B66C 23/72
Counterweights or supports for balancing lifting couples
B66C23/72 (Counterweights or supports for balancing lifting couples) appears on 681 US grants and 574 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B66C- Granted patents
- 681
- Published applications
- 574
- Assignees
- 299
- Inventors
- 1,093
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 15 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 13 | 0 |
| 1979 | 11 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 11 | 0 |
| 1985 | 12 | 0 |
| 1986 | 14 | 0 |
| 1987 | 8 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 14 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 4 |
| 2002 | 16 | 6 |
| 2003 | 9 | 8 |
| 2004 | 7 | 9 |
| 2005 | 4 | 11 |
| 2006 | 4 | 7 |
| 2007 | 7 | 10 |
| 2008 | 10 | 12 |
| 2009 | 6 | 12 |
| 2010 | 16 | 16 |
| 2011 | 7 | 22 |
| 2012 | 11 | 17 |
| 2013 | 9 | 24 |
| 2014 | 20 | 25 |
| 2015 | 18 | 24 |
| 2016 | 23 | 33 |
| 2017 | 19 | 28 |
| 2018 | 28 | 43 |
| 2019 | 36 | 44 |
| 2020 | 52 | 39 |
| 2021 | 33 | 38 |
| 2022 | 27 | 35 |
| 2023 | 30 | 32 |
| 2024 | 31 | 38 |
| 2025 | 24 | 21 |
| 2026 | 17 | 16 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Crane and control method for slewing and traveling of a crane under no load while having a super-lift counterweight29 Sep 2026US 12,747,139 B2Xcmg Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. Building Machinery Co.
- Crane stabilizer pad system and methods29 Sep 2026US 12,747,140 B2Raptor Tech, Inc.
- Mobile crane with adjustable counterweight device22 Sep 2026US 12,741,851 B2Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH
- Vehicle crane having a detachable attachment superstructure and method for rigging the same22 Sep 2026US 12,741,852 B2Tadano Demag GmbH
- Personal safety and fall protection systems1 Sep 2026US 12,722,944 B2Fall-Botics, LLC
- Counterweight assembly and system for mounting the counterweight assembly1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296848 A1Caterpillar Inc.
- Counterweight assembly for a lifting machine1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296849 A1Caterpillar Inc.
- Outrigger pad holder24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285237 A1Interstate Assembly Systems, Inc.
- Base frame of a mobile hydraulic crane10 Sep 2026US 2026/0265025 A1Tajfun Liv, Proizvodnja In Razvoj D.O.O.
- Device for securing at least one counterweight plate of a crane27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251261 A1Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Side recovery system for a vehicle140US 8,360,706 B2Jerr-Dan Corporation · 2013
- Leaning control scheme for a fire apparatus63US 10,532,722 B1Oshkosh Corporation · 2020
- Stability system for a fire apparatus62US 10,456,610 B1Oshkosh Corporation · 2019
- Lift enhancing beam attachment with movable counterweights60US 4,729,486 AThe Manitowoc Company, Inc. · 1988
- Leaning control scheme for a fire apparatus51US 11,161,483 B2Oshkosh Corporation · 2021