mounted on road or rail vehicles; Manually-movable jib-cranes for use in workshops; Floating cranes (with pneumatic or hydraulic motors B66C23/54; vehicle or ship aspects B60 - B63)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: mounted on road or rail vehicles; Manually-movable jib cranes for use in workshops; Floating cranes

CPC: mounted on road or rail vehicles; Manually-movable jib-cranes for use in workshops; Floating cranes (with pneumatic or hydraulic motors B66C23/54; vehicle or ship aspects B60 - B63)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Cranes comprising essentially a beam, boom or triangular structure acting as a cantilever and mounted for translatory or swinging movements in vertical or horizontal planes or a combination of such movements, e.g. jib cranes, derricks or tower cranes > specially adapted for use in particular locations or for particular purposes > mounted on road or rail vehicles; Manually-movable jib cranes for use in workshops; Floating cranes

CPC:

Cranes comprising essentially a beam, boom, or triangular structure acting as a cantilever and mounted for translatory of swinging movements in vertical or horizontal planes or a combination of such movements, e.g. jib-cranes, derricks, tower cranes (base supporting structures with legs B65C5/00) > specially adapted for use in particular purposes > mounted on road or rail vehicles; Manually-movable jib-cranes for use in workshops; Floating cranes (with pneumatic or hydraulic motors B66C23/54; vehicle or ship aspects B60 - B63)

Of 9 combined children, 8 exist in both systems.

1 codes are CPC-only extensions.

3 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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B66C 23/365 CPC only CPC only
B66C 23/38 with separate prime movers for crane and vehicle IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B66C 23/40 with a single prime mover for both crane and vehicle IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B66C 23/42 with jibs of adjustable configuration, e.g. foldable IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B66C 23/44 Jib-cranes adapted for attachment to standard vehicles, e.g. agricultural tractors IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B66C 23/46 Mobile jib-cranes with non-slewable jibs IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B66C 23/48 Manually-movable jib cranes for use in workshops +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B66C 23/50 mounted on railway vehicles, e.g. breakdown cranes IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B66C 23/52 Floating cranes (floating dredgers E02F) +1 CPC 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