B66C 1/0218
Safety measures
Official title: {Safety measures, e.g. sensors, duplicate functions}
B66C1/0218 (Safety measures) appears on 54 US grants and 25 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B66C- Granted patents
- 54
- Published applications
- 25
- Assignees
- 38
- Inventors
- 102
- Latest grant
- 22 Jul 2025
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
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| 2019 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 4 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems and methods for providing dynamic vacuum pressure at an end effector using a single vacuum source22 Jul 2025US 12,365,100 B2Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.
- Vacuum extraction for material sorting applications25 Feb 2025US 12,234,128 B2AMP Robotics Corporation
- Automated vacuum gripper and method for securely gripping components5 Nov 2024US 12,134,527 B2TRUMPF Maschinen Austria GmbH & Co. KG.
- Vacuum adhesion system22 Aug 2023US 11,731,859 B2Succor B.V.
- Vacuum extraction for material sorting applications18 Jul 2023US 11,702,322 B2AMP Robotics Corporation
- Visual indicator of vacuum pressure in a pneumatic circuit16 Jul 2026US 2026/0202277 A1Coval
- Vacuum extraction for material sorting applications8 May 2025US 2025/0145418 A1AMP Robotics Corporation
- Panel lifter for work vehicle25 Jan 2024US 2024/0025702 A1Esi Energy Services Inc.
- Vacuum extraction for material sorting applications23 Nov 2023US 2023/0373757 A1AMP Robotics Corporation
- Systems and methods for providing dynamic vacuum pressure at an end effector using a single vacuum source6 Oct 2022US 2022/0314459 A1Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.
Most cited
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
- Vacuum lifting device89US 5,752,729 AComalco Aluminium Limited · 1998
- Method for controlling vacuum-operated hoists and load protection device for vacuum-operated hoists73US 8,070,203 B22011
- Vacuum-assisted carton or box lifter73US 9,061,868 B1Wepco., Inc. · 2015
- Plate handling apparatus with load deflection compensation58US 4,129,328 A1978