E05B 77/48
By electrical means
Official title: by electrical means
E05B77/48 (By electrical means) appears on 180 US grants and 99 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E05B- Granted patents
- 180
- Published applications
- 99
- Assignees
- 98
- Inventors
- 379
- Latest grant
- 19 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 14 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 4 |
| 2002 | 4 | 4 |
| 2003 | 2 | 3 |
| 2004 | 4 | 9 |
| 2005 | 3 | 8 |
| 2006 | 4 | 5 |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 3 | 6 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 5 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 3 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 6 |
| 2016 | 2 | 5 |
| 2017 | 1 | 5 |
| 2018 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 7 | 8 |
| 2020 | 5 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4 |
| 2022 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023 | 4 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Method for operating a lock arrangement for a motor vehicle and corresponding lock arrangement19 May 2026US 12,631,057 B2Audi AG
- Vehicle door lock device30 Dec 2025US 12,509,919 B2Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Dual function latch assembly for dual door pillar-less door system and control system for controlling the latch assembly4 Feb 2025US 12,215,527 B2Magna Closures Inc.
- Decentralised control unit of a motor vehicle12 Nov 2024US 12,139,941 B2Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg
- System to lock and unlock one or more compartments in a vehicle27 Aug 2024US 12,071,791 B1Accelerated Solutions Group, L.L.C.
- Dual function latch assembly for dual door pillar-less door system and control system for controlling the latch assembly10 Apr 2025US 2025/0116137 A1
- Method for operating a lock arrangement for a motor vehicle and corresponding lock arrangement30 Jan 2025US 2025/0034915 A1Audi AG
- Automatic charging system2 Jan 2025US 2025/0001886 A1Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- System to lock and unlock one or more compartments in a vehicle28 Nov 2024US 2024/0392613 A1Accelerated Solutions Group, L.L.C.
- Vehicle door lock device3 Oct 2024US 2024/0328212 A1Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Central locking system for an automotive vehicle with structurally identical door locks134US 5,802,894 AKiekert AG · 1998
- Control apparatus for powered vehicle door systems80US 5,140,316 AMasco Industries, Inc. · 1992
- Central door-lock system for motor vehicles73US 4,364,249 AKiekert GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft · 1982
- Motor-vehicle central lock system with transponder in key73US 5,561,420 AKiekert AG · 1996
- Device for unlocking doors69US 5,992,194 AVDO Adolf Schindling AG · 1999