 | 4 | 3 |
| 2021 | 5 | 5 |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Horizontal directional drilling system with drill string breakout monitoring12 May 2026US 12,624,601 B2Vermeer Manufacturing Company
- Soil extraction/grouting device18 Mar 2025US 12,252,861 B2The Trout Group, Inc.
- Device for laying pipes in the ground8 Oct 2024US 12,110,795 B2Spiderplow Rohr—& Kabelpflug GmbH
- Cutting tool adapter and method of underpinning structures using cutting tool adapter for soil mixing17 Oct 2023US 11,788,249 B2Schnabel Foundation Company
- Soil extraction/grouting device27 Jun 2023US 11,686,061 B2The Trout Group, Inc.
- A pipe jacking machine7 May 2026US 2026/0126131 A1Hk Ck Development Limited
- Horizontal directional drilling system with drill string breakout monitoring26 Sep 2024US 2024/0318538 A1Vermeer Manufacturing Company
- Device for laying pipes in the ground8 Aug 2024US 2024/0263524 A1Spiderplow Rohr—& Kabelpflug GmbH
- Soil extraction/grouting device31 Aug 2023US 2023/0272589 A1The Trout Group, Inc.
- Soil extraction/grouting device9 Mar 2023US 2023/0070470 A1The Trout Group, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Earth boring apparatus23US 4,417,628 A1983
- Horizontal auger for skidsteer tractors and the like22US 4,998,590 A1991
- Horizontal drilling machine16US 5,810,101 AEngineering Crossing Systems, (Partnership) · 1998
- Method for placing at least one duct/communication cable below a road surface in an area9US 9,537,292 B2DellCron AB · 2017
- Saw blade, a sawing machine and a system thereof4US 10,422,088 B2DellCron Innovation AB · 2019