B66C 1/0243
Separate cups
Official title: {Separate cups}
B66C1/0243 (Separate cups) appears on 77 US grants and 79 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B66C- Granted patents
- 77
- Published applications
- 79
- Assignees
- 69
- Inventors
- 163
- Latest grant
- 7 Apr 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 6 |
| 2011 | 4 | 3 |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 | 7 |
| 2017 | 5 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 5 |
| 2021 | 0 | 12 |
| 2022 | 7 | 5 |
| 2023 | 6 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 | 9 |
| 2025 | 1 | 5 |
| 2026 | 1 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Vacuum lifter for lifting objects located in confined spaces below grade7 Apr 2026US 12,595,156 B2Vacuworx Global, LLC
- Lift system17 Jun 2025US 12,330,922 B2
- Automated vacuum gripper and method for securely gripping components5 Nov 2024US 12,134,527 B2TRUMPF Maschinen Austria GmbH & Co. KG.
- Photovoltaic power generation module installation support system17 Sep 2024US 12,091,238 B2Samsung C&T Corporation
- Building element lift enhancer11 Jun 2024US 12,006,188 B2Construction Robotics, LLC
- A lifting apparatus and a method for lifting a longitudinal bendable structure such as a wind turbine blade28 May 2026US 2026/0145914 A1Alvac Industry A/S
- Precast structure handling system15 Jan 2026US 2026/0015878 A1Onx, Inc.
- Method for handling a gripping object by means of a vacuum handling device, and vacuum handling device4 Sep 2025US 2025/0276454 A1J. Schmalz GmbH
- Package picking unit that can be integrated in a mobile elevating platform19 Jun 2025US 2025/0197134 A1BRAVIISOL D.M. S.r.l.
- Lift System29 May 2025US 2025/0171279 A1
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
- 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
- Human power amplifier for lifting load including apparatus for preventing slack in lifting cable65US 6,386,513 B12002
- Plate handling apparatus with load deflection compensation58US 4,129,328 A1978