E05B 51/005
Operating or controlling locks or other fastening devices by other non-mechanical means
Official title: {by a bimetallic or memory-shape element (heated by electricity E05B47/0009; for panic door actuation E05B65/104)}
E05B51/005 (Operating or controlling locks or other fastening devices by other non-mechanical means) appears on 67 US grants and 85 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E05B- Granted patents
- 67
- Published applications
- 85
- Assignees
- 36
- Inventors
- 104
- Latest grant
- 1 Apr 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 6 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | 7 |
| 2011 | 1 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 4 | 5 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 |
| 2018 | 5 | 18 |
| 2019 | 4 | 2 |
| 2020 | 14 | 16 |
| 2021 | 5 | 1 |
| 2022 | 4 | 7 |
| 2023 | 7 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Motor gear drive release1 Apr 2025US 12,264,501 B2ASSA ABLOY Level LLC
- Anti-theft device, in particular for textile products1 Apr 2025US 12,264,507 B2rapitag GmbH
- Pressure relief door assembly with temperature-actuated lock11 Feb 2025US 12,221,219 B2Rohr, Inc.
- Vehicle storage compartment latch assemblies with shape memory alloy actuator26 Nov 2024US 12,152,417 B2Motherson Innovations Company Limited
- Vehicle storage compartment latch assemblies with shape memory alloy actuator16 Apr 2024US 11,959,313 B2Motherson Innovations Company Limited
- Tamper-deterrent devices for medical catheters11 Jun 2026US 2026/0158239 A1The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Apparatus and method for age-gating oral nicotine cans25 Dec 2025US 2025/0389138 A1SkyX IP Holdings I LLC
- Motor gear drive release15 May 2025US 2025/0154794 A1ASSA ABLOY Level LLC
- Vehicle Storage Compartment Latch Assemblies with Shape Memory Alloy Actuator27 Jul 2023US 2023/0235601 A1Motherson Innovations Company Limited
- Pressure relief door assembly with temperature-actuated lock22 Jun 2023US 2023/0192307 A1Rohr, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electromechanical cylinder lock46US 7,690,231 B1Medeco Security Lock, Inc. · 2010
- Merchandise security devices for use with an electronic key35US 9,133,649 B2InVue Security Products Inc. · 2015
- Active materials based approaches to latch snug down and articles containing the same28US 7,478,845 B2GM Global Technology Operations LLC · 2009
- High security lock21US 5,868,013 ANitinol Technologies, Inc. · 1999
- Heat releasable lock17US 3,999,790 ANicoa Corporation · 1976