E05B 81/12
Power-actuated vehicle locks: characterised by the function or purpose of the powered
Official title: characterised by the function or purpose of the powered actuators
E05B81/12 (Power-actuated vehicle locks: characterised by the function or purpose of the powered) appears on 1,612 US grants and 1,685 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E05B- Granted patents
- 1,612
- Published applications
- 1,685
- Assignees
- 369
- Inventors
- 2,273
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | 16 | 0 |
| 1990 | 22 | 0 |
| 1991 | 24 | 0 |
| 1992 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | 16 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 15 | 0 |
| 1996 | 19 | 0 |
| 1997 | 26 | 0 |
| 1998 | 33 | 0 |
| 1999 | 38 | 0 |
| 2000 | 44 | 0 |
| 2001 | 25 | 27 |
| 2002 | 49 | 42 |
| 2003 | 49 | 35 |
| 2004 | 38 | 57 |
| 2005 | 29 | 61 |
| 2006 | 31 | 58 |
| 2007 | 36 | 34 |
| 2008 | 30 | 35 |
| 2009 | 18 | 31 |
| 2010 | 19 | 42 |
| 2011 | 18 | 45 |
| 2012 | 28 | 46 |
| 2013 | 47 | 27 |
| 2014 | 48 | 42 |
| 2015 | 33 | 82 |
| 2016 | 36 | 81 |
| 2017 | 45 | 61 |
| 2018 | 43 | 115 |
| 2019 | 69 | 98 |
| 2020 | 93 | 107 |
| 2021 | 78 | 97 |
| 2022 | 93 | 96 |
| 2023 | 95 | 89 |
| 2024 | 88 | 88 |
| 2025 | 92 | 99 |
| 2026 | 78 | 90 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- E05B 81/14Operating on bolt detents672
- E05B 81/20For assisting final closing or for initiating opening650
- E05B 81/16Operating on locking elements for locking or unlocking action558
- E05B 81/18To effect movement of a bolt or bolts96
- E05B 81/13A single actuator for driving a lock and additional vehicle components51
Recent patents
- 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
- Vehicle latch with open assist22 Sep 2026US 12,742,345 B2Inteva Products, LLC
- System and method for controlling multiple latches22 Sep 2026US 12,742,349 B2Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg
- Lock for a motor vehicle, in particular hood or hinged-panel lock15 Sep 2026US 12,735,920 B2Kiekert AG
- 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
- Central locking system for an automotive vehicle with structurally identical door locks134US 5,802,894 AKiekert AG · 1998
- Door lock device for motor vehicles125US 6,422,617 B1Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha · 2002
- Reversing apparatus for powered vehicle door systems103US 5,069,000 AMasco Industries, Inc. · 1991
- Power sliding mini-van door92US 6,125,583 AAtoma International Inc. · 2000
- Door lock for motor vehicles91US 5,497,641 ABayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft · 1996