E05B 17/0033
For opening only
Official title: {for opening only (E05B17/0029 takes precedence)}
E05B17/0033 (For opening only) appears on 235 US grants and 208 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E05B- Granted patents
- 235
- Published applications
- 208
- Assignees
- 151
- Inventors
- 536
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 5 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 4 |
| 2004 | 4 | 7 |
| 2005 | 5 | 6 |
| 2006 | 2 | 4 |
| 2007 | 1 | 4 |
| 2008 | 5 | 15 |
| 2009 | 3 | 14 |
| 2010 | 5 | 14 |
| 2011 | 10 | 18 |
| 2012 | 14 | 8 |
| 2013 | 10 | 6 |
| 2014 | 11 | 4 |
| 2015 | 5 | 12 |
| 2016 | 6 | 6 |
| 2017 | 5 | 13 |
| 2018 | 10 | 9 |
| 2019 | 8 | 10 |
| 2020 | 9 | 14 |
| 2021 | 5 | 3 |
| 2022 | 13 | 16 |
| 2023 | 9 | 6 |
| 2024 | 10 | 4 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 |
| 2026 | 5 | 7 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Refrigerator1 Sep 2026US 12,723,802 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Automatic unlocking system for IT cabinet25 Aug 2026US 12,720,691 B2Schneider Electric It Corporation
- Locking system for a door of a compartment of a parcel locker bank2 Jun 2026US 12,644,309 B2Quadient Technologies France
- Electronic lock20 Jan 2026US 12,529,245 B2United States Postal Service
- Quick opening closure13 Jan 2026US 12,523,296 B2Stark Solutions, LLC
- Motor vehicle locking device10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266108 A1Kiekert AG
- Door check generating half opening force11 Jun 2026US 2026/0160105 A1Edscha Japan Co.,Ltd.
- Refrigerator4 Jun 2026US 2026/0153282 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Refrigerator4 Jun 2026US 2026/0153283 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Refrigerator4 Jun 2026US 2026/0153284 A1LG Electronics Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Blind latch keeper145US 6,149,213 ASouthco, Inc. · 2000
- Electronically-controlled locker system127US 6,879,243 B1Digitech International, Inc. · 2005
- Door opening device for food storage apparatus such as refrigerator92US 6,338,536 B12002
- Flush-mounted door latch91US 5,570,915 AAdams Rite Sabre International · 1996
- Concealed magnetic lock for cabinet closure75US 5,485,733 A1996