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B66B 5/00

Applications of checking, fault-correcting, or safety devices in elevators

Introduced: September 1968

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IPC: Applications of checking, fault-correcting or safety devices in elevators

CPC: Applications of checking, fault-correcting, or safety devices in elevators

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IPC:

Applications of checking, fault-correcting or safety devices in elevators

CPC:

Applications of checking, fault-correcting, or safety devices in elevators

CPC subdivides this area 3x more granularly than IPC with 3 additional codes.

3 codes are CPC-only extensions.

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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