E05B 73/0082
Devices for locking portable objects against unauthorised removal: for office machines
Official title: {for office machines, e.g. PC's, portable computers, typewriters, calculators}
E05B73/0082 (Devices for locking portable objects against unauthorised removal: for office machines) appears on 758 US grants and 699 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E05B- Granted patents
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Merchandise display security systems and methods25 Aug 2026US 12,716,268 B2
- Security apparatus having a removable plunger18 Aug 2026US 12,709,920 B2ACCO Brands Corporation
- Gang charger, shroud, and dock for portable electronic devices18 Aug 2026US 12,711,845 B2
- Anti-theft device28 Jul 2026US 12,692,726 B2
- Computer security locks and system therefor28 Jul 2026US 12,692,727 B2
- Security assembly for secure display of a smart watch device in a retail setting8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308942 A1Scorpion Security Products, Inc.
- Mount kit8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308943 A1Crestron Electronics, Inc.
- Combination lock with dual unlocking modes10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266092 A1Sinox Co., Ltd
- Swivel mount kit6 Aug 2026US 2026/0226771 A1Crestron Electronics, Inc.
- Lock for electronic product28 May 2026US 2026/0146479 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Physical security system for portable computer271US 5,757,616 AHewlett-Packard Company · 1998
- Commodity sales data processing apparatus257US 9,600,031 B2Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha · 2017
- Magnetic closure mechanism for a portable computer159US 6,366,440 B1Compal Electronics, Inc. · 2002
- Locking stand for small, portable devices157US 4,066,231 A1978
- Computer equipment lock137US 5,327,752 AKensington Microwave Limited · 1994