Class 037: EXCAVATING ( Manual of U.S. Patent Classification )

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Class
037
EXCAVATING


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Subclass Title
ClassTitle ===> EXCAVATING
300[Patents]GRAVE DIGGER
301[Patents]LAND CLEARER
302[Patents] . Tree or stump remover
303[Patents] . Stone remover
3[Patents]PEAT EXCAVATORS
196[Patents]SNOW OR ICE REMOVING OR GROOMING BY PORTABLE DEVICE
197[Patents] . Process
198[Patents] . Railway clearer
199[Patents] . . With melter
200[Patents] . . . Heated plow
201[Patents] . . Explosive
202[Patents] . . Fluid current conveyor
203[Patents] . . For clearing single rail of set
204[Patents] . . . Electrified rail
205[Patents] . . . Including rotary excavating tool
206[Patents] . . . . And scraper blade
207[Patents] . . . Including means clearing side of, or groove in, rail
208[Patents] . . With endless conveyor
209[Patents] . . Having rotary excavating tool
210[Patents] . . . Plural rotary tools
211[Patents] . . . . Diverse tools performing different stages of operation
212[Patents] . . . . And V-shaped scraper blade
213[Patents] . . . Screw-type auger
214[Patents] . . Having scraper blade
215[Patents] . . . Inclined plane with V-divider
216[Patents] . . . . Having auxiliary blade or shiftable divider
217[Patents] . . . V-shaped
218[Patents] . . . Diagonal
219[Patents] . Snow or ice surface groomer
220[Patents] . . Including rut cutter
221[Patents] . . Having diverse tools
222[Patents] . . . Including rotary tool
223[Patents] . . Having rotary tool
224[Patents] . . . Compacting roller
225[Patents] . With compressor die
226[Patents] . . And heater
227[Patents] . With melter
228[Patents] . . Having heated transport chamber
229[Patents] . . . Electric or solar heat source
230[Patents] . . Manually powered
231[Patents] . With specific means to facilitate connection to, or disconnection from, vehicle
232[Patents] . Vehicle mount with obstacle responsive trip, or yieldable tool (e.g., brush)
233[Patents] . . Resilient impeller or blade
234[Patents] . Including specific hydraulic control system to position implement
235[Patents] . Vehicle mount including power lift
236[Patents] . . Power means is hydraulically actuated piston
237[Patents] . With endless conveyor
238[Patents] . . And rotary excavating tool
239[Patents] . . Multistage conveyors
240[Patents] . . Carrying excavating tool
241[Patents] . Combined or convertible
242[Patents] . . Rotary excavating tool
243[Patents] . . . Lawnmower
244[Patents] . Motorized rotary excavating tool
245[Patents] . . Tool arresting means responsive to sensed condition
246[Patents] . . Electric motor drive
247[Patents] . . Rotor shaft adjustable relative to direction of travel
248[Patents] . . Diverse multistage rotary tools or tool portions (e.g., feeding and throwing, etc.)
249[Patents] . . . Including screw-type auger for first stage
250[Patents] . . . . Augers on separate shafts
251[Patents] . . . . And centrifugal impeller for final stage
252[Patents] . . . . . Auger and impeller on single shaft
253[Patents] . . Fed by scraper blade
254[Patents] . . . Including screw-type auger
255[Patents] . . . . Augers on separate shafts
256[Patents] . . . Including centrifugal impeller
257[Patents] . . Screw-type auger
258[Patents] . . . Having plural vane segments
259[Patents] . . Centrifugal impeller
260[Patents] . . Having specific flow guide
261[Patents] . . . Having motor powered adjustment
262[Patents] . . . Vane within chute controls flow path
263[Patents] . Tool prepares wheel path for passage of wheel
264[Patents] . Scoop
265[Patents] . . Manually powered
266[Patents] . Scraper blade
267[Patents] . . Invertible
268[Patents] . . Pulled (e.g., by horse or vehicle)
269[Patents] . . . V-shaped
270[Patents] . . Mounted on surface contacting support or guide
271[Patents] . . . For adjusting height of blade
272[Patents] . . V-shaped
273[Patents] . . . Adjustable or collapsible apex
274[Patents] . . . And auxiliary wing or extension
275[Patents] . . . . Top flap
276[Patents] . . . Diverging forwardly
277[Patents] . . . Supported on inclined plane
278[Patents] . . . Manually powered
279[Patents] . . Diagonally oriented
280[Patents] . . . Including side gate discharge preventer
281[Patents] . . . And auxiliary wing or extension
282[Patents] . . . Supported on inclined plane
283[Patents] . . . Adjustable about central vertical hinge
284[Patents] . . . Manually powered
285[Patents] . Manually powered
304[Patents]SELF-LOADING VEHICLE
305[Patents] . Having endless digger or conveyor
306[Patents] . Elevating wheel
307[Patents]BENEATH A BODY OF WATER (E.G., DREDGER)
308[Patents] . With signal, scale, indicator, or inspection means
309[Patents] . With means to control dredger operation (e.g., movement of dredged material) in response to sensed condition
310[Patents] . . Swell compensator
311[Patents] . . Suction relief valve
312[Patents] . . Control of swing or swing speed
313[Patents] . By use of submarine or undersea vessel
314[Patents] . Adapted to excavate specific discrete material
315[Patents] . . Shellfish
316[Patents] . . . Including rake or scoop structure
317[Patents] . Suction
318[Patents] . . Having intake screen
319[Patents] . . . And material size reducer (e.g., crusher)
320[Patents] . . With pumping chamber
321[Patents] . . With means to introduce lift agent directly into suction pipe
322[Patents] . . . With downstream directed jet nozzle
323[Patents] . . With fluid jet digger adjacent suction inlet
324[Patents] . . Including driven digger adjacent suction inlet (e.g., cutterhead dredger)
325[Patents] . . . With specific bearing, or means to lubricate or seal
326[Patents] . . . Rotary
329[Patents] . . . . Axis transverse with respect to suction pipe
330[Patents] . . . . Axis vertical with respect to surface of body of water
331[Patents] . . . . Axis longitudinal with respect to suction pipe
327[Patents] . . . . Specific cutterhead structure
328[Patents] . . . . . Including distinct tooth or tooth mounting
332[Patents] . . . Endless
333[Patents] . . Draghead dredger (e.g., dustpan dredger)
334[Patents] . . With pipe suspension or support (e.g., ladder structure)
335[Patents] . . Pipe or nozzle structure
336[Patents] . . . With coupling (e.g., connector)
337[Patents] . Rotary digger (e.g., bucket wheel)
338[Patents] . Endless
339[Patents] . . Specific bucket structure
340[Patents] . Grab
341[Patents] . Scoop or bucket
342[Patents] . With means to scour or scrape (e.g., propeller means, digging teeth, plow)
343[Patents] . . Rotary digging element
344[Patents] . . Nozzle
345[Patents] . With vessel, propulsion, or anchor structure (e.g., bank spud, spud brace)
346[Patents] . . Bottom spud anchor
347[Patents]DITCHER
348[Patents] . Condition responsive
349[Patents] . With crumber
350[Patents] . Having screw digger
351[Patents] . . With conveyor
352[Patents] . Having endless digger
353[Patents] . . Endless bucket
354[Patents] . . . Transverse cut
355[Patents] . . . Longitudinal cut
356[Patents] . . . . With side cutters
357[Patents] . . . . With distinct rotary digger
358[Patents] . . . . Reciprocating endless digger
359[Patents] . . . . With longitudinal endless conveyor
360[Patents] . . . . With transverse endless conveyor
361[Patents] . . . . . Drive-related feature
362[Patents] . . . . Drive-related feature
363[Patents] . . . . Hand operated
364[Patents] . With side or auxiliary cutter
365[Patents] . . Rotary
91[Patents] . Wheel excavator
92[Patents] . . Longitudinal axis
93[Patents] . . . Conveyor
94[Patents] . . Transverse axis
95[Patents] . . . Conveyor
96[Patents] . . . . Longitudinal endless
97[Patents] . . . . Transverse endless
366[Patents] . Plow
367[Patents] . . Slit ditcher
368[Patents] . . . Including longitudinal endless conveyor
369[Patents] . . . . And transverse endless conveyor
370[Patents] . . Mole plow
372[Patents] . . With plow supported wheel or supported on wheel frame
373[Patents] . . With conveyor
374[Patents] . . . Wheel and belt
375[Patents] . . . Longitudinal endless conveyor
376[Patents] . . . . And transverse endless conveyor
377[Patents] . . . . . With colter
378[Patents] . . With colter
379[Patents] . Shovel or scoop
380[Patents] . . Slit ditcher
104[Patents]RAILWAY GRADERS
105[Patents] . Side former
106[Patents] . . Scoop
107[Patents] . . . Endless conveyor
381[Patents]ROAD GRADER-TYPE
382[Patents] . Condition responsive
383[Patents] . Including ground supported, grader guiding rail
384[Patents] . . Adjustable digger
385[Patents] . . . Rotary digger
386[Patents] . Rotary digger
387[Patents] . . Adjustable
388[Patents] . Transverse endless digger
389[Patents] . Plow with transverse endless conveyor
390[Patents] . . Disc plow
391[Patents] . Plow with transverse conveyor wheel
392[Patents] . . And endless conveyor
393[Patents] . Plow with inclined axis conveyor wheel
394[Patents]CABLE-OPERATED (E.G., DRAGLINE)
395[Patents] . Boom-type
396[Patents] . . Including means to control digging, hoisting, and dumping
397[Patents] . . Including mounting or support structure (e.g., boom support, sheave or pulley support)
398[Patents] . Scoop or bucket
399[Patents] . . Including support or mounting device (e.g., hitch, shackle, lifting or dumping trunion)
400[Patents] . Trolley-supported
401[Patents] . . Including cable or rope control means to facilitate loading, transporting, or dumping
403[Patents]COMBINED OR CONVERTIBLE
468[Patents] . Having quick-connect coupling
404[Patents] . Combined with subsoiler
405[Patents] . Combined with fork or rake
406[Patents] . Combined with clamp, grapple, or shear
407[Patents] . With scraper
408[Patents] . . Integrally mounted to a tool body and independently usable by re- positioning the tool body
409[Patents] . . Multicomponent tool (e.g., scoop or bucket) convertible by relative movement of tool parts
410[Patents] . . Separate tools simultaneously mounted and independently usable
411[Patents]SCOOP OR EXCAVATING AND TRANSPORTING CONTAINER
413[Patents] . With alarm, indicator, signal, or inspection means
412[Patents] . Supported on vehicle between longitudinally spaced ground supports
414[Patents] . . Condition responsive or programmable means controls the excavating operation
415[Patents] . . . Control of attitude or depth of cut
416[Patents] . . . Control of scoop component (e.g., elevator, apron, or ejector)
417[Patents] . . With specific suspension or means to steer or facilitate mounting of implement on vehicle
418[Patents] . . With tandem or plural scoops or compartments
419[Patents] . . With means to aid loading or load distribution
420[Patents] . . . By auger
421[Patents] . . . By digging movement of apron
422[Patents] . . . By endless conveyor
423[Patents] . . . . With particular conveyor feature including drive means
424[Patents] . . With coaction between apron or elevator and bowl
425[Patents] . . . Actuated by fluid means
426[Patents] . . With coaction between apron or elevator and ejector
427[Patents] . . With significant bowl structure or manipulation
428[Patents] . . . Actuated by fluid means
429[Patents] . . With significant apron structure or manipulation
430[Patents] . . . Actuated by fluid means
431[Patents] . . With particular unloading feature
432[Patents] . . . Rear unloading
433[Patents] . . . Revolving-type
435[Patents] . Mounted rearwardly of vehicle
467[Patents] . . Handled or hand operated
436[Patents] . . Bowl operatively connected to wheel axle
437[Patents] . . . Including rear unloading
438[Patents] . . . . Actuated by fluid means
439[Patents] . . . With caster wheel or shoe
440[Patents] . . . Lever and latch mechanism
441[Patents] . . Dumping runner or revolving-type
434[Patents] . Manually operated (e.g., two-wheel barrow)
442[Patents] . Pushed forwardly of vehicle for filling
443[Patents] . Dipper-type (e.g., backhoe bucket)
444[Patents] . Scoop or bucket structure, per se
445[Patents] . . Including door structure or operator
446[Patents]DIGGING EDGE
447[Patents] . Oscillating or reciprocating
448[Patents] . Corner guard (e.g., corner tooth)
449[Patents] . Repositionable digging edge (e.g., reversible)
450[Patents] . Removable digging edge having integral tooth adaptor
451[Patents] . Distinct wear element mounted between teeth
452[Patents] . Tooth or adaptor
453[Patents] . . Having wear cap
454[Patents] . . Repositionable or replaceable tooth (e.g., reversible)
455[Patents] . . Mounting or retaining means
456[Patents] . . . Including pin or key
457[Patents] . . . . Having resilient elastomeric element
458[Patents] . . . . Having resilient metallic element
459[Patents] . . . . . Wire or rod formed
460[Patents] . Specific material (e.g., specialty steel, heat treatment of material, specific hardness test)
142.5[Patents]DITCH FILLER
182[Patents]ORANGE-PEEL BUCKETS
461[Patents]CLAMSHELL BUCKET
184[Patents] . Common pivot
185[Patents] . . Crossed lever
186[Patents] . Contiguous pivots
187[Patents] . Spaced pivots
188[Patents] . Link-connected
189[Patents]ROTARY DIGGER
190[Patents] . Endless conveyor
462[Patents]ENDLESS DIGGER
463[Patents] . With endless conveyor
464[Patents] . . Having nonbucket-type digging means
465[Patents] . Digging chain, bucket, blade, or tooth structure, per se
195[Patents]PROCESSES
466[Patents]MISCELLANEOUS
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CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS
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901[Patents]Bucket cleaners
902[Patents]Hydraulic motors
903[Patents]Scoop or scraper attachments
904[Patents]Vibration means for excavating tool
905[Patents]Nondredge excavating by fluid contact or explosion
906[Patents]Visual aids and indicators for excavating tool
907[Patents]Automatic leveling excavators
908[Patents]Canal cleaners


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