B66C 1/38
Adapted for automatic disengagement from loads on release of cable tensions
Official title: adapted for automatic disengagement from loads on release of cable tensions (for parachutes {B64D17/00})
B66C1/38 (Adapted for automatic disengagement from loads on release of cable tensions) appears on 41 US grants and 23 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B66C- Granted patents
- 41
- Published applications
- 23
- Assignees
- 23
- Inventors
- 51
- Latest grant
- 7 Jul 2026
Filings by year
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| 2019 | 3 | 6 |
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| 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Smart hook with tumbler clasp mechanism7 Jul 2026US 12,673,850 B1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- 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
- Payload receiver apparatus with payload platform and tether engager for use with a UAV11 Nov 2025US 12,466,557 B2Wing Aviation LLC
- Automatic release clamp10 Dec 2024US 12,163,544 B2United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
- Lifting element connection device12 Nov 2024US 12,139,238 B2Staveng Transfera AS
- 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 method30 Jul 2026US 2026/0218682 A1Vestas Wind Systems A/S
- Self-engaging, self-releasing crane hook12 Jun 2025US 2025/0187880 A1
- 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 method19 Sep 2024US 2024/0309848 A1Vestas Wind Systems A/S
- Payload Receiver Apparatus for Use With a UAV9 May 2024US 2024/0150016 A1Wing Aviation LLC
- Automatic release clamp21 Dec 2023US 2023/0407894 A1United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Lifting hook with a safety latch and capable of being provided with automatic load release function75US 5,292,165 A1994
- Load release system27US 9,242,741 B1Air Rescue Systems Corporation · 2016
- Apparatuses for releasing a payload from an aerial tether22US 10,315,764 B2Wing Aviation LLC · 2019
- Hook assembly22US 4,767,144 A1988
- Tongs-like cargo hook device with automatic loading and unloading capability21US 4,943,099 A1990