Kone Corporation
Helsinki, FI· latest recorded location
Kone Corporation is named on 1,213 US grants and 1,288 published applications in this corpus. Its most frequent classification is B66B (Elevators).
- Granted patents
- 1,213
- Published applications
- 1,288
- Inventors
- 914
- Granted in 2026 so far
- 48
- Most recent grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1998 | 17 | 0 |
| 1999 | 19 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | 16 | 0 |
| 2002 | 13 | 10 |
| 2003 | 14 | 7 |
| 2004 | 9 | 17 |
| 2005 | 15 | 27 |
| 2006 | 15 | 23 |
| 2007 | 17 | 32 |
| 2008 | 28 | 36 |
| 2009 | 36 | 36 |
| 2010 | 26 | 32 |
| 2011 | 34 | 33 |
| 2012 | 32 | 49 |
| 2013 | 41 | 47 |
| 2014 | 45 | 74 |
| 2015 | 24 | 84 |
| 2016 | 42 | 103 |
| 2017 | 103 | 63 |
| 2018 | 92 | 87 |
| 2019 | 69 | 89 |
| 2020 | 60 | 66 |
| 2021 | 62 | 83 |
| 2022 | 82 | 46 |
| 2023 | 53 | 73 |
| 2024 | 48 | 60 |
| 2025 | 56 | 69 |
| 2026 | 48 | 42 |
By publication year. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Technology areas
Share of 2,501 documents
- B66BElevators2,248
- Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification133
- H02PControl or regulation of electric motors, electric generators or dynamo-electric converters123
- H02KDynamo-electric machines90
- Y02BEnergy-efficient buildings90
- D07BRopes or cables in general76
- G06FComputing and data processing75
- H04LDigital communication75
- B66DCapstans68
- F16DCouplings for transmitting rotation60
Recent patents
- Rope terminal, elevator and method for installing elevator suspension rope22 Sep 2026US 12,741,847 B2
- Rope and elevator8 Sep 2026US 12,729,097 B2
- Delivery of package in buildings provided with elevators8 Sep 2026US 12,731,100 B2
- Method for controlling an elevator1 Sep 2026US 12,722,936 B2
- Elevator and escalator control network management25 Aug 2026US 12,715,730 B2
- System and methods for reutilization of elevator's traveling cable on modernizations8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307937 A1
- Gateway for controlling elevator connectivity8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307938 A1
- Method for updating elevator shaft configuration data24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285642 A1
- Verification of an elevator system part or spare part17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274613 A1
- Elevator communication system3 Sep 2026US 2026/0257886 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Portion of a display panel with a computer generated display of a slider234US D720,366 S12014 · Design
- Load handling method and system151US 5,380,139 A1995
- Elevator arrangement71US 7,377,364 B22008
- Programmable operating panel for an elevator car62US 5,679,934 A1997
- Elevator rope arrangement52US 6,364,063 B12002