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B66B 13/18

without manually-operable devices for completing locking or unlocking of doors

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Doors, gates, or other apparatus controlling access to, or exit from, cages or lift-well landings > Door or gate operation > Control systems or devices > Door or gate locking devices controlled or primarily controlled by condition of cage, e.g. movement or position > without manually-operable devices for completing locking or unlocking of doors

Classification Context

Section:
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:
HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
Subclass:
ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS

1 direct subcode

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  • B66B 13/2 Lock mechanisms actuated mechanically by abutments or projections on the cages

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor 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