E06C 7/16
Platforms on, or for use on, ladders
Official title: Platforms on, or for use on, ladders, e.g. liftable or lowerable platforms (aspects relating to the lifting B66F)
E06C7/16 (Platforms on, or for use on, ladders) appears on 320 US grants and 260 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E06C- Granted patents
- 320
- Published applications
- 260
- Assignees
- 94
- Inventors
- 496
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 3 |
| 2002 | 2 | 4 |
| 2003 | 9 | 5 |
| 2004 | 7 | 7 |
| 2005 | 7 | 5 |
| 2006 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 5 |
| 2008 | 0 | 6 |
| 2009 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3 | 4 |
| 2011 | 6 | 9 |
| 2012 | 6 | 12 |
| 2013 | 5 | 3 |
| 2014 | 10 | 8 |
| 2015 | 8 | 10 |
| 2016 | 11 | 16 |
| 2017 | 10 | 12 |
| 2018 | 11 | 18 |
| 2019 | 21 | 26 |
| 2020 | 15 | 18 |
| 2021 | 15 | 13 |
| 2022 | 14 | 19 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 |
| 2024 | 6 | 17 |
| 2025 | 13 | 20 |
| 2026 | 11 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Ladder step extension platform15 Sep 2026US 12,735,943 B2
- Extendable hunting stand with movable platform21 Jul 2026US 12,685,305 B2Joseph Albert Price
- Ladder feet21 Jul 2026US 12,687,070 B2Werner Co.
- Multi-stance aerial device control and display10 Mar 2026US 12,570,246 B2Spartan Fire, LLC
- Ladder assembly for a fire apparatus3 Mar 2026US 12,565,412 B2Oshkosh Corporation
- Auxiliary Step Apparatus1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298027 A1
- Domestic hydraulic stepladder characterized by infinitely variable height for steps and platform17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275810 A1Hitachi High -Tech Corpo
- Modular ladder systems and methods thereof12 Mar 2026US 2026/0071448 A1ASM IP Holding B. V.
- Top cap and accessory tray for ladders and ladders incorporating same5 Feb 2026US 2026/0035995 A1Little Giant Ladder Systems, LLC
- Method of using a material hoist system25 Dec 2025US 2025/0389156 A1Tie Down, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Movable step platform for ladders98US 5,779,208 A1998
- Ladders, ladder components and related methods85US 8,186,481 B2Wing Enterprises, Incorporated · 2012
- Stepladder organizing assembly48US 6,401,862 B12002
- Ladders, ladder components and related methods48US 9,016,434 B2Wing Enterprises, Incorporated · 2015
- Ladder rung supported combination platform and utensil rack46US 5,191,954 A1993