B66B 7/08
For connection to the cars or cages
Official title: for connection to the cars or cages, e.g. couplings
B66B7/08 (For connection to the cars or cages) appears on 144 US grants and 155 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B66B- Granted patents
- 144
- Published applications
- 155
- Assignees
- 40
- Inventors
- 286
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 |
| 2002 | 6 | 5 |
| 2003 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | 3 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 7 |
| 2007 | 1 | 5 |
| 2008 | 2 | 5 |
| 2009 | 3 | 4 |
| 2010 | 4 | 6 |
| 2011 | 2 | 6 |
| 2012 | 3 | 7 |
| 2013 | 3 | 2 |
| 2014 | 4 | 3 |
| 2015 | 4 | 9 |
| 2016 | 4 | 11 |
| 2017 | 7 | 9 |
| 2018 | 13 | 19 |
| 2019 | 8 | 13 |
| 2020 | 13 | 10 |
| 2021 | 15 | 9 |
| 2022 | 8 | 3 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 |
| 2026 | 3 | 6 |
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
- Belt termination1 Sep 2026US 12,722,942 B2Otis Elevator Company
- Elevator system3 Feb 2026US 12,540,052 B2
- Rope anchor and elevator arrangement and method for constructing elevator26 Aug 2025US 12,398,018 B2Kone Corporation
- Elevator connector with angled interface29 Apr 2025US 12,286,330 B2Otis Elevator Company
- Resiliently biased elevator connector30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217495 A1Otis Elevator Company
- Hinged connector for elevator suspension member16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200702 A1Otis Elevator Company
- Belt termination25 Jun 2026US 2026/0176106 A1Otis Elevator Company
- Elevator system with a guiding structure comprising at least one guide rail bracket26 Mar 2026US 2026/0084933 A1Otis Elevator Company
- Elevator machine support structure and elevator system comprising an elevator machine support structure26 Mar 2026US 2026/0084934 A1Otis Elevator Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method for monitoring elevator leveling performance with improved accuracy31US 5,889,239 AOtis Elevator Company · 1999
- Flexible elevator hitch24US 5,490,577 AOtis Elevator Company · 1996
- Wire rope termination22US 4,043,690 AYork Engineering, Inc. · 1977
- Control device of elevator22US 7,721,852 B2Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha · 2010
- Electrical connector and restraining device for use with elevator belts20US 7,410,033 B2Otis Elevator Company · 2008