IPC Subgroup
B66C 11/26 Abutments; Stop blocks; End stops
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 > with means for locating or sustaining the loads or trolleys in predetermined positions; Hay hoists > Abutments; Stop blocks; End stops
Classification Context
- Section:
- PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- Class:
- HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
- Subclass:
- CRANES; LOAD-ENGAGING ELEMENTS OR DEVICES FOR CRANES, CAPSTANS, WINCHES, OR TACKLES
Related Keywords
BUFFER(S) -stops for cranesSTOP(S) for cranes or crane trolleys
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor 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