B66C 1/42
Gripping members engaging only the external or internal surfaces of the articles
Official title: Gripping members engaging only the external or internal surfaces of the articles (for handling or stripping castings or ingots during manufacture B22D29/00)
B66C1/42 (Gripping members engaging only the external or internal surfaces of the articles) appears on 826 US grants and 636 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B66C- Granted patents
- 826
- Published applications
- 636
- Assignees
- 494
- Inventors
- 1,439
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 15 | 0 |
| 1977 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | 14 | 0 |
| 1979 | 9 | 0 |
| 1980 | 11 | 0 |
| 1981 | 18 | 0 |
| 1982 | 12 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 16 | 0 |
| 1985 | 14 | 0 |
| 1986 | 9 | 0 |
| 1987 | 16 | 0 |
| 1988 | 11 | 0 |
| 1989 | 10 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 13 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 10 | 0 |
| 1995 | 16 | 0 |
| 1996 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | 14 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 16 | 4 |
| 2002 | 16 | 14 |
| 2003 | 15 | 6 |
| 2004 | 6 | 15 |
| 2005 | 6 | 9 |
| 2006 | 6 | 18 |
| 2007 | 11 | 12 |
| 2008 | 8 | 14 |
| 2009 | 13 | 32 |
| 2010 | 8 | 29 |
| 2011 | 13 | 24 |
| 2012 | 27 | 26 |
| 2013 | 29 | 28 |
| 2014 | 25 | 26 |
| 2015 | 24 | 40 |
| 2016 | 22 | 24 |
| 2017 | 37 | 24 |
| 2018 | 28 | 35 |
| 2019 | 30 | 36 |
| 2020 | 40 | 40 |
| 2021 | 32 | 37 |
| 2022 | 29 | 31 |
| 2023 | 22 | 36 |
| 2024 | 30 | 31 |
| 2025 | 26 | 32 |
| 2026 | 16 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- System for detecting an entity in the vicinity of a drilling machine, and corresponding method25 Aug 2026US 12,715,740 B2Mbi Produits De Forage Inc.
- Multifunctional grapple-heel combination device for use with a manipulation machine18 Aug 2026US 12,709,520 B2Treklos, LLC
- Dual-sided pallet puller (DSPP)18 Aug 2026US 12,709,531 B2The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Apparatus and method for lifting a pulley4 Aug 2026US 12,698,187 B2Tuffstuff International Pty Ltd
- Piling machine14 Jul 2026US 12,680,254 B2JDC Corporation
- Clamping mechanism and limiting mechanism for lifting device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307948 A1Great Circle Machinery Corp
- Pipe handling system27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250105 A1
- Mobile work machine and method for a work machine20 Aug 2026US 2026/0240089 A1Ponsse Oyj
- Upending Device16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200705 A1Iqip Holding B.V.
- Robotic cell system for balancing a wheel and tire assembly18 Jun 2026US 2026/0168878 A1International Wheel & Tire Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Bushing arm deformation mechanism836US 9,044,241 B2Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. · 2015
- Internal elevator94US 4,320,915 AVarco International, Inc. · 1982
- Active position control of tethered hook82US 10,689,113 B2Wing Aviation LLC · 2020
- Clamp77US 3,986,746 AGuy-Chart Tools Limited · 1976
- Method and device for manipulating an object65US 8,548,626 B2iRobot Corporation · 2013