Columbus McKinnon Corporation (CMCO)
Nasdaq: CMCO · Construction Machinery & Equip · Charlotte, NC · filing with the SEC since 1996
Patents
US patents through Dec 31, 2025 · PatentsView, from the USPTO’s Open Data Portal · read Oct 27, 2026210 patents granted to the 13 names below, as the owner printed on each patent when it was granted. A later sale, a lapse or an expiry is not read, so this is what was granted to Columbus McKinnon Corporation’s names, not what it holds today.
Patents granted
210
166 utility, 44 design, 1976 to Dec 31, 2025
Granted in 2025
9
Against 13 in 2024 and 5 in 2023
Applications published
76
7 of them in 2025
Names they are printed under
13
a subsidiary, its own name
By yearGrantedApplications published
Each pair is one calendar year. Applications are published about eighteen months after filing, so the newest years read low.
What they are aboutgrants since 2021
Handling10
Mechanical elements8
Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy5
Measurement2
Civil engineering1
Machine tools1
The main technology area of each patent, in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s 35 fields.
Under which name13 counted
KITO CORPORATION a subsidiary
JP, as the owner printed on each patent
29 published
Columbus McKinnon Corporation its own name
US, as the owner printed on each patent. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in CA)
1 published
Columbus McKinnon Corporation its own name
named as the applicant on its applications, in US
16 published
FKI Industries, Inc. a subsidiary
US, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
KITO CORPORATION a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in JP. 1 more under the same name are not counted (printed in US)
16 published
STAHL CRANESYSTEMS GMBH a subsidiary
DE, as the owner printed on each patent
5 published
eepos GmbH a subsidiary
DE, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
COLUMBUS MCKINNON INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS GMBH a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in DE
5 published
COLUMBUS MCKINNON INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS GMBH a subsidiary
DE, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
Rhombus Rollen GmbH & Co. a subsidiary
DE, as the owner printed on each patent
0 published
STAHL CraneSystems GmbH a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in DE
2 published
Verton Technologies Australia Pty Ltd a subsidiary
AU, as the owner printed on each patent
1 published
eepos GmbH a subsidiary
named as the applicant on its applications, in DE
1 published
Names not counted (3)
SHT S.r.l.
Most of its patents print JP; this name counts in IT. 21 granted and 21 published under it are not counted.
SHT S.r.l.
Most of its patents print JP; this name counts in IT. 0 granted and 23 published under it are not counted.
Dorner Sdn. Bhd.
Most of its patents print US; this name counts in FR, MY. 1 granted and 0 published under it are not counted.
Newest grantseach row opens the USPTO’s own copy
Newest applications publishedan application is a clue, never a plan
| Published | Application | Title | Field | Owner as printed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 2025 | 2025/0361091 | Trolley Single Point Adjustment System | Handling | Columbus McKinnon Corporation |
| Sep 4, 2025 | 2025/0277712 | Load Sensing Device for a Hoist | Handling | Columbus McKinnon Corporation |
| Apr 24, 2025 | 2025/0128916 | Quick Release End Point Attachment | Mechanical elements | Columbus McKinnon Corporation |
| Mar 6, 2025 | 2025/0075772 | Multi-Attachment Lever Binder | Mechanical elements | Columbus McKinnon Corporation · patent 12,331,808 granted from it |
| Mar 6, 2025 | 2025/0074751 | HOIST SETTING METHOD AND HOIST | Handling | KITO CORPORATION |
| Feb 13, 2025 | 2025/0051147 | Wire Rope Hoist With Swivel Sheave | Handling | Columbus McKinnon Corporation |
| Feb 13, 2025 | 2025/0051146 | Low Headroom Hook Block for Wire Rope Hoist | Handling | Columbus McKinnon Corporation |
| Dec 19, 2024 | 2024/0418207 | Spring Latch for a Hook | Mechanical elements | Columbus McKinnon Corporation · patent 12,326,165 granted from it |
| Nov 28, 2024 | 2024/0391071 | Gearless Ratcheting Binder | Machine tools | Columbus McKinnon Corporation · patent 12,502,754 granted from it |
| Oct 24, 2024 | 2024/0351509 | Slip Grab Ratchet Binder | Mechanical elements | Columbus McKinnon Corporation · patent 12,344,157 granted from it |
What it applied for, 2024 to 2025: Handling 10 · Mechanical elements 6 · Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 2 · Measurement 1 · Machine tools 1.
A patent is counted where the owner printed on it when it was granted carries the company’s own name, a former name, the name of a subsidiary its annual report lists, or its own name with a patent-holding phrase (Technology Licensing, Intellectual Property and the like), once the legal form, case and punctuation are set aside, and prints a country that name counts in. PatentsView’s data are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 licence. Source: PatentsView's granted patents and pre-grant publications, disambiguated, from the USPTO's Open Data Portal, through Dec 31, 2025, read Oct 27, 2026.