B66B 5/0056
By preventing crushing
Official title: {by preventing crushing}
B66B5/0056 (By preventing crushing) appears on 83 US grants and 135 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B66B- Granted patents
- 83
- Published applications
- 135
- Assignees
- 15
- Inventors
- 258
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 2 | 5 |
| 2008 | 2 | 4 |
| 2009 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 | 3 | 4 |
| 2011 | 4 | 2 |
| 2012 | 6 | 4 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 2 | 5 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3 | 15 |
| 2019 | 4 | 12 |
| 2020 | 8 | 12 |
| 2021 | 10 | 13 |
| 2022 | 6 | 4 |
| 2023 | 9 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 17 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 |
| 2026 | 5 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Elevator safety monitoring system, elevator system, elevator drive unit, and method for operating an elevator18 Aug 2026US 12,709,518 B2Kone Corporation
- Systems and method for detecting a location of a person in a hoistway28 Jul 2026US 12,692,125 B2Otis Elevator Company
- Elevator pit safety system and methods of use thereof21 Jul 2026US 12,686,593 B2Electronic Controls Company
- Arrangement, elevator and method21 Apr 2026US 12,606,418 B2Kone Corporation
- Multi-car elevator system3 Mar 2026US 12,565,402 B2Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- Activation and/or deactivation of a temporary refuge space23 Jul 2026US 2026/0209005 A1Kone Corporation
- Method and apparatus for providing hoistway access security in a lift system16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200698 A1Otis Elevator Company
- Car for an elevator, and elevator28 May 2026US 2026/0145911 A1Inventio AG
- Linkage operating device for elevator system and elevator system7 May 2026US 2026/0125240 A1Otis Elevator Company
- Blocking device for elevator system and elevator system23 Apr 2026US 2026/0109573 A1Otis Elevator Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Automatic protection of elevator mechanics38US 6,202,797 B1Otis Elevator Company · 2001
- Safety device for use in an elevator system including a triggering member for activating a safety brake27US 7,650,969 B2Otis Elevator Company · 2010
- Apparatus for preventing unintended movement of elevator car25US 5,773,771 A1998
- Elevator safety arrangement having safety spaces25US 7,891,467 B2Kone Corporation · 2011
- Safety arrangement of an elevator having sensors limiting extent of elevator travel23US 7,849,975 B2Kone Corporation · 2010