E05B 65/00
Locks or fastenings for special use
Official title: Locks {or fastenings} for special use
E05B65/00 (Locks or fastenings for special use) appears on 5,904 US grants and 5,130 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E05B- Granted patents
- 5,904
- Published applications
- 5,130
- Assignees
- 2,507
- Inventors
- 9,039
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 46 | 0 |
| 1977 | 50 | 0 |
| 1978 | 51 | 0 |
| 1979 | 41 | 0 |
| 1980 | 43 | 0 |
| 1981 | 54 | 0 |
| 1982 | 36 | 0 |
| 1983 | 42 | 0 |
| 1984 | 65 | 0 |
| 1985 | 52 | 0 |
| 1986 | 44 | 0 |
| 1987 | 76 | 0 |
| 1988 | 60 | 0 |
| 1989 | 79 | 0 |
| 1990 | 78 | 0 |
| 1991 | 81 | 0 |
| 1992 | 69 | 0 |
| 1993 | 61 | 0 |
| 1994 | 74 | 0 |
| 1995 | 69 | 0 |
| 1996 | 82 | 0 |
| 1997 | 84 | 0 |
| 1998 | 98 | 0 |
| 1999 | 89 | 0 |
| 2000 | 103 | 0 |
| 2001 | 73 | 23 |
| 2002 | 104 | 91 |
| 2003 | 102 | 102 |
| 2004 | 106 | 138 |
| 2005 | 100 | 132 |
| 2006 | 93 | 153 |
| 2007 | 71 | 151 |
| 2008 | 93 | 178 |
| 2009 | 76 | 165 |
| 2010 | 87 | 157 |
| 2011 | 107 | 158 |
| 2012 | 134 | 154 |
| 2013 | 156 | 183 |
| 2014 | 159 | 235 |
| 2015 | 199 | 255 |
| 2016 | 216 | 285 |
| 2017 | 222 | 307 |
| 2018 | 257 | 285 |
| 2019 | 267 | 318 |
| 2020 | 282 | 298 |
| 2021 | 218 | 285 |
| 2022 | 256 | 245 |
| 2023 | 248 | 249 |
| 2024 | 237 | 237 |
| 2025 | 256 | 209 |
| 2026 | 158 | 137 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- E05B 65/08Locks or fastenings for special use: for sliding wings1,092
- E05B 65/10Locks or fastenings for special use: for panic or emergency doors862
- E05B 65/46Locks or fastenings for special use: for drawers795
- E05B 65/52Locks or fastenings for special use: other locks for chests, boxes, trunks540
- E05B 65/006Locks or fastenings for special use: for covers or panels534
- E05B 65/0007Locks or fastenings for special use: for gates392
- E05B 65/0075Locks or fastenings for special use: for safes, strongrooms, vaults, fire-resisting cabinets375
- E05B 65/0014To prevent opening by children315
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- E05B 65/0042Locks or fastenings for special use: for refrigerators or cold rooms214
- E05B 65/02Locks or fastenings for special use: for thin, hollow, or thin-metal wings206
- E05B 65/0021Locks or fastenings for special use: for overhead or roll-up doors200
- E05B 65/06Locks or fastenings for special use: for swing doors or windows, i.e.175
- E05B 65/0089Locks or fastenings for special use: for utility meters or the like107
- E05B 65/0003Locks or fastenings for special use: for locking a plurality of wings99
- E05B 65/0025Locks or fastenings for special use: for glass wings87
- E05B 65/001Locks or fastenings for special use: for gas- or watertight wings85
- E05B 65/0035Locks or fastenings for special use: for privacy rooms82
- E05B 65/44Locks or fastenings for special use: for furniture62
- E05B 65/48Hasp locks55
- E05B 65/0085Locks or fastenings for special use: for folding wings51
- E05B 65/0017Jail locks46
- E05B 65/0057Locks or fastenings for special use: for caskets, coffins or burial vaults29
- E05B 65/0071Locks or fastenings for special use: for revolving doors17
- E05B 65/0032Locks or fastenings for special use: for hotel rooms12
- E05B 65/0028Locks or fastenings for special use: for narrow-stile wings7
- E05B 65/0092Locks or fastenings for special use: for wardrobe trunks3
- E05B 2065/0096Locks for sport stadiumsIndexing code0
Recent patents
- Lock for data interface6 Oct 2026US 12,753,636 B2
- Exit device push force reducer6 Oct 2026US 12,753,637 B2ASSA ABLOY Access and Egress Hardware Group, Inc.
- Vented safety cabinet with thermally-actuated damper29 Sep 2026US 12,746,418 B2Justrite Manufacturing Company
- Manhole cover assembly29 Sep 2026US 12,747,556 B2Neenah Foundry Company
- Dogging indicator for door exit device29 Sep 2026US 12,747,612 B2ASSA ABLOY Access and Egress Hardware Group, Inc.
- Retail display assembly8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305844 A1OnQ Solutions, Inc.
- Storage apparatus1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297980 A1Maxell, Ltd.
- Interlocking mechanism for cabinet with multiple stacked drawers1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297983 A1Sj Global Marketing Sdn. Bhd.
- Refrigerator24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287245 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Dispensing cabinet with emergency release17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275769 A1CareFusion 303, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- 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
- Controlled dispensing system and method254US 5,927,540 AOmnicell Technologies, Inc. · 1999
- Supply station with internal computer245US 5,520,450 APyxis Corporation · 1996
- Crawl to the light emergency exit210US 6,771,181 B12004