E05B 77/14
Vehicle locks characterised by special functions or purposes: specially controlled locking actions
Official title: Specially controlled locking actions in case of open doors or in case of doors moved from an open to a closed position, e.g. lock-out prevention or self-cancelling
E05B77/14 (Vehicle locks characterised by special functions or purposes: specially controlled locking actions) appears on 58 US grants and 40 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E05B- Granted patents
- 58
- Published applications
- 40
- Assignees
- 45
- Inventors
- 124
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
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| 2026 | 3 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Electronic locking system with mechanical override and keyless locking system18 Aug 2026US 12,709,917 B2Tyco Fire & Security GmbH
- Door latch direct visual indication27 Jan 2026US 12,534,933 B2Textron Innovations Inc.
- Vehicle door control system20 Jan 2026US 12,529,248 B2Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Vehicle control system22 Apr 2025US 12,280,661 B2Subaru Corporation
- Sensor assembly and door lock device5 Mar 2024US 11,920,385 B2Mitsui Kinzoku Act Corporation
- Work machine25 Jun 2026US 2026/0176893 A1Kubota Corporation
- Door Latch Direct Visual Indication7 May 2026US 2026/0125930 A1Textron Innovations Inc.
- Door lock device15 Jan 2026US 2026/0015893 A1Aisin Corporation
- Door Latch Direct Visual Indication5 Dec 2024US 2024/0401372 A1Textron Innovations Inc.
- Electronic locking system with mechanical override and keyless locking system5 Dec 2024US 2024/0401376 A1Security Enhancement Systems, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Vehicle door latch49US 5,277,461 AGeneral Motors Corporation · 1994
- Noiseless latch for particular use on vehicle doors34US 4,073,519 AMitsui Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1978
- Vehicle door lock device32US 5,531,488 AMitsui Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1996
- Anti-pinch door lock31US 6,145,918 AMeritor Light Vehicle Systems, Inc. · 2000
- Deck lid latch30US 6,378,920 B1Delphi Technologies, Inc. · 2002