Elevators
Official title: ELEVATORS; ESCALATORS OR MOVING WALKWAYS ({apparatus for raising or lowering persons on theatrical stages or the like A63J5/12} ; funicular railbound systems with rigid ground-supported tracks and cable traction, e.g. cliff railways, B61B9/00; arrangements of ammunition handlers in vessels B63G3/00; hoists, lifts, or conveyors for loading or unloading in general B65G; braking or detent devices controlling normal movements of winding drums or barrels B66D; ship-lifting devices E02C; garages for many vehicles with mechanical means for lifting vehicles E04H6/12; hoists for feeding ammunition or projectiles to launching apparatus or to loading mechanisms F41A9/00)
B66B (Elevators) appears on 9,320 US grants and 8,561 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B66B- Granted patents
- 9,320
- Published applications
- 8,561
- Assignees
- 1,474
- Inventors
- 10,657
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 66 | 0 |
| 1977 | 83 | 0 |
| 1978 | 79 | 0 |
| 1979 | 49 | 0 |
| 1980 | 57 | 0 |
| 1981 | 74 | 0 |
| 1982 | 86 | 0 |
| 1983 | 52 | 0 |
| 1984 | 97 | 0 |
| 1985 | 100 | 0 |
| 1986 | 87 | 0 |
| 1987 | 140 | 0 |
| 1988 | 106 | 0 |
| 1989 | 93 | 0 |
| 1990 | 97 | 0 |
| 1991 | 156 | 0 |
| 1992 | 139 | 0 |
| 1993 | 144 | 0 |
| 1994 | 168 | 0 |
| 1995 | 132 | 0 |
| 1996 | 136 | 0 |
| 1997 | 121 | 0 |
| 1998 | 168 | 0 |
| 1999 | 180 | 0 |
| 2000 | 131 | 0 |
| 2001 | 154 | 59 |
| 2002 | 208 | 136 |
| 2003 | 145 | 156 |
| 2004 | 102 | 204 |
| 2005 | 93 | 194 |
| 2006 | 156 | 248 |
| 2007 | 138 | 277 |
| 2008 | 180 | 293 |
| 2009 | 175 | 217 |
| 2010 | 185 | 227 |
| 2011 | 178 | 313 |
| 2012 | 201 | 315 |
| 2013 | 198 | 247 |
| 2014 | 227 | 264 |
| 2015 | 225 | 371 |
| 2016 | 241 | 396 |
| 2017 | 367 | 491 |
| 2018 | 403 | 635 |
| 2019 | 448 | 623 |
| 2020 | 387 | 594 |
| 2021 | 368 | 513 |
| 2022 | 414 | 428 |
| 2023 | 391 | 397 |
| 2024 | 348 | 350 |
| 2025 | 342 | 342 |
| 2026 | 305 | 271 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
- B66B 1/00Control systems of elevators in general3,186
- B66B 5/00Applications of checking, fault-correcting, or safety devices in elevators2,382
- B66B 11/00Main component parts of lifts in, or associated with, buildings or other1,461
- B66B 9/00Kinds or types of lifts in, or associated with, buildings or other1,421
- B66B 7/00Elevators: other common features of elevators1,316
- B66B 2201/00Aspects of control systems of elevatorsIndexing code1,093
- B66B 13/00Doors, gates, or other apparatus controlling access to, or exit from, cages986
- B66B 23/00Component parts of escalators or moving walkways774
All 18 main groupsShow fewer
- B66B 3/00Applications of devices for indicating or signalling operating conditions of elevators559
- B66B 19/00Mining-hoist operation538
- B66B 29/00Safety devices of escalators or moving walkways287
- B66B 25/00Control of escalators or moving walkways258
- B66B 21/00Kinds or types of escalators or moving walkways253
- B66B 31/00Accessories for escalators, or moving walkways162
- B66B 17/00Hoistway equipment152
- B66B 15/00Main component parts of mining-hoist winding devices150
- B66B 27/00Indicating operating conditions of escalators or moving walkways79
- B66B 20/00Elevators not provided for in groups b66b1/00 - b66b19/005
Recent patents
- Conveyance system with regenerative drive6 Oct 2026US 12,753,042 B2Otis Elevator Company
- Elevating body derailment detection device6 Oct 2026US 12,753,043 B2Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- Multi-stage detection trigger for human sensing6 Oct 2026US 12,753,044 B2Otis Elevator Company
- System and a method for controlling sway angle of an elevator cabin6 Oct 2026US 12,753,045 B2
- Autonomous elevator car mover configured with guide wheels6 Oct 2026US 12,753,046 B2Otis Elevator Company
- Compact bag filling machine and method of use8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307833 A1Sandbags, LLC
- System and methods for reutilization of elevator's traveling cable on modernizations8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307937 A1Kone Corporation
- Gateway for controlling elevator connectivity8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307938 A1Kone Corporation
- A method and an absolute position measuring system for determining an absolute position of an elevator car of an elevator system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307939 A1Inventio AG
- A method for error detection on an image sensor and an absolute position measuring system for a passenger transportation system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307940 A1Inventio AG
Most cited
- “Smart” elevator system and method425US 6,615,175 B12003
- Computerized information presentation apparatus421US 8,290,778 B22012
- Computerized information presentation apparatus419US 8,285,553 B22012
- Computerized information presentation apparatus419US 8,296,146 B22012
- Computerized information presentation apparatus416US 8,290,781 B22012