DIFF Subgroup
B66B 1/06 electric
Introduced: September 1968
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
IPC:
Control systems of elevators in general > Control systems without regulation, i.e. without retroactive action > electric
CPC:
Control systems of elevators in general (safety devices B66B5/00; controlling door or gate operation B66B13/00; systems of general application G05) > Control systems without regulation, i.e. without retroactive action > electric
IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 3 subcodes exist in both systems.
1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- B66B 1/08 with devices, e.g. handles or levers, in the cars or cages for direct control of movements IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B66B 1/12 with devices, e.g. handles or levers, located at a control station for direct control movements, e.g. electric mining-hoist control systems IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- B66B 1/14 with devices, e.g. push-buttons, for indirect control of movements IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class B66,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- INVENTIO CH 3,843
- OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY US 3,709
- SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 2,987
- KONE CORPORATION FI 2,922
- TOSHIBA ELEVATOR COMPANY 2,922
- HITACHI 2,321
- MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION JP 2,287
- MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION 1,870
- HITACHI BUILDING SYSTEMS COMPANY 1,700
- ANHUI HELI COMPANY 1,325
Top Applicants (CPC)
Class B66,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- INVENTIO CH 3,939
- OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY US 3,810
- KONE CORPORATION FI 3,008
- MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION JP 2,333
- MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION 1,254
- HITACHI 1,195
- OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY 1,065
- SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 961
- INVENTIO 828
- CROWN EQUIPMENT CORPORATION US 828