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B66D 5/02

Crane, lift hoist, or winch brakes operating on drums, barrels, or ropes

Introduced: September 1968

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Crane, lift, hoist, or winch brakes operating on drums, barrels, or ropes

CPC: Crane, lift hoist, or winch brakes operating on drums, barrels, or ropes

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Braking or detent devices characterised by their application to lifting or hoisting gear, e.g. for controlling the lowering of loads > Crane, lift, hoist, or winch brakes operating on drums, barrels, or ropes

CPC:

Braking or detent devices characterised by application to lifting or hoisting gear, e.g. for controlling the lowering of loads (for pulley blocks B66D3/10) > Crane, lift hoist, or winch brakes operating on drums, barrels, or ropes

Of 8 combined children, 6 exist in both systems.

2 codes are CPC-only extensions.

2 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

Child Classifications

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  • B66D 5/023 CPC only CPC only
  • B66D 5/026 CPC only CPC only
  • B66D 5/04 actuated by centrifugal force IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • B66D 5/16 for action on ropes or cables IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC

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