E05B 35/105
Locks allowing opening by official authorities
Official title: {Locks allowing opening by official authorities, e.g. master key opening of luggage locks by customs officials}
E05B35/105 (Locks allowing opening by official authorities) appears on 100 US grants and 140 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E05B- Granted patents
- 100
- Published applications
- 140
- Assignees
- 41
- Inventors
- 113
- Latest grant
- 5 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 11 |
| 2006 | 6 | 12 |
| 2007 | 5 | 7 |
| 2008 | 9 | 27 |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 |
| 2011 | 4 | 4 |
| 2012 | 11 | 5 |
| 2013 | 3 | 7 |
| 2014 | 5 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 |
| 2016 | 6 | 4 |
| 2017 | 6 | 8 |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 |
| 2019 | 6 | 8 |
| 2020 | 4 | 6 |
| 2021 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 3 |
By publication year. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Cable lock5 May 2026US 12,618,269 B2Full Year-Brother Enterprise Co., Ltd.
- Opening and closing device3 Dec 2024US 12,158,025 B2Sinox Co., Ltd
- Padlock24 Oct 2023US 11,795,734 B2Tnbt Holdings Pty Ltd
- Hook lock with dual locking function with key captive design1 Aug 2023US 11,713,593 B2The Sun Lock Company Ltd.
- Multi-key lock core28 Feb 2023US 11,591,822 B2Sinox Co., Ltd
- Locking device7 May 2026US 2026/0125933 A1Securitech Group, Inc.
- Luggage lock30 Apr 2026US 2026/0117560 A1
- Luggage lock9 Apr 2026US 2026/0096640 A1
- A padlock body for engaging with a replaceable locking cylinder21 Aug 2025US 2025/0263949 A1Anchor LåS AB
- Cable lock22 Feb 2024US 2024/0060334 A1Fullyear-Brother Enterprise Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Combination and key operated padlock with indicator80US 6,877,345 B1The Eastern Company · 2005
- Dual locking system for integrated zipper lock55US 8,661,861 B2The Sun Lock Company Ltd. · 2014
- Padlock with fully integrated dual locking systems44US 7,140,209 B2The Sun Lock Company Ltd. · 2006
- Padlock with fully integrated dual locking systems40US 7,562,545 B2The Sun Lock Company Ltd. · 2009
- Padlock with fully integrated dual locking system with indicator/signal assembly30US 7,225,648 B2The Sun Lock Company Ltd. · 2007