B66B 1/46
Adaptations of switches or switchgear
Official title: Adaptations of switches or switchgear (switches or switchgear in general, applications of switches or switchgear for floor-levelling purpose H01H; panels for boards or switching arrangements H02B1/015)
B66B1/46 (Adaptations of switches or switchgear) appears on 806 US grants and 962 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B66B- Granted patents
- 806
- Published applications
- 962
- Assignees
- 164
- Inventors
- 1,436
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 13 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 2 |
| 2002 | 9 | 6 |
| 2003 | 6 | 9 |
| 2004 | 4 | 9 |
| 2005 | 6 | 12 |
| 2006 | 12 | 14 |
| 2007 | 6 | 19 |
| 2008 | 12 | 16 |
| 2009 | 11 | 14 |
| 2010 | 9 | 10 |
| 2011 | 15 | 24 |
| 2012 | 11 | 39 |
| 2013 | 25 | 14 |
| 2014 | 21 | 31 |
| 2015 | 10 | 33 |
| 2016 | 22 | 49 |
| 2017 | 23 | 57 |
| 2018 | 42 | 77 |
| 2019 | 68 | 105 |
| 2020 | 45 | 99 |
| 2021 | 39 | 84 |
| 2022 | 50 | 75 |
| 2023 | 43 | 71 |
| 2024 | 51 | 42 |
| 2025 | 68 | 28 |
| 2026 | 53 | 23 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B66B 1/468Call registering systems616
- B66B 1/461Characterised by their shape or profile180
- B66B 1/50With operating or control mechanisms mounted in the car or cage or60
- B66B 1/52Floor selectors45
- B66B 1/467Characterised by their mounting position22
- B66B 1/48Adaptations of mechanically-operated limit switches12
Recent patents
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- Call-source-dependent control of an elevator display device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0274612 A1Inventio AG
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- Command input device for voice controllable elevator system135US 5,255,341 AKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba · 1993