E05B 17/0079
Locks with audio features
Official title: {Locks with audio features (E05B45/00 takes precedence)}
E05B17/0079 (Locks with audio features) appears on 81 US grants and 104 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E05B- Granted patents
- 81
- Published applications
- 104
- Assignees
- 50
- Inventors
- 224
- Latest grant
- 21 Apr 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | 3 | 6 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 4 |
| 2010 | 2 | 4 |
| 2011 | 3 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 2 | 5 |
| 2014 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 7 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 | 7 |
| 2017 | 4 | 6 |
| 2018 | 1 | 9 |
| 2019 | 6 | 4 |
| 2020 | 8 | 7 |
| 2021 | 7 | 6 |
| 2022 | 7 | 10 |
| 2023 | 2 | 5 |
| 2024 | 8 | 5 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Electronic restraint device21 Apr 2026US 12,609,017 B2Axon Enterprise, Inc.
- Systems and methods for preventing the opening of a door by unauthorized personnel25 Nov 2025US 12,480,332 B2
- Motor vehicle lock18 Nov 2025US 12,473,757 B2Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg
- Exit device systems and methods21 Oct 2025US 12,448,820 B2Schlage Lock Company LLC
- Intelligent door lock system for use with a door assembly16 Sep 2025US 12,416,180 B1WedgeTLS LLC
- Exit device systems and methods12 Feb 2026US 2026/0043276 A1Schlage Lock Company LLC
- Electronic Restraint Device24 Apr 2025US 2025/0131808 A1Axon Enterprise, Inc.
- Systems and methods of securing a portal29 Aug 2024US 2024/0287838 A1
- Door latch, lock and open mechanism for medical device treatment system1 Aug 2024US 2024/0252706 A1American Sterilizer Company
- Motor vehicle lock6 Jun 2024US 2024/0183203 A1Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg
Most cited
By later US patents
- Control function-power operated lift gate82US 5,563,483 AChrysler Corporation · 1996
- Mobile device that detects tappings/vibrations which are used to lock or unlock a door67US 9,447,609 B2August Home, Inc. · 2016
- Locking window device56US 7,000,957 B22006
- Locking window having a cam latch50US 7,665,775 B1Hughes Supply Company of Thomasville, Inc. · 2010
- Bolt assembly and method46US 4,854,143 AIntelock Corporation · 1989