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IPC Subgroup
B66F 9/12

Platforms; Forks; Other load-supporting or load-gripping members

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Devices for lifting or lowering bulky or heavy goods for loading or unloading purposes > movable, with their loads, on wheels or the like, e.g. fork-lift trucks > Constructional features or details > Platforms; Forks; Other load-supporting or load-gripping members

Classification Context

Section:
PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
Class:
HOISTING; LIFTING; HAULING
Subclass:
HOISTING, LIFTING, HAULING, OR PUSHING, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. DEVICES WHICH APPLY A LIFTING OR PUSHING FORCE DIRECTLY TO THE SURFACE OF A LOAD

4 direct subcodes

Child Classifications

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  • B66F 9/14 laterally movable, e.g. swingable, for slewing or transverse movements
  • B66F 9/16 inclinable relative to mast
  • B66F 9/18 Load gripping or retaining means
  • B66F 9/19 Additional means for facilitating unloading

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