E05B 73/0005
Devices for locking portable objects against unauthorised removal: using chains, cables or
Official title: {using chains, cables or the like (chain- or cable-locks of the padlock type E05B67/003; lockable clothing hangers or hanger racks E05B69/006)}
E05B73/0005 (Devices for locking portable objects against unauthorised removal: using chains, cables or) appears on 829 US grants and 765 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E05B- Granted patents
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| 2025 | 34 | 29 |
| 2026 | 15 | 15 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Security apparatus having a removable plunger18 Aug 2026US 12,709,920 B2ACCO Brands Corporation
- Computer security locks and system therefor28 Jul 2026US 12,692,727 B2
- Lock for locking multiple objects21 Jul 2026US 12,687,045 B2Fullyear-Brother Enterprise Co., Ltd.
- Double-ring electronic anti-theft lock21 Jul 2026US 12,687,046 B2Guangzhou Hanex Hardware and Electronics Limited
- Combination lock for electronic product14 Jul 2026US 12,680,348 B2
- A locking device for inflatable vehicles17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275765 A1
- Electronically releasable apparatus17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275773 A1Two Ton Technology, LLC
- Main beam tube with built-in lock9 Jul 2026US 2026/0192874 A1Shenzhen Fiido Technology Development Co., Ltd
- Systems and methods for secure exchange of goods, intelligent monitoring, and remote control of package receptacles and surroundings25 Jun 2026US 2026/0174261 A1Doorbox Corporation
- Portable rod vehicle lock18 Jun 2026US 2026/0167147 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Computer equipment lock137US 5,327,752 AKensington Microwave Limited · 1994
- Anti-theft device for computers and the like131US 5,076,079 A1991
- Indicia decoding device with security lock129US 9,208,366 B2Metrologic Instruments, Inc. · 2015
- Computer physical security device124US 5,381,685 AKensington Microware Limited · 1995
- Computer physical security device110US 5,502,989 AKensington Microware Limited · 1996