E05B 65/006
Locks or fastenings for special use: for covers or panels
Official title: {for covers or panels (for manholes E02D29/1427; for holes enabling access to installations in buildings E04F19/08; for pressure vessels F16J13/00)}
E05B65/006 (Locks or fastenings for special use: for covers or panels) appears on 534 US grants and 558 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E05B- Granted patents
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- Published applications
- 558
- Assignees
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- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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| 2026 | 17 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Manhole cover assembly29 Sep 2026US 12,747,556 B2Neenah Foundry Company
- Battery charger including an anti-theft mechanism22 Sep 2026US 12,744,399 B2Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
- Locking structure for carriage cover25 Aug 2026US 12,716,277 B2
- Electronic locking system with mechanical override and keyless locking system18 Aug 2026US 12,709,917 B2Tyco Fire & Security GmbH
- Backflow preventer anti-theft system and method18 Aug 2026US 12,710,109 B1
- Concealed locking system for electric vehicle supply equipment27 Aug 2026US 2026/0249721 A1Blink Network LLC
- Locking pole light handhole cover30 Jul 2026US 2026/0218543 A1
- Systems and methods for detering theft of internal components of streetlights23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210532 A1
- Cover Device28 May 2026US 2026/0144364 A1Play Institute ApS
- Magnetic actuated coupling device28 May 2026US 2026/0146474 A1Raytheon Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Folding portable data processing apparatus with three hinge points126US 5,383,138 AFujitsu Limited · 1995
- Portable computer92US 7,652,873 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · 2010
- Rotating quick release button panel78US 8,366,555 B2Igt · 2013
- Manhole security cover77US 8,674,830 B2McGard, Inc. · 2014
- Quick lock release system for parking meter vaults72US 6,874,340 B1Duncan Industries · 2005