B66D 5/16
For action on ropes or cables
Official title: for action on ropes or cables
B66D5/16 (For action on ropes or cables) appears on 64 US grants and 57 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B66D- Granted patents
- 64
- Published applications
- 57
- Assignees
- 47
- Inventors
- 137
- Latest grant
- 2 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 4 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 |
| 2015 | 4 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3 | 5 |
| 2019 | 6 | 8 |
| 2020 | 6 | 7 |
| 2021 | 7 | 3 |
| 2022 | 5 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Jaw engagement assist system2 Jun 2026US 12,643,202 B2The Charles Machine Works, Inc.
- Fall arrest device28 Oct 2025US 12,453,874 B2Tractel Greifzug GmbH
- Tree section lowering assembly26 Nov 2024US 12,150,416 B2
- Device for locking an object along a cable3 Sep 2024US 12,078,224 B2Thales
- Device for locking an object suspended on a cable2 Jul 2024US 12,024,408 B2Thales
- Lifting assembly11 Jun 2026US 2026/0159322 A1Ocado Innovation Limited
- Lifting assembly23 Jan 2025US 2025/0026564 A1Ocado Innovation Limited
- Load transfer rigging device and method for mounting appurtenances2 Jan 2025US 2025/0002308 A1Murphy Tower Service, LLC
- Motorized descent for powered ascenders12 Sep 2024US 2024/0300786 A1
- Jaw engagement assist system26 Oct 2023US 2023/0339077 A1The Charles Machine Works, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Elevator car brake with shoes actuated by springs29US 5,228,540 AHollister-Whitney Elevator Corp. · 1993
- Reversible frictional brake for use with rope or the like22US 5,295,559 A1994
- Rope locking device22US 5,531,297 AHarris-Johnson Industries, Inc. · 1996
- Automatic anti-fall device for manual or motorized lifting systems18US 4,254,941 AGroupements d'Interets Economiques Europe-Levage-Manutention (ELMA) · 1981
- Breaking arrangement for elevating work platform16US 6,082,506 A2000