E05B 15/00
Locks: other details of locks
Official title: Other details of locks; Parts for engagement by bolts of fastening devices
E05B15/00 (Locks: other details of locks) appears on 3,307 US grants and 3,101 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E05B- Granted patents
- 3,307
- Published applications
- 3,101
- Assignees
- 1,502
- Inventors
- 5,265
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 10 | 0 |
| 1977 | 14 | 0 |
| 1978 | 13 | 0 |
| 1979 | 12 | 0 |
| 1980 | 21 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 13 | 0 |
| 1983 | 12 | 0 |
| 1984 | 19 | 0 |
| 1985 | 28 | 0 |
| 1986 | 14 | 0 |
| 1987 | 40 | 0 |
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| 1990 | 46 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 44 | 0 |
| 1993 | 35 | 0 |
| 1994 | 46 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 59 | 0 |
| 1997 | 60 | 0 |
| 1998 | 57 | 0 |
| 1999 | 49 | 0 |
| 2000 | 70 | 0 |
| 2001 | 52 | 15 |
| 2002 | 69 | 55 |
| 2003 | 70 | 63 |
| 2004 | 48 | 66 |
| 2005 | 54 | 94 |
| 2006 | 42 | 93 |
| 2007 | 62 | 85 |
| 2008 | 48 | 104 |
| 2009 | 48 | 103 |
| 2010 | 63 | 122 |
| 2011 | 60 | 98 |
| 2012 | 78 | 91 |
| 2013 | 82 | 107 |
| 2014 | 88 | 145 |
| 2015 | 118 | 148 |
| 2016 | 128 | 153 |
| 2017 | 118 | 166 |
| 2018 | 108 | 177 |
| 2019 | 135 | 175 |
| 2020 | 159 | 209 |
| 2021 | 119 | 165 |
| 2022 | 184 | 159 |
| 2023 | 158 | 165 |
| 2024 | 148 | 144 |
| 2025 | 150 | 122 |
| 2026 | 95 | 77 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- E05B 15/02Striking-plates994
- E05B 15/04Spring arrangements in locks610
- E05B 15/16Use of special materials for parts of locks597
- E05B 15/10Bolts of locks or night latches341
- E05B 15/0053Means providing a stable, i.e. indexed, position of lock parts333
- E05B 15/0093Weight arrangements in locks162
- E05B 15/004Lost motion connections151
- E05B 15/0046Ratchet mechanisms112
All 17 subgroupsShow fewer
- E05B 15/0086Toggle levers108
- E05B 15/0006Devices for aligning wing and frame100
- E05B 15/0033Spindles for handles99
- E05B 15/0013Followers54
- E05B 15/08Key guides50
- E05B 15/14Tumblers25
- E05B 15/06Lock wards16
- E05B 15/002Energy storage by movement of wing4
- E05B 15/0026Adaptors cooperating with and acting on keys inserted in an existing lock4
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By later US patents
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