E05B 53/00
Operation or control of locks by mechanical transmissions
Official title: Operation or control of locks by mechanical transmissions, e.g. from a distance
E05B53/00 (Operation or control of locks by mechanical transmissions) appears on 586 US grants and 554 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E05B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
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| 2025 | 27 | 14 |
| 2026 | 15 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Locking structure for carriage cover25 Aug 2026US 12,716,277 B2
- Door lock assembly and electrical equipment11 Aug 2026US 12,703,998 B2Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Gate latch system11 Aug 2026US 12,704,000 B1
- Locking apparatuses and a method of providing access control11 Aug 2026US 12,704,010 B2HavenLock Inc.
- System and method for weapons detection while maintaining originally-intended egress capacity4 Aug 2026US 12,698,658 B2
- Console for vehicle10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264620 A1Hyundai Motor Company
- Mortise and multipoint latching assembly10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266095 A1Schlage Lock Company LLC
- Clutch Structure for Combination Lock9 Jul 2026US 2026/0193904 A1Wenzhou Haodi Hardware Decoration Co., Ltd
- An appliance9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194238 A1Breville Pty Limited
- Hands-free vending machine and door opening assembly9 Jul 2026US 2026/0196093 A1PepsiCo, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Gate unlocking96US 6,176,042 B1The First Years Inc. · 2001
- Cabinet construction and locking system95US 5,720,535 AWaterloo Industries, Inc. · 1998
- Mobile support unit and attachment mechanism for patient transport device90US 6,073,285 A2000
- Mobile support unit and attachment mechanism for patient transport device84US 5,898,961 AHill-Rom, Inc. · 1999
- Lock and tilt latch for sliding windows81US 5,992,907 ATruth Hardware Corporation · 1999