E06C 1/02
Ladders in general: with rigid longitudinal member or members
Official title: with rigid longitudinal member or members
E06C1/02 (Ladders in general: with rigid longitudinal member or members) appears on 1,525 US grants and 1,446 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E06C- Granted patents
- 1,525
- Published applications
- 1,446
- Assignees
- 452
- Inventors
- 2,157
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 17 | 0 |
| 1977 | 19 | 0 |
| 1978 | 15 | 0 |
| 1979 | 13 | 0 |
| 1980 | 25 | 0 |
| 1981 | 22 | 0 |
| 1982 | 11 | 0 |
| 1983 | 14 | 0 |
| 1984 | 22 | 0 |
| 1985 | 22 | 0 |
| 1986 | 20 | 0 |
| 1987 | 21 | 0 |
| 1988 | 18 | 0 |
| 1989 | 16 | 0 |
| 1990 | 28 | 0 |
| 1991 | 29 | 0 |
| 1992 | 27 | 0 |
| 1993 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 21 | 0 |
| 1995 | 14 | 0 |
| 1996 | 18 | 0 |
| 1997 | 21 | 0 |
| 1998 | 29 | 0 |
| 1999 | 27 | 0 |
| 2000 | 31 | 0 |
| 2001 | 28 | 5 |
| 2002 | 34 | 32 |
| 2003 | 40 | 53 |
| 2004 | 39 | 53 |
| 2005 | 41 | 66 |
| 2006 | 39 | 37 |
| 2007 | 26 | 38 |
| 2008 | 14 | 41 |
| 2009 | 9 | 35 |
| 2010 | 18 | 41 |
| 2011 | 28 | 42 |
| 2012 | 21 | 40 |
| 2013 | 37 | 34 |
| 2014 | 36 | 48 |
| 2015 | 38 | 75 |
| 2016 | 40 | 71 |
| 2017 | 42 | 56 |
| 2018 | 49 | 74 |
| 2019 | 59 | 104 |
| 2020 | 66 | 84 |
| 2021 | 49 | 65 |
| 2022 | 53 | 82 |
| 2023 | 48 | 60 |
| 2024 | 39 | 74 |
| 2025 | 67 | 65 |
| 2026 | 55 | 71 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- E06C 1/38Special constructions of ladders846
- E06C 1/14Ladders capable of standing by themselves386
- E06C 1/04Ladders for resting against objects384
- E06C 1/34Ladders attached to structures, such as windows, cornices, poles, or the like340
- E06C 1/32Ladders with a strut which is formed as a ladder and can144
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Step stool assembly121US 5,722,507 ACosco, Inc. · 1998
- Ladder truck97US 4,174,021 AAlnor Material Handling Limited · 1979
- Ladder hinge and multi-position locking mechanism therefor97US 4,407,045 A1983
- Ladder hinge and multi-position locking mechanism therefor89US 4,566,150 ALittle Giant Industries, Inc. · 1986
- Ladders, ladder components and related methods85US 8,186,481 B2Wing Enterprises, Incorporated · 2012