- All sections
- E - Fixed constructions
- E21B - Earth or rock drillingobtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells
- E21B 21/16 - Methods or apparatus for flushing boreholes, e.g. by use of exhaust air from motor using gaseous fluids
Patent holdings for IPC class E21B 21/16
Total number of patents in this class: 68
10-year publication summary
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Principal owners for this class
| Owner |
All patents
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This class
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|---|---|---|
| Epiroc Rock Drills Aktiebolag | 557 |
5 |
| Saudi Arabian Oil Company | 13600 |
4 |
| Schlumberger Technology Corporation | 11013 |
3 |
| Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | 21015 |
3 |
| Corbas Marketing, Inc. | 11 |
3 |
| Sandvik Intellectual Property AB | 1459 |
3 |
| Joy Global Surface Mining Inc | 367 |
3 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 10124 |
2 |
| Atlas Copco Drilling Solutions LLC | 14 |
2 |
| Bauer Maschinen GmbH | 229 |
2 |
| Citadel Drilling Ltd. | 16 |
2 |
| Sandvik Mining and Construction Oy | 838 |
2 |
| Southwest Petroleum University | 483 |
2 |
| Technological Resources Pty. Limited | 448 |
2 |
| Quaise Energy, Inc. | 20 |
2 |
| Caterpillar Inc. | 9709 |
1 |
| Smith International, Inc. | 714 |
1 |
| Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University | 2715 |
1 |
| Barbco, Inc. | 12 |
1 |
| BGP Inc., China National Petroleum Corporation | 86 |
1 |
| Other owners | 23 |