B66C 1/10
Load-engaging elements or devices attached to lifting or lowering gear of cranes
Official title: by mechanical means
B66C1/10 (Load-engaging elements or devices attached to lifting or lowering gear of cranes) appears on 3,276 US grants and 2,481 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B66C- Granted patents
- 3,276
- Published applications
- 2,481
- Assignees
- 1,629
- Inventors
- 5,370
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 60 | 0 |
| 1977 | 55 | 0 |
| 1978 | 62 | 0 |
| 1979 | 47 | 0 |
| 1980 | 49 | 0 |
| 1981 | 67 | 0 |
| 1982 | 39 | 0 |
| 1983 | 41 | 0 |
| 1984 | 50 | 0 |
| 1985 | 50 | 0 |
| 1986 | 40 | 0 |
| 1987 | 50 | 0 |
| 1988 | 41 | 0 |
| 1989 | 41 | 0 |
| 1990 | 37 | 0 |
| 1991 | 41 | 0 |
| 1992 | 40 | 0 |
| 1993 | 44 | 0 |
| 1994 | 47 | 0 |
| 1995 | 48 | 0 |
| 1996 | 49 | 0 |
| 1997 | 54 | 0 |
| 1998 | 59 | 0 |
| 1999 | 59 | 0 |
| 2000 | 68 | 0 |
| 2001 | 37 | 11 |
| 2002 | 56 | 44 |
| 2003 | 56 | 45 |
| 2004 | 18 | 60 |
| 2005 | 28 | 54 |
| 2006 | 41 | 57 |
| 2007 | 46 | 52 |
| 2008 | 36 | 66 |
| 2009 | 38 | 83 |
| 2010 | 45 | 86 |
| 2011 | 60 | 102 |
| 2012 | 75 | 84 |
| 2013 | 97 | 98 |
| 2014 | 79 | 99 |
| 2015 | 93 | 132 |
| 2016 | 107 | 106 |
| 2017 | 104 | 111 |
| 2018 | 117 | 113 |
| 2019 | 120 | 143 |
| 2020 | 120 | 132 |
| 2021 | 134 | 166 |
| 2022 | 103 | 135 |
| 2023 | 111 | 153 |
| 2024 | 133 | 150 |
| 2025 | 121 | 116 |
| 2026 | 63 | 83 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B66C 1/62Comprising article-engaging members of a shape complementary to that of the articles943
- B66C 1/22Rigid members864
- B66C 1/42Gripping members engaging only the external or internal surfaces of the articles826
- B66C 1/12Slings comprising chains, wires, ropes, or bands665
- B66C 1/108For lifting parts of wind turbines191
- B66C 1/101For containers131
- B66C 1/107For lifting engines51
- B66C 1/105Lifting beam permitting to depose a load through an opening41
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- Spreader beam, crane and vessel8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307945 A1Barge Master IP B.V.
- Sling based lifting system8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307946 A1Enduro Softslings B.V.
- Remotely operable lifting equipment8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307947 A1
- Clamping mechanism and limiting mechanism for lifting device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307948 A1Great Circle Machinery Corp
- Light weight load bearing hoist ring with round sling bail8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307949 A1Chant Engineering Co. Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
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- Threaded hoist ring screw retainer214US 8,201,867 B2MJT Holdings, LLC · 2012
- Lifting sling204US 7,399,018 B12008
- Cable array robot for material handling131US 6,826,452 B1The Penn State Research Foundation · 2004
- Snap hook with pivotal gate115US 5,913,479 A1999