IPC Classification

Class code (prefix) Descriptions Number of results
E21F 1/00 Ventilation of mines or tunnels; Distribution of ventilating currents
E21F 1/02 Test models
E21F 1/04 Air ducts
E21F 1/06 Duct connections
E21F 1/08 Ventilation arrangements in connection with air ducts, e.g. arrangements for mounting ventilators
E21F 1/10 Air doors
E21F 1/12 Devices for automatically opening air doors
E21F 1/14 Air partitions; Air locks
E21F 1/16 Shaft covers
E21F 1/18 Gravity-flow ventilation
E21F 3/00 Cooling or drying of air
E21F 5/00 Means or methods for preventing, binding, depositing or removing dust; Preventing explosions or fires
E21F 5/02 Means or methods for preventing, binding, depositing or removing dust; Preventing explosions or fires by wetting or spraying
E21F 5/04 Spraying barriers
E21F 5/06 Fluids used for spraying
E21F 5/08 Rock dusting; Depositing other protective substances
E21F 5/10 Devices for rock dusting
E21F 5/12 Composition of rock dust
E21F 5/14 Fluid barriers or rock dusters made to work by, or at the same time as, shots or explosions
E21F 5/16 Layers of hygroscopic or other salts deposited on floors, walls, or the like, for binding dust; Deposition of such layers
E21F 5/18 Impregnating walls, or the like, with liquids for binding dust
E21F 5/20 Drawing-off or depositing dust
E21F 7/00 Methods or devices for drawing-off gases with or without subsequent use of the gas for any purpose
E21F 9/00 Devices preventing sparking of machines or apparatus
E21F 11/00 Rescue devices or other safety devices, e.g. safety chambers or escape ways
E21F 13/00 Transport specially adapted to underground conditions
E21F 13/02 Transport specially adapted to underground conditions in galleries
E21F 13/04 Transport specially adapted to underground conditions in staple or inclined shafts
E21F 13/06 Transport specially adapted to underground conditions at or adjacent to the working face
E21F 13/08 Shifting conveyors or other transport devices from one location at the working face to another
E21F 13/10 Anchorings for conveyors
E21F 15/00 Methods or devices for placing filling-up materials in underground workings
E21F 15/02 Supporting means, e.g. shuttering, for filling-up materials
E21F 15/04 Stowing mats; Goaf wire netting; Partition walls
E21F 15/06 Filling-up mechanically
E21F 15/08 Filling-up hydraulically or pneumatically
E21F 15/10 Hydraulic or pneumatic filling-up machines
E21F 16/00 Drainage
E21F 16/02 Drainage of tunnels
E21F 17/00 Methods or devices for use in mines or tunnels, not covered elsewhere
E21F 17/02 Suspension devices for tubes or the like, e.g. for ventilating ducts
E21F 17/04 Distributing means for power supply
E21F 17/06 Distributing electric power; Cable networks; Conduits for cables
E21F 17/08 Distributing hydraulic power; Pipe networks for hydraulic liquid
E21F 17/10 Distributing pneumatic power; Pipe networks for compressed air
E21F 17/12 Dam doors
E21F 17/16 Modification of mine passages or chambers for storage purposes, especially for liquids or gases
E21F 17/18 Special adaptations of signalling or alarm devices
E21F 17/103 Dams, e.g. for ventilation
E21F 17/107 Dams, e.g. for ventilation inflatable