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B66C 9/00

Travelling gear incorporated in or fitted to trolleys or cranes (; for dredgers E02F)

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  • B66C 9/02 for underhung trolleys or cranes
  • B66C 9/04 to facilitate negotiation of curves
  • B66C 9/06 for more than one rail gauge
  • B66C 9/08 Runners; Runner bearings (wheels for railbound vehicles B60B)
  • B66C 9/14 Trolley or crane travel drives (rope, cable, or chain drives for loads or trolleys B66C11/16; control B66C13/18)
  • B66C 9/16 with means for maintaining alignment between wheels and track
  • B66C 9/18 with means for locking trolleys or cranes to runways or tracks to prevent inadvertent movements

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B66, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. INVENTIO CH 3,939
  2. OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY US 3,810
  3. KONE CORPORATION FI 3,008
  4. MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION JP 2,333
  5. MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION 1,254
  6. HITACHI 1,195
  7. OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY 1,065
  8. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 961
  9. INVENTIO 828
  10. CROWN EQUIPMENT CORPORATION US 828