B66D 1/60
Rope, cable, or chain winding mechanisms: adapted for special purposes
Official title: adapted for special purposes
B66D1/60 (Rope, cable, or chain winding mechanisms: adapted for special purposes) appears on 727 US grants and 581 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B66D- Granted patents
- 727
- Published applications
- 581
- Assignees
- 396
- Inventors
- 1,194
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 18 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 20 | 0 |
| 1981 | 12 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | 12 | 0 |
| 1986 | 12 | 0 |
| 1987 | 16 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 13 | 0 |
| 2000 | 20 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 1 |
| 2002 | 9 | 6 |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 |
| 2004 | 7 | 6 |
| 2005 | 2 | 6 |
| 2006 | 7 | 10 |
| 2007 | 9 | 9 |
| 2008 | 4 | 11 |
| 2009 | 13 | 12 |
| 2010 | 8 | 18 |
| 2011 | 12 | 16 |
| 2012 | 8 | 15 |
| 2013 | 11 | 35 |
| 2014 | 18 | 26 |
| 2015 | 16 | 28 |
| 2016 | 26 | 39 |
| 2017 | 28 | 33 |
| 2018 | 31 | 39 |
| 2019 | 40 | 46 |
| 2020 | 38 | 35 |
| 2021 | 29 | 39 |
| 2022 | 39 | 47 |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 |
| 2024 | 39 | 32 |
| 2025 | 25 | 21 |
| 2026 | 12 | 16 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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