B66D 1/36
Guiding, or otherwise ensuring winding in an orderly manner, of ropes, cables
Official title: Guiding, or otherwise ensuring winding in an orderly manner, of ropes, cables, or chains
B66D1/36 (Guiding, or otherwise ensuring winding in an orderly manner, of ropes, cables) appears on 495 US grants and 476 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B66D- Granted patents
- 495
- Published applications
- 476
- Assignees
- 270
- Inventors
- 839
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 15 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 5 | 3 |
| 2003 | 11 | 5 |
| 2004 | 3 | 6 |
| 2005 | 2 | 8 |
| 2006 | 11 | 8 |
| 2007 | 4 | 7 |
| 2008 | 5 | 8 |
| 2009 | 13 | 19 |
| 2010 | 10 | 11 |
| 2011 | 12 | 13 |
| 2012 | 12 | 14 |
| 2013 | 9 | 17 |
| 2014 | 13 | 20 |
| 2015 | 10 | 27 |
| 2016 | 18 | 27 |
| 2017 | 18 | 31 |
| 2018 | 34 | 44 |
| 2019 | 46 | 42 |
| 2020 | 52 | 34 |
| 2021 | 26 | 33 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 |
| 2023 | 22 | 27 |
| 2024 | 16 | 24 |
| 2025 | 24 | 13 |
| 2026 | 8 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Forestry winch1 Sep 2026US 12,722,945 B2
- Plug-in rope guide protective shell14 Jul 2026US 12,679,704 B2T-Max (Hangzhou) Technology Co., Ltd.
- Protective shell for vehicle winch and winch assembly23 Jun 2026US 12,662,075 B2T-Max (Hangzhou) Technology Co., Ltd.
- Winch monitoring method, winch monitoring device, and crane16 Jun 2026US 12,655,000 B2Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
- A Stern Roller Arrangement30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217335 A1Kongsberg Maritime AS
- Cordless winch30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217501 A1Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
- A reeling device23 Jul 2026US 2026/0209003 A1
- Deflection device for a cable comprising a cable securing element, and lifting device therewith18 Jun 2026US 2026/0167467 A1Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH
- Method and system for evaluating a retraction load for a winch hook retension system19 Mar 2026US 2026/0077982 A1Fca US LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Cable pulling device119US 4,635,875 A1987
- Wire rope spooling mechanism85US 3,980,252 AJohn T. Hepburn, Limited · 1976
- Winch system for raising and lowering theatre scenery48US 6,520,485 B12003
- Active feedback levelwinding system47US 6,811,112 B1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy · 2004
- Cable pulling and reeling apparatus having anti-spill device and method43US 5,388,781 A1995