B66C 1/108
For lifting parts of wind turbines
Official title: {for lifting parts of wind turbines}
B66C1/108 (For lifting parts of wind turbines) appears on 191 US grants and 282 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B66C- Granted patents
- 191
- Published applications
- 282
- Assignees
- 89
- Inventors
- 417
- Latest grant
- 16 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 5 |
| 2010 | 2 | 6 |
| 2011 | 3 | 13 |
| 2012 | 3 | 13 |
| 2013 | 11 | 12 |
| 2014 | 8 | 12 |
| 2015 | 8 | 15 |
| 2016 | 16 | 11 |
| 2017 | 10 | 10 |
| 2018 | 14 | 12 |
| 2019 | 10 | 16 |
| 2020 | 14 | 14 |
| 2021 | 10 | 21 |
| 2022 | 14 | 25 |
| 2023 | 15 | 25 |
| 2024 | 19 | 23 |
| 2025 | 23 | 18 |
| 2026 | 8 | 23 |
By publication year. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Pneumatically operated web lifting tongs16 Jun 2026US 12,654,997 B2Lm Wind Power A/S
- Support structure, a wind turbine blade, a wind turbine and a method2 Jun 2026US 12,644,437 B2Ampelmann Holding B. V.
- Marine crane and offshore vessel26 May 2026US 12,637,334 B2Itrec B V
- Vibration device with base frame and method for inserting into the ground or removing from the ground a foundation element by providing said vibration device5 May 2026US 12,618,215 B2Cape Holland Holding B.V.
- Method for lifting or lowering components to or from a location on an off-shore wind turbine generator and handshake-tool for use in the method24 Mar 2026US 12,584,460 B2Vestas Wind Systems A/S
- Spreader beam, crane and vessel8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307945 A1Barge Master IP B.V.
- Wind turbine blade assembly device for easy installation and removal in vertical position8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309127 A1CLS Wind LLC
- Apparatus and method for transporting a wind turbine component to and/or at an offshore wind turbine1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298204 A1Vestas Wind Systems A/S
- Method of lifting a wind turbine blade24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285647 A1Liftra IP Aps
- Support Structure, a Wind Turbine Blade, a Wind Turbine and a Method17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275965 A1Ampelmann Holding B. V.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Methods of handling wind turbine blades and mounting said blades on a wind turbine, system and gripping unit for handling a wind turbine blade41US 7,207,777 B2Vesta Wind Systems A/S · 2007
- Wind-turbine rotor-blade hoisting apparatus, method for attaching wind-turbine rotor blade, and method for constructing wind power generator33US 8,083,212 B2Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. · 2011
- Lift system and method for constructing a wind turbine26US 8,595,931 B2General Electric Company · 2013
- Methods and systems for removing and/or installing wind turbine rotor blades17US 9,638,163 B2General Electric Company · 2017
- Device for handling a wind turbine rotor blade and a method for handling wind turbine rotor blades15US 8,360,398 B2General Electric Company · 2013