E05B 81/00
Power-actuated vehicle locks
E05B81/00 (Power-actuated vehicle locks) appears on 3,399 US grants and 3,695 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E05B- Granted patents
- 3,399
- Published applications
- 3,695
- Assignees
- 783
- Inventors
- 5,113
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2025 | 209 | 196 |
| 2026 | 157 | 152 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- E05B 81/54Electrical circuits2,025
- E05B 81/12Power-actuated vehicle locks: characterised by the function or purpose of the powered1,612
- E05B 81/02Power-actuated vehicle locks: characterised by the type of actuators used1,359
- E05B 81/24Power-actuated vehicle locks: characterised by constructional features of the actuator or the939
- E05B 81/01Comfort closing, i.e. the locking action for a wing is combined with16
- E05B 81/52Pneumatic or hydraulic circuits15
Recent patents
- Actuator for motor vehicle applications6 Oct 2026US 12,753,640 B2Kiekert AG
- Latch assembly6 Oct 2026US 12,753,642 B2Minebea AccessSolutions France
- Latch for a motor vehicle, in particular an electrically operable motor vehicle latch6 Oct 2026US 12,753,643 B2Kiekert AG
- Method and device for controlling movements of at least one motor vehicle door of a parked motor vehicle6 Oct 2026US 12,753,649 B2Kiekert AG
- Method for activating a vehicle function and associated activation device6 Oct 2026US 12,754,303 B2Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
- Cabin of a vehicle crane comprising a swing door8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307950 A1
- Door latch device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308944 A1U-Shin Ltd.
- Motor vehicle lock arrangement for a closure element of a motor vehicle8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308945 A1
- Motor vehicle lock, in particular motor vehicle door lock8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308947 A1Kiekert AG
- Motor vehicle lock8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308949 A1Kiekert AG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus, method and article for physical security of power storage devices in vehicles1,063US 8,560,147 B2Gogoro Inc. · 2013
- Apparatus, method and article for authentication, security and control of power storage devices, such as batteries1,019US 9,182,244 B2Gogoro Inc. · 2015
- Dynamic clutch control885US 6,799,669 B2Siemens VDO Automotive Corporation · 2004
- 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