D07B 1/14
Ropes or cables with incorporated auxiliary elements
Official title: Ropes or cables with incorporated auxiliary elements, e.g. for marking, extending throughout the length of the rope or cable
D07B1/14 (Ropes or cables with incorporated auxiliary elements) appears on 518 US grants and 505 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in D07B- Granted patents
- 518
- Published applications
- 505
- Assignees
- 346
- Inventors
- 1,073
- Latest grant
- 9 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 12 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 14 | 4 |
| 2002 | 12 | 13 |
| 2003 | 7 | 15 |
| 2004 | 4 | 12 |
| 2005 | 10 | 17 |
| 2006 | 10 | 17 |
| 2007 | 9 | 16 |
| 2008 | 18 | 15 |
| 2009 | 13 | 17 |
| 2010 | 14 | 17 |
| 2011 | 8 | 23 |
| 2012 | 8 | 20 |
| 2013 | 13 | 25 |
| 2014 | 18 | 22 |
| 2015 | 22 | 34 |
| 2016 | 20 | 16 |
| 2017 | 21 | 30 |
| 2018 | 26 | 34 |
| 2019 | 20 | 41 |
| 2020 | 26 | 23 |
| 2021 | 25 | 27 |
| 2022 | 20 | 18 |
| 2023 | 15 | 15 |
| 2024 | 13 | 15 |
| 2025 | 17 | 11 |
| 2026 | 12 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Optical fiber-embedded PC steel strand, strain measurement device, and production method for optical fiber-embedded pc steel strand9 Jun 2026US 12,650,351 B2Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
- Bend fatigue resistant blended rope2 Jun 2026US 12,644,228 B2Hampidjan hf
- Method for detecting a change in the environment of a cable19 May 2026US 12,631,295 B2Cetim
- High strength cord with improved detectability28 Apr 2026US 12,612,287 B1Otis Elevator Company
- Muscle-like actuators for wearable systems28 Apr 2026US 12,612,960 B2The University of Hong Kong
- Operation of a trailing cable27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251515 A1Innomotics GmbH
- Glow in the dark and infrared reflective article30 Jul 2026US 2026/0217348 A1
- Rope with adjustable elasticity, a system, and a method of using same23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210037 A1Anchorstar-Innovation AS
- Multifunctional belt25 Jun 2026US 2026/0177947 A1Nitta Corporation
- Elongation and heat indicating synthetic fiber rope11 Jun 2026US 2026/0160019 A1Hampidjan hf
Most cited
By later US patents
- High voltage tow cable with optical fiber258US 5,042,903 AWestinghouse Electric Corp. · 1991
- Absorbable surgical sutures coated with polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene copolymer lubricant207US 4,047,533 AAmerican Cyanamid Company · 1977
- Colored suture construction156US 8,632,566 B2Teleflex Medical Incorporated · 2014
- Non-absorbable surgical sutures coated with polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene copolymer lubricant137US 4,043,344 AAmerican Cyanamid Company · 1977
- Remote unmanned work system (RUWS) electromechanical cable system120US 4,010,619 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy · 1977