IPC Subgroup
B66C 21/06 with one end supported on a framework movable in a curved, e.g. circular, path and the other end by a column rotatable around a vertical axis
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Cable cranes, i.e. comprising hoisting devices running on aerial cable-ways > with cable-ways supported at one end or both ends on bodily-movable framework, e.g. framework mounted on rail track > with one end supported on a framework movable in a curved, e.g. circular, path and the other end by a column rotatable around a vertical axis
Classification Context
- Section:
- PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- Class:
- HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
- Subclass:
- CRANES; LOAD-ENGAGING ELEMENTS OR DEVICES FOR CRANES, CAPSTANS, WINCHES, OR TACKLES
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