B66F 9/20
Means for actuating or controlling masts, platforms, or forks
Official title: Means for actuating or controlling masts, platforms, or forks (power take-off from vehicle transmissions, combined with vehicle propulsion systems B60K)
B66F9/20 (Means for actuating or controlling masts, platforms, or forks) appears on 1,329 US grants and 1,562 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B66F- Granted patents
- 1,329
- Published applications
- 1,562
- Assignees
- 543
- Inventors
- 2,631
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 15 | 0 |
| 1977 | 12 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 11 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | 14 | 0 |
| 1986 | 9 | 0 |
| 1987 | 12 | 0 |
| 1988 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 13 | 0 |
| 1991 | 13 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 15 | 0 |
| 2001 | 18 | 5 |
| 2002 | 21 | 14 |
| 2003 | 11 | 16 |
| 2004 | 13 | 23 |
| 2005 | 11 | 28 |
| 2006 | 22 | 42 |
| 2007 | 19 | 43 |
| 2008 | 27 | 39 |
| 2009 | 17 | 43 |
| 2010 | 32 | 19 |
| 2011 | 21 | 30 |
| 2012 | 31 | 38 |
| 2013 | 26 | 47 |
| 2014 | 41 | 59 |
| 2015 | 52 | 59 |
| 2016 | 49 | 57 |
| 2017 | 48 | 55 |
| 2018 | 49 | 66 |
| 2019 | 55 | 91 |
| 2020 | 69 | 119 |
| 2021 | 72 | 98 |
| 2022 | 76 | 96 |
| 2023 | 78 | 109 |
| 2024 | 95 | 118 |
| 2025 | 103 | 154 |
| 2026 | 63 | 94 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Transport apparatus, battery test system, and battery production system6 Oct 2026US 12,753,055 B2Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
- Systems and methods for flush placement of pallets by an autonomous forklift29 Sep 2026US 12,747,142 B2Symbotic LLC
- Lifting apparatus and loading vehicle lifting system29 Sep 2026US 12,747,143 B2Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
- Handling machine comprising a manually operable control device29 Sep 2026US 12,747,147 B2Manitou Bf
- Unloading control device29 Sep 2026US 12,747,148 B2Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki
- Lift device innovations8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307968 A1Oshkosh Corporation
- Automated hitch for automated vehicle1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296854 A1United States Postal Service
- Work machine comprising a removable power supply unit1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296857 A1Manitou Bf
- Hydraulic system for a vehicle1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296861 A1Oshkosh Corporation
- Conveyor and control device for the conveyor24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285609 A1Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for determining position and rotational orientation of an object211US 7,845,560 B2Sky-Trax, Inc. · 2010
- Warehouse vehicle navigation system and method168US 9,317,037 B2Vocollect, Inc. · 2016
- Vehicle computer system with transparent display141US 9,235,553 B2Hand Held Products, Inc. · 2016
- Automated warehousing using robotic forklifts117US 8,965,561 B2Cybernet Systems Corporation · 2015
- Fleet management system114US 8,060,400 B2Crown Equipment Corporation · 2011