E05B 81/20
For assisting final closing or for initiating opening
Official title: for assisting final closing or for initiating opening
E05B81/20 (For assisting final closing or for initiating opening) appears on 650 US grants and 660 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E05B- Granted patents
- 650
- Published applications
- 660
- Assignees
- 184
- Inventors
- 1,102
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 14 | 0 |
| 1990 | 11 | 0 |
| 1991 | 11 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1993 | 14 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 17 | 0 |
| 1999 | 16 | 0 |
| 2000 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 | 13 | 10 |
| 2002 | 20 | 16 |
| 2003 | 16 | 12 |
| 2004 | 17 | 22 |
| 2005 | 11 | 31 |
| 2006 | 11 | 18 |
| 2007 | 13 | 16 |
| 2008 | 13 | 20 |
| 2009 | 10 | 13 |
| 2010 | 11 | 15 |
| 2011 | 5 | 15 |
| 2012 | 10 | 10 |
| 2013 | 12 | 6 |
| 2014 | 19 | 19 |
| 2015 | 10 | 14 |
| 2016 | 11 | 33 |
| 2017 | 19 | 34 |
| 2018 | 13 | 52 |
| 2019 | 21 | 33 |
| 2020 | 40 | 45 |
| 2021 | 32 | 40 |
| 2022 | 37 | 50 |
| 2023 | 34 | 34 |
| 2024 | 40 | 31 |
| 2025 | 32 | 37 |
| 2026 | 35 | 34 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- 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
- Soft opening latch for an automotive vehicle8 Sep 2026US 12,729,568 B2Fca US LLC
- Lock for a motor vehicle8 Sep 2026US 12,729,570 B2Kiekert AG
- Cabin of a vehicle crane comprising a swing door8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307950 A1
- Motor vehicle lock arrangement for a closure element of a motor vehicle8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308945 A1
- Starting an obstacle detection technique1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297987 A1GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Real-time parameter based obstacle detection1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297988 A1GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Vehicle rear door assembly24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286751 A1Nissan North America, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- 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
- Power sliding door closer90US 5,046,283 AGeneral Motors Corporation · 1991
- Control apparatus for powered vehicle door systems80US 5,140,316 AMasco Industries, Inc. · 1992