B66B 7/06
Arrangements of ropes or cables
B66B7/06 (Arrangements of ropes or cables) appears on 674 US grants and 771 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B66B- Granted patents
- 674
- Published applications
- 771
- Assignees
- 125
- Inventors
- 970
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
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| 2006 | 10 | 28 |
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| 2008 | 8 | 32 |
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| 2018 | 56 | 68 |
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| 2021 | 52 | 47 |
| 2022 | 56 | 25 |
| 2023 | 35 | 19 |
| 2024 | 28 | 11 |
| 2025 | 16 | 18 |
| 2026 | 20 | 24 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Rope terminal, elevator and method for installing elevator suspension rope22 Sep 2026US 12,741,847 B2Kone Corporation
- Fire-resistant synthetic tension members15 Sep 2026US 12,735,299 B2Otis Elevator Company
- Rope and elevator8 Sep 2026US 12,729,097 B2Kone Corporation
- Belt termination1 Sep 2026US 12,722,942 B2Otis Elevator Company
- Reinforced fabric elevator belt with improved internal wear resistance28 Jul 2026US 12,692,127 B2Otis Elevator Company
- Compact bag filling machine and method of use8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307833 A1Sandbags, LLC
- Tension device for elevator car, elevator car and elevator system13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233972 A1Otis Elevator Company
- Resiliently biased elevator connector30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217495 A1Otis Elevator Company
- Wire rope for elevator, and method for repairing elevator16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200701 A1Mitsubishi Electric Building Solutions Corporation
- Hinged connector for elevator suspension member16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200702 A1Otis Elevator Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Cable as suspension means for lifts56US 5,566,786 AInventio AG · 1996
- Cable sway reduction device49US 6,234,277 B1Draka Elevator Products, Inc. · 2001
- Method and apparatus for detecting elevator rope degradation using electrical resistance47US 7,123,030 B2Otis Elevator Company · 2006
- System and method for minimizing horizontal vibration of elevator compensating ropes42US 5,861,084 AOtis Elevator Company · 1999
- Pulley-driven elevator42US 6,193,017 B1Blain Hydraulics GmbH · 2001