E05B 35/00
Locks for use with special keys or a plurality of keys
Official title: Locks for use with special keys or a plurality of keys {; keys therefor}
E05B35/00 (Locks for use with special keys or a plurality of keys) appears on 852 US grants and 718 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E05B- Granted patents
- 852
- Published applications
- 718
- Assignees
- 457
- Inventors
- 1,273
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2002 | 14 | 9 |
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| 2004 | 12 | 15 |
| 2005 | 9 | 24 |
| 2006 | 13 | 30 |
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| 2023 | 28 | 34 |
| 2024 | 25 | 22 |
| 2025 | 40 | 21 |
| 2026 | 11 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- E05B 35/08Operable by a plurality of keys299
- E05B 35/008Locks for use with special keys or a plurality of keys: for282
- E05B 35/003Locks for use with special keys or a plurality of keys: for65
- E05B 35/007The key being a card63
- E05B 2035/009Locks where a characteristic part of the user's body is used asIndexing code51
- E05B 35/001Locks for use with special keys or a plurality of keys: with34
- E05B 35/14Locks for use with special keys or a plurality of keys: with32
- E05B 35/002Locks for use with special keys or a plurality of keys: for17
Recent patents
- Modular locking apparatus with an actuator operating multiple latches15 Sep 2026US 12,735,916 B2Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
- Key with light device for an electromechanical locking device18 Aug 2026US 12,709,915 B2Dormakaba Schweiz AG
- Weighted rodent bait stations and related methods28 Jul 2026US 12,690,579 B2Vmip, LLC
- Electronic padlock16 Jun 2026US 12,655,659 B2WAFERLOCK Corp.
- Locking assembly for a bicycle rack assembly, locking system, bicycle rack assembly, key device, and method of unlocking9 Jun 2026US 12,649,533 B2Invented Here B.V.
- Electronic lock core replacement methods27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250982 A1KNOX Associates, dba Knox Company
- Sequential use cylinder lock assembly and method thereof23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210158 A1
- Locking Mechanism and Locking Apparatus28 May 2026US 2026/0146475 A1Aac Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
- Pressure sensitive printable paper products and their use with packaging and containers14 May 2026US 2026/0131935 A1Documotion Research, Inc.
- Locking device7 May 2026US 2026/0125933 A1Securitech Group, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Locking door handle104US 5,664,448 AFederal-Hoffman, Inc. · 1997
- Post office locker100US 4,865,248 AAmerican Locker Group Incorporated · 1989
- Interlocking insulative panel construction88US 5,424,118 AMid-South Industries, Inc. · 1995
- Apparatus for dispensing tickets, cards and the like from a stack87US 5,647,507 AAlgonquin Industries, Inc. · 1997
- Combination and key operated padlock with indicator80US 6,877,345 B1The Eastern Company · 2005