E05B 77/34
Protection against weather or dirt
Official title: Protection against weather or dirt, e.g. against water ingress (closures or guards for keyholes E05B17/14)
E05B77/34 (Protection against weather or dirt) appears on 280 US grants and 286 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E05B- Granted patents
- 280
- Published applications
- 286
- Assignees
- 126
- Inventors
- 618
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 3 |
| 2002 | 9 | 6 |
| 2003 | 10 | 11 |
| 2004 | 11 | 6 |
| 2005 | 1 | 9 |
| 2006 | 4 | 8 |
| 2007 | 2 | 5 |
| 2008 | 11 | 7 |
| 2009 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010 | 9 | 12 |
| 2011 | 1 | 5 |
| 2012 | 6 | 8 |
| 2013 | 4 | 6 |
| 2014 | 6 | 8 |
| 2015 | 6 | 15 |
| 2016 | 10 | 15 |
| 2017 | 10 | 15 |
| 2018 | 7 | 8 |
| 2019 | 17 | 19 |
| 2020 | 14 | 15 |
| 2021 | 9 | 17 |
| 2022 | 14 | 18 |
| 2023 | 15 | 11 |
| 2024 | 16 | 21 |
| 2025 | 17 | 19 |
| 2026 | 11 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Actuator for motor vehicle applications6 Oct 2026US 12,753,640 B2Kiekert AG
- Vehicle latch with open assist22 Sep 2026US 12,742,345 B2Inteva Products, LLC
- Motor vehicle lock, in particular motor vehicle door lock8 Sep 2026US 12,729,567 B2Kiekert AG
- Motor vehicle lock28 Jul 2026US 12,692,729 B2Kiekert AG
- Squeeze trigger latch28 Jul 2026US 12,692,734 B2Bauer Products, Inc.
- Robotic door latch unlatching mechanism and method thereof13 Aug 2026US 2026/0234971 A1Prehensile Technologies, LLC
- Vehicle door latch equipment and associated vehicle door28 May 2026US 2026/0146481 A1Minebea AccessSolutions France
- Vehicle door latch, associated vehicle door and associated method28 May 2026US 2026/0146482 A1Minebea AccessSolutions France
- Vehicle latch with open assist21 May 2026US 2026/0139523 A1Inteva Products, LLC
- Single cable power cinch and ice breaker latch16 Apr 2026US 2026/0103919 A1Magna Closures Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Motor vehicle door handle assembly with maximized bearing interface74US 6,363,577 B1ADAC Plastics, Inc. · 2002
- Motor vehicle door lock or the like73US 6,050,117 ARobert Bosch GmbH · 2000
- Weatherproof paddle latch69US 5,983,682 ACleveland Hardware and Forging Company · 1999
- Access system for a vehicle67US 6,698,262 B2Huf Hülsbeck & Fürst GmbH & Co. KG · 2004
- Motor vehicle door module60US 5,904,002 ALear Corporation · 1999