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B66C 5/02

Fixed or travelling bridges or gantries, i.e. elongated structures of inverted-L- or of inverted-U-shape

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Base-supporting structures with legs > Fixed or travelling bridges or gantries, i.e. elongated structures of inverted-L- or of inverted-U-shape

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

crane BRIDGE(S) with legsGANTRY cranesRUNWAYS of cranescrane bridges with TRACK(S)TRAVELLING crane bridges

3 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • B66C 5/04 with runways or tracks supported for movements relative to bridge or gantry
  • B66C 5/06 with runways or tracks supported for lateral swinging movements
  • B66C 5/08 with vertically-inclinable runways or tracks

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