Directional drilling target steering apparatus and method
US-12546169-B2 · Feb 10, 2026 · US
for horizontal holes {or inclined holes}
for horizontal holes {or inclined holes} · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
Building, mining, and civil engineering structures.
Related technology areas
Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| CPC code | E02F5/18 |
| Official title | for horizontal holes {or inclined holes} |
| Display label | for horizontal holes {or inclined holes} |
| Total patents | 32 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is declining.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 6 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
Directional drilling target steering apparatus and method
US-2024418042-A1 · Dec 19, 2024 · US
Directional drilling target steering apparatus and method
US-12104490-B2 · Oct 1, 2024 · US
Horizontal directional drilling system with drill string breakout monitoring
US-2024318538-A1 · Sep 26, 2024 · US
Directional drilling target steering apparatus and method
US-2023250693-A1 · Aug 10, 2023 · US
Directional drilling target steering apparatus and method
US-11629554-B2 · Apr 18, 2023 · US
Cutting device with tapered cutting element
US-11499426-B2 · Nov 15, 2022 · US
Directional Drilling Target Steering Apparatus and Method
US-2021340819-A1 · Nov 4, 2021 · US
Directional drilling target steering apparatus and method
US-11060355-B2 · Jul 13, 2021 · US
Cutting head having segmented cutting disc
US-10989050-B2 · Apr 27, 2021 · US
Systems and methods for laying underground fiber optic cable
US-10914052-B1 · Feb 9, 2021 · US
Cutting device with tapered cutting element
US-2021032989-A1 · Feb 4, 2021 · US
Systems and methods for laying underground fiber optic cable
US-2021025128-A1 · Jan 28, 2021 · US
Directional Drilling Target Steering Apparatus and Method
US-2020378189-A1 · Dec 3, 2020 · US
Upright wrench
US-D899472-S · Oct 20, 2020 · US
Cutting device with tapered cutting element
US-10808531-B2 · Oct 20, 2020 · US
Directional drilling target steering apparatus and method
US-10781638-B2 · Sep 22, 2020 · US
System and method for laying underground cables or underground lines in the ground near the surface
US-10734793-B2 · Aug 4, 2020 · US
Cutting head having segmented cutting disc
US-2020217198-A1 · Jul 9, 2020 · US
Cutting head having segmented cutting disc
US-10626723-B2 · Apr 21, 2020 · US
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What is CPC E02F5/18?
- CPC E02F5/18 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “for horizontal holes {or inclined holes}.”
- How many patents are filed under CPC E02F5/18 (for horizontal holes {or inclined holes})?
- Our database includes 32 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC E02F5/18 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 2 in 2023 vs 3 in 2024 (latest complete years).