B66C 1/02
Load-engaging elements or devices attached to lifting or lowering gear of cranes
Official title: by suction means {(suction cups for attaching purposes F16B47/00)}
B66C1/02 (Load-engaging elements or devices attached to lifting or lowering gear of cranes) appears on 284 US grants and 247 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B66C- Granted patents
- 284
- Published applications
- 247
- Assignees
- 195
- Inventors
- 490
- Latest grant
- 14 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 10 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 |
| 2002 | 7 | 2 |
| 2003 | 5 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 3 | 8 |
| 2008 | 1 | 10 |
| 2009 | 5 | 7 |
| 2010 | 3 | 13 |
| 2011 | 7 | 5 |
| 2012 | 6 | 4 |
| 2013 | 8 | 10 |
| 2014 | 7 | 6 |
| 2015 | 4 | 8 |
| 2016 | 10 | 15 |
| 2017 | 10 | 18 |
| 2018 | 15 | 5 |
| 2019 | 9 | 10 |
| 2020 | 10 | 19 |
| 2021 | 8 | 23 |
| 2022 | 17 | 14 |
| 2023 | 18 | 14 |
| 2024 | 15 | 18 |
| 2025 | 8 | 21 |
| 2026 | 6 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B66C 1/0256Operating and control devices127
- B66C 1/0212Circular shape115
- B66C 1/0237Multiple lifting units94
- B66C 1/0293Single lifting units56
- B66C 1/0218Safety measures54
- B66C 1/0231Special lip configurations44
- B66C 1/0287Other shapes32
- B66C 1/0281Rectangular or square shape26
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By later US patents
- Device for supporting and handling loads by means of vacuum operated suction pads122US 4,557,659 AM. Scaglia S.p.A. · 1985
- Gripping device operating by suction114US 4,389,064 AS.A. Joulin Sema · 1983
- Vacuum lifting device89US 5,752,729 AComalco Aluminium Limited · 1998
- End effector81US 4,561,686 A1985
- Method for controlling vacuum-operated hoists and load protection device for vacuum-operated hoists73US 8,070,203 B22011