B66B 31/00
Accessories for escalators, or moving walkways
Official title: Accessories for escalators, or moving walkways, e.g. for sterilising or cleaning (for safety B66B29/00)
B66B31/00 (Accessories for escalators, or moving walkways) appears on 162 US grants and 152 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B66B- Granted patents
- 162
- Published applications
- 152
- Assignees
- 64
- Inventors
- 362
- Latest grant
- 17 Feb 2026
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| 2025 | 8 | 4 |
| 2026 | 1 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Transport unit and method for transporting a moving walkway17 Feb 2026US 12,552,644 B2Inventio AG
- Automatic conveyor and automatic cleaning device for the handrail belt thereof25 Nov 2025US 12,479,702 B2Otis Elevator Company
- Device for sanitizing the handrail of an escalator18 Nov 2025US 12,473,176 B2
- Moving handrail sterilizing apparatus14 Oct 2025US 12,441,588 B2Korea Airports Corporation
- Focused sound and infotainment system and method23 Sep 2025US 12,425,538 B2Stereyo BV
- Method and device for installing an escalator or a moving walkway on a receiving structure integrated in a building17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275735 A1Inventio AG
- Device for removing fluids and dirt20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242183 A1Inventio AG
- Escalator and moving handrail force impedance tool20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243625 A1Kone Corporation
- Emergency escape system for fire or hazardous conditions11 Jun 2026US 2026/0158306 A1
- A device for sanitizing the handrail of an escalator28 Aug 2025US 2025/0270073 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Device for heating escalators or moving walkways37US 7,201,269 B2Kone Corporation · 2007
- Cooperative escalator and wheel chair25US 4,326,622 A1982
- Escalator25US 4,681,207 AMitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha · 1987
- Traveling vehicle and method of controlling the traveling vehicle20US 10,266,097 B2The University of Tokyo · 2019
- Assembly for cleaning the underside of an escalator handrail17US 5,117,968 AOtis Elevator Company · 1992