D07B

Ropes or cables in general

Official title: ROPES OR CABLES IN GENERAL (joining ropes or cables to one another or to other objects B65H69/00, F16G11/00; {mountaineering ropes A63B29/02}; mechanical finishing or dressing of ropes D02J; {braiding D04C}; decorative ropes or cords D04D; suspension cables for bridges E01D19/16; specially adapted for driving, or for being driven by, pulleys or other gearing elements F16G9/00; electric cables or joints insofar as electrical aspects are essential H01B, H01R)

D07B (Ropes or cables in general) appears on 2,613 US grants and 2,216 published applications in this corpus.

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Granted patents: 2,613
Published applications: 2,216
Assignees: 1,137
Inventors: 4,412
Latest grant: 15 Sep 2026

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D07B: granted patents and published applications per publication year
Year	Granted patents	Published applications
1976	42	0
1977	45	0
1978	32	0
1979	24	0
1980	50	0
1981	38	0
1982	42	0
1983	30	0
1984	41	0
1985	50	0
1986	43	0
1987	50	0
1988	41	0
1989	41	0
1990	28	0
1991	26	0
1992	37	0
1993	39	0
1994	44	0
1995	32	0
1996	28	0
1997	40	0
1998	55	0
1999	33	0
2000	48	0
2001	68	20
2002	57	60
2003	38	64
2004	41	55
2005	30	55
2006	45	65
2007	40	59
2008	37	73
2009	36	77
2010	45	90
2011	39	101
2012	54	118
2013	66	98
2014	81	109
2015	78	139
2016	71	83
2017	79	126
2018	94	129
2019	92	143
2020	112	134
2021	78	107
2022	87	83
2023	90	66
2024	70	75
2025	69	46
2026	37	41

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