E05B 15/0205
Striking-plates, keepers, staples
Official title: {Striking-plates, keepers, staples (means for reducing friction E05B17/007; electric strikers E05B47/0046; staples for padlocks E05B67/383; strikers for espagnolettes E05C9/1808)}
E05B15/0205 (Striking-plates, keepers, staples) appears on 789 US grants and 771 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E05B- Granted patents
- 789
- Published applications
- 771
- Assignees
- 447
- Inventors
- 1,414
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
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| 1980 | 10 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 8 | 3 |
| 2002 | 14 | 9 |
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| 2006 | 9 | 22 |
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| 2008 | 11 | 25 |
| 2009 | 10 | 29 |
| 2010 | 21 | 39 |
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| 2018 | 25 | 55 |
| 2019 | 34 | 47 |
| 2020 | 37 | 60 |
| 2021 | 39 | 34 |
| 2022 | 40 | 40 |
| 2023 | 42 | 38 |
| 2024 | 40 | 29 |
| 2025 | 34 | 27 |
| 2026 | 25 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Deadbolt locking system29 Sep 2026US 12,747,609 B1
- Morticed bolt keep and a closure system comprising the same29 Sep 2026US 12,747,610 B2Locinox
- Rotary latch with spring guide22 Sep 2026US 12,742,347 B2Southco, Inc.
- Self-adjusting vehicle door lock catch assembly and mounting method therefor, and vehicle15 Sep 2026US 12,735,921 B2Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd.
- Latch apparatus with independent identical opposing latches18 Aug 2026US 12,709,918 B1Carlson Pet Products, Inc.
- Strike plate for door assembly members20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243104 A1Endura Products, Inc.
- Robotic door latch unlatching mechanism and method thereof13 Aug 2026US 2026/0234971 A1Prehensile Technologies, LLC
- Magnetically released lock assembly23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210155 A1Yondr, Inc.
- Vehicle tailgate latch system11 Jun 2026US 2026/0159180 A1Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Electronic lock21 May 2026US 2026/0139517 A1United States Postal Service
Most cited
By later US patents
- Six-way self-adjusting lock for use on truck storage boxes and the like156US 5,226,302 ALoctec Corporation · 1993
- Blind latch keeper145US 6,149,213 ASouthco, Inc. · 2000
- Door lock assembly and locking system for hinged double-acting impact-traffic doors127US 6,851,290 B1Absolute Access & Security Products, Inc. · 2005
- Electronically-controlled locker system127US 6,879,243 B1Digitech International, Inc. · 2005
- Flexible draw latch113US 6,398,272 B1Southco, Inc. · 2002