B61B 12/02
Suspension of the load
Official title: Suspension of the load; Guiding means, e.g. wheels; Attaching traction cables
B61B12/02 (Suspension of the load) appears on 213 US grants and 176 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B61B- Granted patents
- 213
- Published applications
- 176
- Assignees
- 87
- Inventors
- 341
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2002 | 5 | 9 |
| 2003 | 6 | 1 |
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| 2023 | 10 | 6 |
| 2024 | 3 | 9 |
| 2025 | 9 | 10 |
| 2026 | 7 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Cornering structure and cableway installation comprising this structure29 Sep 2026US 12,746,951 B2Poma
- Circular cableway8 Sep 2026US 12,728,898 B2Innova Patent GmbH
- Cable transportation installation with improved safety, method for detecting an event on a cable and method for manufacturing one such installation11 Aug 2026US 12,703,404 B2Poma
- Cableway having a limiting device23 Jun 2026US 12,662,171 B2Innova Patent GmbH
- Cable detection robot and working method thereof9 Jun 2026US 12,649,499 B2Shandong Expressway Bridge Engineering Test and Inspection Co., Ltd.
- Device for Cable Guide Pulley18 Jun 2026US 2026/0167466 A1
- Cableway station with a continuous conveyor26 Feb 2026US 2026/0054752 A1Innova Patent GmbH
- Parking system for cableway vehicles19 Feb 2026US 2026/0048767 A1Innova Patent GmbH
- Aerial cable transport station, aerial cable transport installation comprising one such station and operating method of one such installation27 Nov 2025US 2025/0360949 A1Poma
- Systems and methods for recovery of an impaired vehicle on a suspended track18 Sep 2025US 2025/0293066 A1Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company.Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Circulating aerial ropeway and car therefor34US 4,473,011 APHB-Weserhutte AG · 1984
- Conveyor trolley construction31US 4,228,738 A1980
- Double pulley device for use for zip-line traversing on a rope or cable28US 6,810,818 B2Zedel · 2004
- Installation for moving persons from a mountain station into a valley station27US 6,360,669 B1Innova Patent GmbH · 2002
- Aerial car suspension26US 4,280,411 ANissan Motor Co., Ltd. · 1981