B66B 1/461
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B66B1/461 (Characterised by their shape or profile) appears on 180 US grants and 186 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B66B- Granted patents
- 180
- Published applications
- 186
- Assignees
- 55
- Inventors
- 447
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 2 |
| 2003 | 3 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 4 |
| 2005 | 3 | 7 |
| 2006 | 4 | 7 |
| 2007 | 3 | 5 |
| 2008 | 7 | 2 |
| 2009 | 4 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 3 | 2 |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 |
| 2014 | 3 | 8 |
| 2015 | 0 | 9 |
| 2016 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 | 8 |
| 2018 | 5 | 15 |
| 2019 | 9 | 16 |
| 2020 | 6 | 14 |
| 2021 | 9 | 14 |
| 2022 | 6 | 22 |
| 2023 | 4 | 12 |
| 2024 | 7 | 12 |
| 2025 | 17 | 8 |
| 2026 | 16 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Elevator button panel controller for providing contactless access to elevator button panel and method thereof29 Sep 2026US 12,747,132 B2Inventio AG
- Switch arrangement for a lift, in particular a personnel lift and/or a goods lift21 Jul 2026US 12,686,590 B2EMCH Aufzüge AG
- Interface for operating an elevator car, elevator car and method of producing an elevator car21 Jul 2026US 12,686,591 B2Inventio AG
- System and method of enabling a mobile robot to take an elevator autonomously23 Jun 2026US 12,662,351 B2Kunshan League Automechanism Co., Ltd.
- Touch free elevator control panel26 May 2026US 12,637,324 B1
- Rotary lock10 Sep 2026US 2026/0265019 A1Inventio AG
- Elevator system having individual user interfaces on elevator operating devices13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233967 A1Inventio AG
- A control unit for an elevator car23 Jul 2026US 2026/0209004 A1Inventio AG
- Touchless device interfaces30 Apr 2026US 2026/0118994 A1NZ Technologies Inc.
- Voice over feature for elevator operation5 Mar 2026US 2026/0062256 A1Otis Elevator Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Piezoelectric electronic switch89US 5,231,326 AEssex Electronics, Inc. · 1993
- Control device for a lift82US 6,011,839 AInventio AG · 2000
- Programmable operating panel for an elevator car62US 5,679,934 AKone Corporation · 1997
- Virtual car operating panel projection57US 6,161,654 AOtis Elevator Company · 2000
- Elevator button improved to function as a lock53US 5,276,294 AOtis Elevator Company · 1994