A62B 1/06
Devices for lowering persons from buildings or the like: by making use
Official title: by making use of rope-lowering devices (capstans, winches B66D)
A62B1/06 (Devices for lowering persons from buildings or the like: by making use) appears on 782 US grants and 742 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A62B- Granted patents
- 782
- Published applications
- 742
- Assignees
- 300
- Inventors
- 1,150
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 14 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 10 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 21 | 0 |
| 1985 | 21 | 0 |
| 1986 | 16 | 0 |
| 1987 | 20 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 9 | 0 |
| 1991 | 11 | 0 |
| 1992 | 14 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 13 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 16 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 4 |
| 2002 | 10 | 11 |
| 2003 | 10 | 20 |
| 2004 | 17 | 28 |
| 2005 | 16 | 23 |
| 2006 | 18 | 26 |
| 2007 | 7 | 25 |
| 2008 | 4 | 29 |
| 2009 | 6 | 30 |
| 2010 | 13 | 34 |
| 2011 | 9 | 36 |
| 2012 | 28 | 29 |
| 2013 | 28 | 34 |
| 2014 | 19 | 37 |
| 2015 | 31 | 29 |
| 2016 | 27 | 41 |
| 2017 | 27 | 33 |
| 2018 | 39 | 49 |
| 2019 | 27 | 35 |
| 2020 | 38 | 36 |
| 2021 | 30 | 31 |
| 2022 | 12 | 28 |
| 2023 | 21 | 24 |
| 2024 | 30 | 36 |
| 2025 | 20 | 21 |
| 2026 | 17 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Climb safety device including a biasing element compressible by a load bearing member29 Sep 2026US 12,746,415 B2PerfectVision Manufacturing, Inc.
- Harness with braided lead22 Sep 2026US 12,741,164 B2
- Locking system for a vertical cable shuttle25 Aug 2026US 12,716,458 B2Honeywell Safety Products USA, Inc.
- Sealed self-retracting lifeline14 Jul 2026US 12,678,642 B2Honeywell Safety Products USA, Inc.
- Climb assist velocity control30 Jun 2026US 12,669,017 B2SafeWorks, LLC
- Lifting device24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284448 A1Artisans Working At Heights Co., Ltd.
- Fall Arrest Device16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199715 A1Buckingham Manufacturing Company, Inc.
- Fall arrest device for recovering rope at reduced speed16 Jul 2026US 2026/0199717 A1Yoke Industrial Corp.
- Fall protection device with brush for cleaning rope11 Jun 2026US 2026/0158299 A1Yoke Industrial Corp.
- Fall arrest device with ring connected to locking tooth11 Jun 2026US 2026/0158304 A1Yoke Industrial Corp.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Climbing rope191US 7,703,372 B1New England Ropes, Inc. · 2010
- Personnel lowering device76US 4,938,435 AFrost Engineering Development Corporation · 1990
- Self-retracting lifeline73US 7,281,620 B2D B Industries, Inc. · 2007
- Slow descender including fluid and mechanical braking devices68US 3,946,989 A1976
- Controlled descent device68US 6,810,997 B2Mine Safety Applicances Company · 2004