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B66D 1/395

by means effecting both guiding and tensioning of ropes, cables or chains

Introduced: January 1980

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Rope, cable, or chain winding mechanisms; Capstans > Other constructional details > Guiding, or otherwise ensuring winding in an orderly manner, of ropes, cables, or chains > by means effecting both guiding and tensioning of ropes, cables or chains

Classification Context

Section:
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:
HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
Subclass:
CAPSTANS; WINCHES; TACKLES, e.g. PULLEY BLOCKS; HOISTS

Filing statistics

IPC B66D 1/395 belongs to the parent subclass B66D, which recorded 48,091 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 2,533 in 2013 to 5,601 in 2023 (+121%), peaking at 6,453 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class B66 are INVENTIO (3,843 applications), OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY (3,709 applications) and SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) (2,987 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

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