E05B 47/00
Operating or controlling locks or other fastening devices by electric or magnetic
Official title: Operating or controlling locks or other fastening devices by electric or magnetic means (electric permutation locks E05B49/00)
E05B47/00 (Operating or controlling locks or other fastening devices by electric or magnetic) appears on 4,921 US grants and 5,232 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E05B- Granted patents
- 4,921
- Published applications
- 5,232
- Assignees
- 2,055
- Inventors
- 8,041
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 25 | 0 |
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| 1978 | 20 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
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| 1981 | 18 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 54 | 0 |
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| 1999 | 76 | 0 |
| 2000 | 82 | 0 |
| 2001 | 54 | 19 |
| 2002 | 74 | 80 |
| 2003 | 80 | 91 |
| 2004 | 62 | 109 |
| 2005 | 64 | 119 |
| 2006 | 77 | 120 |
| 2007 | 50 | 113 |
| 2008 | 53 | 149 |
| 2009 | 60 | 147 |
| 2010 | 67 | 155 |
| 2011 | 78 | 136 |
| 2012 | 102 | 136 |
| 2013 | 121 | 143 |
| 2014 | 121 | 170 |
| 2015 | 126 | 230 |
| 2016 | 175 | 285 |
| 2017 | 229 | 288 |
| 2018 | 229 | 332 |
| 2019 | 287 | 336 |
| 2020 | 295 | 372 |
| 2021 | 222 | 368 |
| 2022 | 299 | 313 |
| 2023 | 281 | 318 |
| 2024 | 327 | 292 |
| 2025 | 323 | 239 |
| 2026 | 167 | 172 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- E05B 47/0001Operating or controlling locks or other fastening devices by electric or magnetic3,010
- E05B 2047/0048Circuits, feeding, monitoringIndexing code1,667
- E05B 47/06Controlling mechanically-operated bolts by electro-magnetically-operated detents1,456
- E05B 47/02Movement of the bolt by electromagnetic means864
- E05B 2047/0094Mechanical aspects of remotely controlled locksIndexing code769
- E05B 2047/0084Key or electric meansIndexing code481
- E05B 47/0038Operating or controlling locks or other fastening devices by electric or magnetic456
- E05B 2047/0072OperationIndexing code401
All 17 subgroupsShow fewer
- E05B 47/0046Electric or magnetic means in the striker or on the frame321
- E05B 2047/0091Retrofittable electric locksIndexing code200
- E05B 2047/0097Including means for monitoring voltageIndexing code98
- E05B 2047/0093Including means for preventing manipulation by external shocks, blows or the likeIndexing code63
- E05B 2047/0092Including means for preventing manipulation by an external magnetic fieldIndexing code51
- E05B 2047/0083Devices of electrically driving keysIndexing code37
- E05B 2047/0082Induction for charging or current transformationIndexing code22
- E05B 2047/0089Operating or controlling locks or other fastening devices by electric or magneticIndexing code13
- E05B 2047/0098Arrangements for grounding electrical locks or elements thereofIndexing code1
Recent patents
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- Electromechanical locks and related methods29 Sep 2026US 12,747,614 B2Lock II, LLC
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- Heating cooker8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309338 A1Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
- Apparatus for management of access key used for locker access1 Oct 2026US 2026/0294100 A1Best Lockers, LLC
- Storage apparatus1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297980 A1Maxell, Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus, method and article for authentication, security and control of power storage devices, such as batteries1,019US 9,182,244 B2Gogoro Inc. · 2015
- Method and apparatus for inhibiting unauthorized access to or utilization of a protected device356US 6,130,621 ARSA Security Inc. · 2000
- Apparatus for controlled dispensing of pharmaceutical and medical supplies340US 6,011,999 AOmnicell Technologies, Inc. · 2000
- Smart lock systems and methods332US 8,947,530 B12015
- Smart lock systems and methods281US 9,342,936 B2SkyBell Technologies, Inc. · 2016