Load-engaging elements or devices attached to lifting or lowering gear of cranes or adapted for connection therewith and intended primarily for transmitting lifting forces to loose materials; Grabs (buckets and other containers B65D, e.g. pallets B65D19/00; dredges equipped with grabs E02F)

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Load-engaging elements or devices attached to lifting or lowering gear of cranes or adapted for connection therewith and intended primarily for transmitting lifting forces to loose materials; Grabs

CPC: Load-engaging elements or devices attached to lifting or lowering gear of cranes or adapted for connection therewith and intended primarily for transmitting lifting forces to loose materials; Grabs (buckets and other containers B65D, e.g. pallets B65D19/00; dredges equipped with grabs E02F)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Load-engaging elements or devices attached to lifting or lowering gear of cranes or adapted for connection therewith and intended primarily for transmitting lifting forces to loose materials; Grabs

CPC:

Load-engaging elements or devices attached to lifting or lowering gear of cranes or adapted for connection therewith and intended primarily for transmitting lifting forces to loose materials; Grabs (buckets and other containers B65D, e.g. pallets B65D19/00; dredges equipped with grabs E02F)

Of 7 combined children, 6 exist in both systems.

1 codes are CPC-only extensions.

1 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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B66C 3/005 CPC only CPC only
B66C 3/02 Bucket grabs IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B66C 3/04 Tine grabs IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B66C 3/06 Grabs actuated by a single rope or chain IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B66C 3/12 Grabs actuated by two or more ropes +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B66C 3/14 Grabs opened or closed by driving motors thereon IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
B66C 3/20 mounted on, or guided by, jibs (jibs B66C23/64) 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