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COOPERATIVE PATENT CLASSIFICATION
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E03B
INSTALLATIONS OR METHODS FOR OBTAINING, COLLECTING, OR DISTRIBUTING WATER (drilling wells, obtaining fluids in general from wells E21B; pipe-line systems in general F17D)
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E03B 1/00
Methods or layout of installations for water supply(E03B 3/00, E03B 9/00 take precedence)
E03B 1/02
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for public or like main supply
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for industrial use
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E03B 1/04
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for domestic or like local supply
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E03B 1/041
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Greywater supply systems
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E03B 1/042
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Details thereof, e.g. valves or pumps
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E03B 1/044
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Switch valves in waste pipes
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E03B 1/048
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Systems for collecting not used fresh water
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E03B 3/00
Methods or installations for obtaining or collecting drinking water or tap water (treatment of water C02F)
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E03B 3/02
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from rain-water
E03B 3/03
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Special vessels for collecting or storing rain-water for use in the household, e.g. water-butts
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(containers for storage, in general, B65D)
}
E03B 3/04
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from surface water
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Barrages E02B 7/00
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E03B 3/06
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from underground
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consolidating foundation soil by draining, e.g. by lowering the water level E02D 3/00; subsoil filtering E21B 43/02
}
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E03B 3/08
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Obtaining and confining water by means of wells (applicable to a combination of water and other liquids or to other liquids only E21B 43/00)
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E03B 3/10
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by means of pit wells
E03B 3/11
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in combination with tubes, e.g. perforated, extending horizontally, or upwardly inclined, exterior to the pits
E03B 3/12
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by means of vertical pipe wells
E03B 3/14
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by means of horizontal or oblique wells
E03B 3/15
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Keeping wells in good condition, e.g. by cleaning, repairing, regenerating; Maintaining or enlarging the capacity of wells or water-bearing layers (with artificial enrichment E03B 3/32)
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(cleaning, in general B08B)
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E03B 3/16
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Component parts of wells
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E03B 3/18
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Well filters (filters in general B01D 24/00 to B01D 35/00)
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E03B 3/20
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of elements of special shape
E03B 3/22
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Selection of specified materials
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not used, documents in E03B 3/20
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E03B 3/24
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formed of loose materials, e.g. gravel
E03B 3/26
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with packed filtering material
E03B 3/28
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from humid air (condensing of vapours in general B01D 5/00; dehumidification of air for air-conditioning F24F 3/14)
E03B 3/30
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from snow or ice
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E03B 3/32
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with artificial enrichment, e.g. by adding water from a pond or a river
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consolidating foundation soil by draining e.g. by lowering the water level E02D 3/00
}
E03B 3/34
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of underground water
E03B 3/36
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of surface water
E03B 3/38
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Curbs for springs
E03B 3/40
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Other devices for confining, e.g. trenches, drainage
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E03B 5/00
Use of pumping plants or installations; Layouts thereof (pumps; pumping plants or installations per se F04)
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E03B 5/02
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arranged in buildings
E03B 5/025
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with surface tanks
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E03B 5/04
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arranged in wells
E03B 5/045
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with surface tanks
}
E03B 5/06
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Special equipment,
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e.g. well seals and connections for well casings or the like
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E03B 7/00
Water main or service pipe systems (pipes or tubes in general F16L)
E03B 7/003
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Arrangement for testing of watertightness of water supply conduits
}
E03B 7/006
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Arrangements or methods for cleaning or refurbishing water conduits
}
E03B 7/02
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Public or like main pipe systems
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E03B 7/04
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Domestic or like local pipe systems (domestic plumbing E03C 1/02)
E03B 7/045
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{
diverting initially cold water in warm water supply
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E03B 7/07
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Arrangement of devices, e.g. filters, flow controls, measuring devices, siphons, valves, in the pipe systems (devices per se, see the relevant classes for these devices)
E03B 7/071
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Arrangement of safety devices in domestic pipe systems, e.g. devices for automatic shut-off
}
E03B 7/072
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Arrangement of flowmeters
}
E03B 7/074
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Arrangement of water treatment devices
}
E03B 7/075
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Arrangement of devices for control of pressure or flow rate
}
E03B 7/077
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Arrangement of backflow preventing devices
}
E03B 7/078
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Combined units with different devices; Arrangement of different devices with respect to each other
}
E03B 7/08
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Arrangement of draining devices,
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e.g. manual shut-off valves
}
(draining devices in general F16K, F16L)
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E03B 7/09
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Component parts or accessories (tools for cleaning pipes B08B 9/02; devices for preventing contamination of drinking water pipes for domestic use E03C 1/10; devices for preventing damage in case of bursts of pipes F16L; heating of pipes in general F16L 53/00)
E03B 7/095
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Component holders or housings, e.g. boundary boxes
}
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E03B 7/10
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Devices preventing bursting of pipes by freezing (devices preventing bursting of pipes in general F16L 55/00)
E03B 7/12
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by preventing freezing
E03B 7/14
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Devices for thawing frozen pipes
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E03B 9/00
Methods or installations for drawing-off water (domestic water-drawing devices E03C; taps or valves per se F16K)
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E03B 9/02
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Hydrants; Arrangements of valves therein; Keys for hydrants
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E03B 9/025
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Taps specially designed for outdoor use, e.g. wall hydrants, sill cocks
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E03B 9/027
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with features preventing frost damage
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E03B 9/04
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Column hydrants
E03B 9/06
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Covers
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E03B 9/08
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Underground hydrants
E03B 9/10
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Protective plates or covers
E03B 9/12
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Stand-pipes
E03B 9/14
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Draining devices for hydrants
E03B 9/16
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Devices for retaining foreign matter, e.g. sand
E03B 9/18
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Cleaning tools for hydrants
E03B 9/20
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Pillar fountains or like apparatus for dispensing drinking water
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E03B 11/00
Arrangements or adaptations of tanks for water supply (water-butts E03B 3/03; storage aspects B65D, B65G, F17B, F17C; foundations E02D 27/38; construction or assembling of bulk storage containers employing civil engineering techniques E04H 7/00; tower aspects E04H 12/00)
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E03B 11/02
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for domestic or like local water supply
E03B 11/04
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without air regulators
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i.e. without air inlet or outlet valves; water tanks provided with flexible walls
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E03B 11/06
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with air regulators
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air receivers for water conduits F16L 55/04; pressure control devices for fluids G05D
}
E03B 11/08
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Air regulators
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E03B 11/10
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for public or like main water supply
E03B 11/12
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of high-level tanks
E03B 11/14
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of underground tanks
E03B 11/16
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Adaptations of devices for putting pumping plants in and out of operation, e.g. automatic control devices
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not used, documents in F04
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E03B 2001/00
Methods or layout of installations for water supply(E03B 3/00, E03B 9/00 take precedence)
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E03B 2001/04
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for domestic or like local supply
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E03B 2001/041
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Greywater supply systems
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E03B 2001/045
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using household water
E03B 2001/047
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using rainwater
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E03B 2009/00
Methods or installations for drawing-off water (domestic water-drawing devices E03C; taps or valves per se F16K)
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E03B 2009/02
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Hydrants; Arrangements of valves therein; Keys for hydrants
E03B 2009/022
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Hydrants with a tubular valve seat
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E03B 2011/00
Arrangements or adaptations of tanks for water supply (water-butts E03B 3/03; storage aspects B65D, B65G, F17B, F17C; foundations E02D 27/38; construction or assembling of bulk storage containers employing civil engineering techniques E04H 7/00; tower aspects E04H 12/00)
E03B 2011/005
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Tanks with two or more separate compartments divided by e.g. a flexible membrane
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