E05B 15/0093
Weight arrangements in locks
Official title: {Weight arrangements in locks; gravity activated lock parts (E05B65/5292, E05B77/06 take precedence)}
E05B15/0093 (Weight arrangements in locks) appears on 162 US grants and 132 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E05B- Granted patents
- 162
- Published applications
- 132
- Assignees
- 81
- Inventors
- 247
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Locking device and methods18 Aug 2026US 12,709,468 B2Serio-Us Industries, Inc.
- System and method for securing calf hutches19 May 2026US 12,628,789 B2Mje, LLC
- Handle arrangement19 May 2026US 12,631,044 B2U-Shin Italia S.p.A.
- Assembly for relocating activation point for opening latch30 Dec 2025US 12,509,917 B2
- Retainer mechanism16 Dec 2025US 12,497,801 B2
- Gravity-actuated locking structure and piece of foldable furniture30 Oct 2025US 2025/0331634 A1
- Locking device and method23 Oct 2025US 2025/0326574 A1Serio-Us Industries, Inc.
- Leak containment systems and methods2 Oct 2025US 2025/0305631 A1Oshkosh Corporation
- Gravity actuated device to restrain or release lid of a refuse container3 Jul 2025US 2025/0214767 A1
- Locking device for waste container and methods19 Jun 2025US 2025/0197104 A1Serio-Us Industries, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Latch apparatus81US 6,527,309 B1Hardigg Industries, Inc. · 2003
- Latch mechanism for a cabinet drawer69US 5,292,191 ASnap-on Tools Corporation · 1994
- Device for locking a cover on a container and a container having such a device60US 5,224,744 ACompagnie Plastic Omnium · 1993
- Gravity locking mechanism employing first and second pendulums for securing the lid of a refuse container57US 5,415,314 A1995
- Door locking apparatus for dispenser54US 5,575,515 AFuji Electric Co., Ltd. · 1996