E05B 79/20
Using flexible connections
Official title: using flexible connections, e.g. Bowden cables
E05B79/20 (Using flexible connections) appears on 711 US grants and 774 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E05B- Granted patents
- 711
- Published applications
- 774
- Assignees
- 253
- Inventors
- 1,347
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2000 | 15 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 6 |
| 2002 | 17 | 18 |
| 2003 | 13 | 20 |
| 2004 | 20 | 20 |
| 2005 | 7 | 19 |
| 2006 | 11 | 21 |
| 2007 | 17 | 20 |
| 2008 | 10 | 23 |
| 2009 | 9 | 13 |
| 2010 | 18 | 12 |
| 2011 | 9 | 19 |
| 2012 | 9 | 15 |
| 2013 | 19 | 9 |
| 2014 | 13 | 26 |
| 2015 | 17 | 39 |
| 2016 | 11 | 42 |
| 2017 | 31 | 45 |
| 2018 | 31 | 53 |
| 2019 | 36 | 65 |
| 2020 | 40 | 58 |
| 2021 | 41 | 48 |
| 2022 | 54 | 45 |
| 2023 | 51 | 30 |
| 2024 | 48 | 35 |
| 2025 | 36 | 37 |
| 2026 | 18 | 36 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Vehicle door latch assembly with cable blocker15 Sep 2026US 12,735,918 B2Ford Global Technologies, LLC
- Routing structure for hood lock release cable25 Aug 2026US 12,715,513 B2Subaru Corporation
- Gate latch system11 Aug 2026US 12,704,000 B1
- Arrester component for a door operation assembly11 Aug 2026US 12,704,004 B2Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Cinching device for vehicle latch7 Jul 2026US 12,674,342 B2Hyundai Motor Company
- Door latch device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308944 A1U-Shin Ltd.
- Automotive bowden cable device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308948 A1Kiekert AG
- Remote control device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297989 A1Aisin Corporation
- Motor-vehicle lock1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298283 A1Kiekert AG
- Vehicle door latch assembly with cable blocker24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286747 A1Ford Global Technologies, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Safety handle for trunk of vehicle208US 6,086,131 ADonnelly Corporation · 2000
- Safety release for a trunk of a vehicle206US 6,390,529 B1Donnelly Corporation · 2002
- Solenoid operated latch device with movable pole piece177US 5,044,678 ALectron Products, Inc. · 1991
- Safety system for a closed compartment of a vehicle140US 6,485,081 B1Donnelly Corporation · 2002
- Power sliding mini-van door92US 6,125,583 AAtoma International Inc. · 2000