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B66C 11/16

Rope, cable, or chain drives for trolleys; Combinations of such drives with hoisting gear

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Trolleys or crabs, e.g. operating above runways > Rope, cable, or chain drives for trolleys; Combinations of such drives with hoisting gear

Classification Context

Section:
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:
HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
Subclass:
CRANES; LOAD-ENGAGING ELEMENTS OR DEVICES FOR CRANES, CAPSTANS, WINCHES, OR TACKLES

4 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • B66C 11/18 comprising endless ropes or cables
  • B66C 11/2 Arrangements, e.g. comprising differential gears, enabling simultaneous or selective operation of travelling and hoisting gear; Arrangements using the same rope or cable for both travelling and hoisting, e.g. in Temperley cranes
  • B66C 11/22 actuated pneumatically or hydraulically

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