B66C 23/00
Cranes comprising essentially a beam, boom, or triangular structure acting as a
Official title: Cranes comprising essentially a beam, boom, or triangular structure acting as a cantilever and mounted for translatory of swinging movements in vertical or horizontal planes or a combination of such movements, e.g. jib-cranes, derricks, tower cranes (base supporting structures with legs B65C5/00)
B66C23/00 (Cranes comprising essentially a beam, boom, or triangular structure acting as a) appears on 3,773 US grants and 3,236 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B66C- Granted patents
- 3,773
- Published applications
- 3,236
- Assignees
- 1,358
- Inventors
- 5,757
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 76 | 0 |
| 1977 | 66 | 0 |
| 1978 | 56 | 0 |
| 1979 | 51 | 0 |
| 1980 | 66 | 0 |
| 1981 | 60 | 0 |
| 1982 | 41 | 0 |
| 1983 | 54 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 37 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 41 | 0 |
| 2000 | 57 | 0 |
| 2001 | 45 | 16 |
| 2002 | 50 | 44 |
| 2003 | 61 | 63 |
| 2004 | 37 | 59 |
| 2005 | 26 | 48 |
| 2006 | 56 | 61 |
| 2007 | 42 | 66 |
| 2008 | 45 | 64 |
| 2009 | 37 | 76 |
| 2010 | 59 | 119 |
| 2011 | 50 | 107 |
| 2012 | 65 | 102 |
| 2013 | 68 | 110 |
| 2014 | 108 | 155 |
| 2015 | 107 | 141 |
| 2016 | 138 | 146 |
| 2017 | 129 | 153 |
| 2018 | 127 | 195 |
| 2019 | 184 | 208 |
| 2020 | 226 | 191 |
| 2021 | 166 | 237 |
| 2022 | 147 | 233 |
| 2023 | 161 | 162 |
| 2024 | 210 | 194 |
| 2025 | 173 | 153 |
| 2026 | 106 | 133 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B66C 23/62Constructional features or details1,903
- B66C 23/18Cranes comprising essentially a beam, boom, or triangular structure acting as a1,870
- B66C 23/88Safety gear508
- B66C 23/54Cranes comprising essentially a beam, boom, or triangular structure acting as a226
- B66C 23/16Cranes comprising essentially a beam, boom, or triangular structure acting as a131
- B66C 23/06Cranes comprising essentially a beam, boom, or triangular structure acting as a73
- B66C 23/005Cranes comprising essentially a beam, boom, or triangular structure acting as a71
- B66C 23/02Cranes comprising essentially a beam, boom, or triangular structure acting as a56
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