B66C 17/16 Tong cranes with means for turning the tongs about a vertical axis
Introduced: September 1968
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
Overhead travelling cranes comprising one or more substantially-horizontal girders the ends of which are directly supported by wheels or rollers running on tracks carried by spaced supports > specially adapted for particular purposes, e.g. in foundries, forges; combined with auxiliary apparatus serving particular purposes > for handling workpieces, e.g. ingots, which require to be supported temporarily within, or withdrawn from, a treatment chamber, e.g. tong cranes, soaking-pit cranes, stripper cranes > Tong cranes with means for turning the tongs about a vertical axis
Overhead travelling cranes comprising one or more substantially horizontal girders the ends of which are directly supported by wheels or rollers running on tracks carried by spaced supports > specially adapted for particular purposes, e.g. in foundries, forges; combined with auxiliary apparatus serving particular purposes (B66C17/04 takes precedence) > for handling workpieces, e.g. ingots, which require to be supported temporarily within, or withdrawn from, a treatment chamber, e.g. tong cranes, soaking-pit cranes, stripper cranes (for manipulating ingots during forging B66C17/18; grippers for handling or stripping castings or ingots during manufacture B22D29/00) > Tong cranes with means for turning the tongs about a vertical axis
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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