B66C 1/12
Slings comprising chains, wires, ropes, or bands
Official title: Slings comprising chains, wires, ropes, or bands; Nets (article side grippers suspended by ropes or chains from crane hooks B66C1/42)
B66C1/12 (Slings comprising chains, wires, ropes, or bands) appears on 665 US grants and 442 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B66C- Granted patents
- 665
- Published applications
- 442
- Assignees
- 360
- Inventors
- 1,063
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 12 | 0 |
| 1977 | 14 | 0 |
| 1978 | 15 | 0 |
| 1979 | 11 | 0 |
| 1980 | 16 | 0 |
| 1981 | 11 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 10 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 9 | 0 |
| 1989 | 16 | 0 |
| 1990 | 9 | 0 |
| 1991 | 11 | 0 |
| 1992 | 10 | 0 |
| 1993 | 16 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 12 | 0 |
| 1996 | 16 | 0 |
| 1997 | 16 | 0 |
| 1998 | 23 | 0 |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 3 |
| 2002 | 16 | 9 |
| 2003 | 10 | 11 |
| 2004 | 2 | 8 |
| 2005 | 6 | 10 |
| 2006 | 8 | 12 |
| 2007 | 10 | 11 |
| 2008 | 9 | 12 |
| 2009 | 4 | 12 |
| 2010 | 10 | 14 |
| 2011 | 14 | 16 |
| 2012 | 11 | 14 |
| 2013 | 16 | 23 |
| 2014 | 14 | 12 |
| 2015 | 19 | 25 |
| 2016 | 21 | 24 |
| 2017 | 18 | 20 |
| 2018 | 23 | 28 |
| 2019 | 24 | 23 |
| 2020 | 15 | 28 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 |
| 2022 | 17 | 29 |
| 2023 | 22 | 19 |
| 2024 | 25 | 25 |
| 2025 | 16 | 16 |
| 2026 | 12 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Collapsible self-supporting human and/or non-human cargo transport device1 Sep 2026US 12,722,781 B2Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH
- Payload lift apparatus for vehicles1 Sep 2026US 12,722,782 B1The Boeing Company
- System to align and install large pipe fittings7 Jul 2026US 12,674,525 B2
- Soft shackle with locking mechanism26 May 2026US 12,638,064 B2Samson Rope Technologies
- Strong mounting system for greased plastic-coated prestressing tendons, intelligent reusable modular structure, strong support and fastener for fastening a tendon in a strong support12 May 2026US 12,626,313 B2EVEHX North America, LLC
- 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.
- Light weight load bearing hoist ring with round sling bail8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307949 A1Chant Engineering Co. Inc.
- Methods and system for load lifting and transport1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296838 A1
- Switchboard power equipment lifting device30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217500 A1Ls Electric Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Lifting sling204US 7,399,018 B12008
- Lifting apparatus for use with bulk bags88US 5,507,237 A1996
- Portable self-contained cooler/freezer apparatus for use on airplanes, common carrier type unrefrigerated truck lines, and the like78US 5,337,579 AThe Pallet Reefer Company · 1994
- Vehicle air lift rig70US 5,143,326 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army · 1992
- Lifting sling system having single strap with size-varying, spaced, in-line eye loops61US 5,688,011 A1997