B66B 7/02
Guideways
Official title: Guideways; Guides (arrangements in mine shafts E21D7/02)
B66B7/02 (Guideways) appears on 498 US grants and 509 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B66B- Granted patents
- 498
- Published applications
- 509
- Assignees
- 130
- Inventors
- 975
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 15 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 14 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 2 |
| 2002 | 14 | 10 |
| 2003 | 4 | 11 |
| 2004 | 5 | 19 |
| 2005 | 5 | 18 |
| 2006 | 8 | 11 |
| 2007 | 7 | 10 |
| 2008 | 15 | 12 |
| 2009 | 8 | 11 |
| 2010 | 7 | 6 |
| 2011 | 8 | 19 |
| 2012 | 4 | 11 |
| 2013 | 4 | 13 |
| 2014 | 7 | 14 |
| 2015 | 9 | 17 |
| 2016 | 17 | 17 |
| 2017 | 21 | 25 |
| 2018 | 19 | 50 |
| 2019 | 30 | 37 |
| 2020 | 29 | 28 |
| 2021 | 22 | 37 |
| 2022 | 29 | 41 |
| 2023 | 33 | 32 |
| 2024 | 30 | 24 |
| 2025 | 25 | 14 |
| 2026 | 14 | 20 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Autonomous elevator car mover configured with guide wheels6 Oct 2026US 12,753,046 B2Otis Elevator Company
- Suspension device and use thereof in an elevator system, and method8 Sep 2026US 12,729,095 B2Inventio AG
- Elevator system with guide rail installation bracket1 Sep 2026US 12,722,941 B2Inventio AG
- Sliding guide shoe and elevator25 Aug 2026US 12,715,737 B2Kone Corporation
- Elevator safety braking device21 Jul 2026US 12,686,594 B2
- Guide rail segment and guide rail arrangement for an elevator system, and corresponding production method8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307941 A1Inventio AG
- Elevator guide rail clamp and method of use8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307942 A1Wurtec, Incorporated
- Device and method for installing and adjusting pressure of roller guide, and elevator system24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285643 A1Otis Elevator Company
- Pit-set assembly for an elevator system and a method of installation thereof20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242178 A1Inventio AG
- Wheelchair-accessible elevator car20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242181 A1Thoma Aufzuege GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Multi-degree of freedom magnetorheological devices and system for using same133US 5,492,312 ALord Corporation · 1996
- Vertical-horizontal passenger conveying system52US 5,433,293 AInventio AG · 1995
- Elevator apparatus provided with guiding device used for preventing passenger cage vibration40US 5,086,882 AHitachi, Ltd. · 1992
- Elevator38US 6,598,707 B2Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba · 2003
- Elevator cab guidance assembly35US 5,117,946 AOtis Elevator Company · 1992