E05B 17/22
Means for operating or controlling lock or fastening device accessories, i.e. other
Official title: Means for operating or controlling lock or fastening device accessories, i.e. other than the fastening members, e.g. switches, indicators {(E05B39/00 - E05B45/00 take precedence)}
E05B17/22 (Means for operating or controlling lock or fastening device accessories, i.e. other) appears on 454 US grants and 439 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E05B- Granted patents
- 454
- Published applications
- 439
- Assignees
- 264
- Inventors
- 886
- Latest grant
- 4 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 0 |
| 2002 | 7 | 8 |
| 2003 | 7 | 5 |
| 2004 | 5 | 10 |
| 2005 | 4 | 4 |
| 2006 | 8 | 6 |
| 2007 | 3 | 8 |
| 2008 | 5 | 4 |
| 2009 | 2 | 10 |
| 2010 | 5 | 9 |
| 2011 | 7 | 16 |
| 2012 | 8 | 12 |
| 2013 | 6 | 13 |
| 2014 | 9 | 16 |
| 2015 | 16 | 12 |
| 2016 | 14 | 18 |
| 2017 | 20 | 32 |
| 2018 | 22 | 61 |
| 2019 | 33 | 30 |
| 2020 | 41 | 41 |
| 2021 | 22 | 31 |
| 2022 | 36 | 22 |
| 2023 | 24 | 28 |
| 2024 | 30 | 20 |
| 2025 | 24 | 17 |
| 2026 | 12 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Smart lock box4 Aug 2026US 12,698,933 B2
- Always-on lock indicator display technologies28 Jul 2026US 12,692,720 B2Schlage Lock Company LLC
- Door latch assembly with wireless overlock14 Jul 2026US 12,680,338 B2Honeywell International Inc.
- Smart lock knob position detection device16 Jun 2026US 12,655,654 B2U-Tec Group Inc.
- Door and window securing apparatus and method12 May 2026US 12,624,576 B2
- Improvements for lock assemblies11 Jun 2026US 2026/0160093 A1
- Methods, systems and manacling apparatuses for restraining individuals30 Apr 2026US 2026/0117558 A1
- Dual-drive internal lock structure26 Feb 2026US 2026/0055639 A1Shenzhen Qirui Industrial Co., LTD
- Electromechanical locks and related methods26 Feb 2026US 2026/0055641 A1Lock II, LLC
- Exit device systems and methods12 Feb 2026US 2026/0043276 A1Schlage Lock Company LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electrical and pneumatic lock-out device142US 6,268,574 B12001
- Electronic lock and key system105US 5,337,588 AIntellikey Corporation · 1994
- Time lockable container and system80US 9,199,772 B22015
- Eurocylinder-type assembly for electronic lock and key system70US 5,507,162 AIntellikey Corporation · 1996
- Wireless lockset with integrated antenna, touch activation, and light communication method66US 9,024,759 B2Kwikset Corporation · 2015