Horizontal directional drilling system and method
US-2025297543-A1 · Sep 25, 2025 · US
for the detection or protection of pipes in the ground
for the detection or protection of pipes in the ground · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
Engines, pumps, lighting, heating, and mechanical systems.
Related technology areas
Mapped technology topics for this CPC code.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| CPC code | F16L1/11 |
| Official title | for the detection or protection of pipes in the ground |
| Display label | for the detection or protection of pipes in the ground |
| Total patents | 38 |
Filing trend
Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.
Filing activity over the last five years is rapidly declining.
| Year | Patents |
|---|---|
| 2015 | 4 |
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2019 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 |
Representative patents
Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.
Horizontal directional drilling system and method
US-12352152-B2 · Jul 8, 2025 · US
Pipeline following sensor arrangement
US-12259094-B2 · Mar 25, 2025 · US
Absolute coordinate acquisition method
US-12085389-B2 · Sep 10, 2024 · US
Tracer wire jumpers and pigtails
US-2024222884-A1 · Jul 4, 2024 · US
Horizontal directional drilling system and method
US-2024175347-A1 · May 30, 2024 · US
Horizontal directional drilling system and method
US-11927090-B2 · Mar 12, 2024 · US
Robotic subsurface impact protection system
US-11630460-B2 · Apr 18, 2023 · US
Horizontal directional drilling system and method
US-2023032244-A1 · Feb 2, 2023 · US
Absolute coordinate acquisition method
US-2022349710-A1 · Nov 3, 2022 · US
Horizontal directional drilling system and method
US-11473418-B1 · Oct 18, 2022 · US
Robotic subsurface impact protection system
US-2022121205-A1 · Apr 21, 2022 · US
Robotic subsurface impact protection system
US-11215994-B1 · Jan 4, 2022 · US
Polymer geo-injection for underground pipeline protection
US-11209116-B1 · Dec 28, 2021 · US
Robotic subsurface impact protection system
US-2021397186-A1 · Dec 23, 2021 · US
Trenchless system for the subsurface delivery of a polymer-based mesh
US-2021396332-A1 · Dec 23, 2021 · US
Polymer geo-injection for underground pipeline protection
US-2021396343-A1 · Dec 23, 2021 · US
System and method for subsurface cable insertion for the protection of underground assets
US-11060260-B2 · Jul 13, 2021 · US
Pipeline Following Sensor Arrangement
US-2021131615-A1 · May 6, 2021 · US
System and method for subsurface cable insertion for the protection of underground assets
US-2021123209-A1 · Apr 29, 2021 · US
Frequently asked questions
Answers are generated from the same data shown on this page.
- What is CPC F16L1/11?
- CPC F16L1/11 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “for the detection or protection of pipes in the ground.”
- How many patents are filed under CPC F16L1/11 (for the detection or protection of pipes in the ground)?
- Our database includes 38 publications tagged with this CPC code.
- Is patent activity under CPC F16L1/11 growing?
- Publication counts under this code: 4 in 2024 vs 3 in 2025 (latest complete years).