B61B 12/10
Cable traction drives
B61B12/10 (Cable traction drives) appears on 92 US grants and 62 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B61B- Granted patents
- 92
- Published applications
- 62
- Assignees
- 35
- Inventors
- 105
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 5 |
| 2008 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009 | 2 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3 | 5 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 7 | 4 |
| 2014 | 5 | 4 |
| 2015 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 5 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 5 |
| 2018 | 3 | 4 |
| 2019 | 5 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 5 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Circular cableway8 Sep 2026US 12,728,898 B2Innova Patent GmbH
- Discrete delivery of material11 Aug 2026US 12,703,121 B2Contour Crafting Corporation
- Ropeway self-propelled transporting equipment13 May 2025US 12,296,865 B2
- Method of controlling an installation for transporting vehicles using a continuously moving cable and device configured to implement the method28 Jan 2025US 12,208,829 B2Bureau de Etudes de Câbles
- Cable car vertical loop transport system27 Aug 2024US 12,071,168 B2Vertical Loop Enterprises, LLC
- Cable-to-rail apparatus, systems, and methods10 Jul 2025US 2025/0222781 A1Climb Works LLC
- Amusement ride8 May 2025US 2025/0145186 A1Skysurfer International Limited
- Cable car vertical loop transport system27 Mar 2025US 2025/0100590 A1Vertical Loop Enterprises, LLC
- Circular cableway13 Jun 2024US 2024/0190482 A1Innova Patent GmbH
- Cableway Station Having a Safety Barrier25 May 2023US 2023/0159064 A1Innova Patent GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Drive system for a moving mechanism109US 4,100,822 A1978
- Continuous assist zipline braking and control system31US 9,573,605 B2Ziptrek Ecotours, Inc. · 2017
- Modular rapid transportation system for passengers and freight23US 3,987,734 A1976
- Rope guide system for an aerial ropeway, particularly a circuital aerial ropeway22US 5,562,040 AGaraventa Holding AG · 1996
- Transport device comprising at least one carriage or like vehicle circulating on a cable21US 6,363,858 B1Aerofun (Societe a Responsabilite Limitee) · 2002