E05B 51/02
Operating or controlling locks or other fastening devices by other non-mechanical means
Official title: by pneumatic or hydraulic means {(E05B17/0029 takes precedence)}
E05B51/02 (Operating or controlling locks or other fastening devices by other non-mechanical means) appears on 232 US grants and 176 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E05B- Granted patents
- 232
- Published applications
- 176
- Assignees
- 165
- Inventors
- 433
- Latest grant
- 21 Jul 2026
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| 2004 | 2 | 7 |
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| 2020 | 12 | 17 |
| 2021 | 5 | 6 |
| 2022 | 13 | 4 |
| 2023 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 6 |
| 2026 | 5 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Door locking system with a rapid release mechanism21 Jul 2026US 12,687,047 B2Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH
- Latch mechanism for an overhead stowage compartment9 Jun 2026US 12,650,032 B2Airbus Operations GmbH
- Motor vehicle with a locking system12 May 2026US 12,624,579 B2Kiekert AG
- Lockset with door open and close sensing14 Apr 2026US 12,601,200 B2ASSA ABLOY Americas Residential Inc.
- Conduit security techniques24 Feb 2026US 12,560,268 B2Scott Lock Company
- Conduit security techniques17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276127 A1Scott Lock Company
- Protection of cable connectors15 Jan 2026US 2026/0014704 A1International Business Machines Corporation
- Vacuum tank door latching assembly4 Dec 2025US 2025/0369268 A1The Charles Machine Works, Inc.
- Pneumatically Activated Coupled Experimental Retention System14 Aug 2025US 2025/0257750 A1
- Emergency opening device for a closure20 Mar 2025US 2025/0092733 A1Nowak Innovations SpóLka Z Ograniczona Odpowiedzialnoscia
Most cited
By later US patents
- Fail-secure lock system137US 4,691,948 AA-dec, Inc. · 1987
- Coke oven rotary wedge door latch96US 7,331,298 B2Suncoke Energy, Inc. · 2008
- Locking and emergency release system for barred windows73US 4,127,966 ANew Pneumatics, Inc. · 1978
- Motor vehicle door lock or the like73US 6,050,117 ARobert Bosch GmbH · 2000
- Device for unlocking doors69US 5,992,194 AVDO Adolf Schindling AG · 1999