B66C 1/0256
Operating and control devices
Official title: {Operating and control devices}
B66C1/0256 (Operating and control devices) appears on 127 US grants and 114 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B66C- Granted patents
- 127
- Published applications
- 114
- Assignees
- 87
- Inventors
- 239
- Latest grant
- 31 Mar 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 5 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 4 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 9 |
| 2011 | 4 | 2 |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 |
| 2013 | 3 | 4 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 5 | 9 |
| 2017 | 5 | 9 |
| 2018 | 6 | 3 |
| 2019 | 5 | 6 |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 |
| 2021 | 3 | 6 |
| 2022 | 7 | 8 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 |
| 2024 | 4 | 9 |
| 2025 | 4 | 9 |
| 2026 | 2 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Vacuum lifting tube arrangement having extension-lockable lifting tube31 Mar 2026US 12,589,952 B2Tawi AB
- Vacuum gripper10 Feb 2026US 12,544,881 B2
- Belt drive for use with a vacuum material handler12 Aug 2025US 12,384,661 B2Vacuworx Global, LLC
- 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 gripper17 Jun 2025US 12,330,271 B2Nemo Power Tools Ltd.
- Visual indicator of vacuum pressure in a pneumatic circuit16 Jul 2026US 2026/0202277 A1Coval
- 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
- Tube lifter with ventilation valve16 Apr 2026US 2026/0104099 A1J. Schmalz GmbH
- Vacuum gripper26 Mar 2026US 2026/0084267 A1Grabo LTD
- Vacuum lifting arrangement and lifting tube for use therein12 Mar 2026US 2026/0070746 A1TAWI Aktiebolag
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
- Method and apparatus for handling semiconductor wafers65US 4,566,726 AAT&T Technologies, Inc. · 1986
- 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