E05B 63/121
Using balls or the like cooperating with notches
Official title: {using balls or the like cooperating with notches}
E05B63/121 (Using balls or the like cooperating with notches) appears on 65 US grants and 38 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E05B- Granted patents
- 65
- Published applications
- 38
- Assignees
- 43
- Inventors
- 106
- Latest grant
- 23 Jul 2024
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 4 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 3 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Locking mechanism, battery assembly, electric device, and locking apparatus18 Sep 2025US 2025/0293379 A1Contemporary Amperex Technology (Hong Kong) Limited
- Securable deadbolt, hinge, and sliding assemblies13 Jul 2023US 2023/0220703 A1
- Securable deadbolt, hinge, and sliding assemblies29 Jun 2023US 2023/0203840 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Simple push button type link control structure100US 5,542,150 A1996
- Electro-mechanical latch assembly81US 6,525,644 B1Star Lock Systems, Inc. · 2003
- Electro-mechanical latch assembly68US 6,496,101 B1Star Lock Systems, Inc. · 2002
- Method and apparatus for releasably connecting first and second objects45US 5,061,112 AThe United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration · 1991
- Fastener assembly45US 5,207,544 AVSI Corporation · 1993