E05B 81/72
The lock status, i.e. locked or unlocked condition
Official title: the lock status, i.e. locked or unlocked condition
E05B81/72 (The lock status, i.e. locked or unlocked condition) appears on 122 US grants and 151 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E05B- Granted patents
- 122
- Published applications
- 151
- Assignees
- 80
- Inventors
- 326
- Latest grant
- 4 Aug 2026
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| 2022 | 11 | 16 |
| 2023 | 9 | 10 |
| 2024 | 11 | 10 |
| 2025 | 9 | 9 |
| 2026 | 7 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Charging flap system for a motor vehicle4 Aug 2026US 12,697,891 B2BOS GmbH & Co. KG
- Vehicle panel closure with electro permanent magnet2 Jun 2026US 12,646,644 B2GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Method for operating a lock arrangement for a motor vehicle and corresponding lock arrangement19 May 2026US 12,631,057 B2Audi AG
- Motor vehicle latch21 Apr 2026US 12,607,047 B2Kiekert AG
- Systems and methods for switch control of motor vehicle latch14 Apr 2026US 12,601,207 B2Brose Fahrzeugtbile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg
- Vehicle door actuator8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308950 A1Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
- Door lock system27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250991 A1Aisin Corporation
- Door lock device27 Aug 2026US 2026/0250992 A1Aisin Corporation
- Motor vehicle lock, in particular motor vehicle door lock6 Aug 2026US 2026/0226773 A1Kiekert AG
- Vehicle door control method and apparatus, electronic device, vehicle and readable storage medium16 Jul 2026US 2026/0200424 A1Geely Automobile Research Institute (Ningbo) Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Actuator unit for vehicle door locking device30US 5,564,308 AMitsui Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1996
- Electrically operated ratcheting pawl latch30US 6,730,867 B2Southco, Inc. · 2004
- Door lock actuator unit27US 5,746,076 AMitsui Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1998
- Lock for the doors of automobiles26US 4,249,161 ASaseb Aktiengesellschaft · 1981
- Door lock device with anti-theft mechanism20US 5,680,783 AMitsui Kinzoku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1997