B66C 7/00
Runways, tracks or trackways for trolleys or cranes
B66C7/00 (Runways, tracks or trackways for trolleys or cranes) appears on 172 US grants and 176 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B66C- Granted patents
- 172
- Published applications
- 176
- Assignees
- 125
- Inventors
- 400
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 3 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 6 |
| 2008 | 3 | 11 |
| 2009 | 5 | 1 |
| 2010 | 5 | 7 |
| 2011 | 3 | 8 |
| 2012 | 4 | 3 |
| 2013 | 2 | 7 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 9 | 6 |
| 2016 | 3 | 9 |
| 2017 | 6 | 8 |
| 2018 | 9 | 13 |
| 2019 | 11 | 12 |
| 2020 | 7 | 13 |
| 2021 | 9 | 12 |
| 2022 | 9 | 18 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 |
| 2024 | 11 | 9 |
| 2025 | 9 | 4 |
| 2026 | 8 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B66C 7/02Runways, tracks or trackways for trolleys or cranes: for underhung trolleys or78
- B66C 7/08Constructional features of runway rails or rail mountings59
- B66C 7/12Devices for changing direction of travel or for transferring from one runway30
- B66C 7/16Devices specially adapted for limiting trolley or crane travel15
- B66C 7/10Arrangements or devices for extending runways or tracks6
Recent patents
- Expansion joint for connecting a first region and a second region of a rail system8 Sep 2026US 12,729,060 B2Autostore Technology AS
- Grid framework structure7 Jul 2026US 12,673,851 B2Ocado Innovation Limited
- Cross rail structure for OHT system and OHT system using the same7 Apr 2026US 12,594,977 B2Semes Co., Ltd.
- Grid framework structure24 Feb 2026US 12,559,310 B2Ocado Innovation Limited
- Substrate transfer device, substrate transfer system and substrate transfer method17 Feb 2026US 12,557,590 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Travel rail and traveling vehicle system16 Apr 2026US 2026/0107735 A1Murata Machinery, Ltd.
- Grid framework structure19 Mar 2026US 2026/0077945 A1Ocado Innovation Limited
- Substrate handling robot lifting arrangement and method thereof12 Mar 2026US 2026/0070759 A1ASM IP Holding B. V.
- Systems and methods for battery management of subject lift units5 Mar 2026US 2026/0062258 A1Liko Research & Development AB
- Bearing apparatus, particularly rail bearing for a craneway26 Feb 2026US 2026/0054965 A1RSE+ Beteiligungen GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Hanger bracket for track rails94US 5,598,785 AKnight Industries, Inc. · 1997
- Port storage and distribution system for international shipping containers93US 7,753,637 B22010
- Magnetic wheel39US 8,604,900 B2Magswitch Technology Worldwide Pty Ltd. · 2013
- Lift systems with continuous in-rail charging34US 8,978,905 B2Liko Research & Development AB · 2015
- Traveling mechanism in a lifting arrangement which is moveable on rails29US 6,058,849 AMannesmann Aktiengesellschaft · 2000