B66C 13/04
Auxiliary devices for controlling movements of suspended loads, or preventing cable slack
B66C13/04 (Auxiliary devices for controlling movements of suspended loads, or preventing cable slack) appears on 837 US grants and 819 published applications in this corpus.
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| 2026 | 33 | 39 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Drogue for a load and related systems25 Aug 2026US 12,715,741 B2Vita Inclinata IP Holdings LLC
- Hoisting flight director mode11 Aug 2026US 12,703,482 B2Rockwell Collins, Inc.
- Damper systems for suspended loads28 Jul 2026US 12,692,133 B2Innovative Minds, LLC
- Spreader system, spreader, and method of handling a transport container using a spreader21 Jul 2026US 12,686,597 B2Elme Spreader AB
- Spreader beam, crane and vessel8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307945 A1Barge Master IP B.V.
- Method for installing a heavy load in a supporting structure and a system built according to the method1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296843 A1Dsd Heavy Lift AG
- Method, system and computer program product for moving a load by means of a plurality of cranes20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242185 A1Liebherr-Werk Nenzing GmbH
- Reweigh Maneuver for Accurate Payload Mass Estimation13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233836 A1Wing Aviation LLC
- A Method and a Blade Lifting Yoke for Lifting a Wind Turbine Rotor Blade13 Aug 2026US 2026/0233976 A1Liftra IP Aps
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- Port storage and distribution system for international shipping containers93US 7,753,637 B22010
- Cable arrangement and lifting platform for stabilized load lifting82US 4,883,184 A1989