B66B 1/462
Mechanical or piezoelectric input devices
Official title: {Mechanical or piezoelectric input devices}
B66B1/462 (Mechanical or piezoelectric input devices) appears on 75 US grants and 44 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B66B- Granted patents
- 75
- Published applications
- 44
- Assignees
- 29
- Inventors
- 160
- Latest grant
- 21 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | 4 | 5 |
| 2007 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2017 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026 | 6 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Switch arrangement for a lift, in particular a personnel lift and/or a goods lift21 Jul 2026US 12,686,590 B2EMCH Aufzüge AG
- System and method of enabling a mobile robot to take an elevator autonomously23 Jun 2026US 12,662,351 B2Kunshan League Automechanism Co., Ltd.
- Device for inputting elevator call commands and elevator control system24 Mar 2026US 12,587,185 B2Otis Elevator Company
- Operation systems and methods for hoist elevators17 Mar 2026US 12,577,081 B2Designed Access LLC
- Elevator switch monitoring device3 Mar 2026US 12,565,401 B2Otis Elevator Company
- Apparatus for providing elevator ride information27 Mar 2025US 2025/0100846 A1Otis Elevator Company
- Device for inputting elevator call commands and elevator control system27 Mar 2025US 2025/0105838 A1Otis Elevator Company
- Elevator push button device21 Nov 2024US 2024/0383722 A1Inventio AG
- Elevator, method for operating an elevator in an emergency15 Feb 2024US 2024/0051788 A1Inventio AG
- Switch arrangement for a lift, in particular a personnel lift and/or a goods lift6 Oct 2022US 2022/0315380 A1EMCH Aufzüge AG
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
- Elevator button improved to function as a lock53US 5,276,294 AOtis Elevator Company · 1994
- Elevator floor call panel having dual operating modes35US 7,021,428 B2Inventio AG · 2006