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B66B 13/16

Door or gate locking devices controlled or primarily controlled by condition of cage, e.g. movement or position

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Doors, gates, or other apparatus controlling access to, or exit from, cages or lift-well landings > Door or gate operation > Control systems or devices > Door or gate locking devices controlled or primarily controlled by condition of cage, e.g. movement or position

CPC:

Doors, gates, or other apparatus controlling access to, or exit from, cages or lift well landings (door fittings, locks E05) > Door or gate operation (of general application E05F) > Control systems or devices > Door or gate locking devices controlled or primarily controlled by condition of cage, e.g. movement or position

Of 2 combined children, 1 exist in both systems.

1 codes are CPC-only extensions.

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  • B66B 13/165 CPC only CPC only

Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class B66,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. INVENTIO CH 3,843
  2. OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY US 3,709
  3. SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 2,987
  4. KONE CORPORATION FI 2,922
  5. TOSHIBA ELEVATOR COMPANY 2,922
  6. HITACHI 2,321
  7. MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION JP 2,287
  8. MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION 1,870
  9. HITACHI BUILDING SYSTEMS COMPANY 1,700
  10. ANHUI HELI COMPANY 1,325

Top Applicants (CPC)

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