E05B 81/76
Detection of handle operation
Official title: Detection of handle operation; Detection of a user approaching a handle; Electrical switching actions performed by door handles
E05B81/76 (Detection of handle operation) appears on 845 US grants and 1,071 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E05B- Granted patents
- 845
- Published applications
- 1,071
- Assignees
- 265
- Inventors
- 1,631
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2024 | 68 | 65 |
| 2025 | 58 | 40 |
| 2026 | 46 | 34 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Method for activating a vehicle function and associated activation device6 Oct 2026US 12,754,303 B2Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
- Foundation systems29 Sep 2026US 12,747,586 B2GroundFORCE IP, LLC
- Vehicle door for a motor vehicle, in particular for a passenger car, and motor vehicle22 Sep 2026US 12,742,346 B2Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
- Handle assembly15 Sep 2026US 12,735,922 B2Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Car access assembly with two strain gauges oriented differently1 Sep 2026US 12,723,446 B2Minebea Accesssolutions Italia S.P.A.
- Exterior Door Handle for Attachment to a Side Door of a Motor Vehicle8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308953 A1Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
- Flush handle for vehicle door8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308954 A1Woobo Tech Co., Ltd.
- Leaf Element for a Vehicle, in Particular for a Motor Vehicle, and Vehicle17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275774 A1Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
- Door Lock Actuating Device for Actuating a Door Lock of a Vehicle Door17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275778 A1Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Handle assembly comprising a clearance catch-up system for a button20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243113 A1MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Vehicle handle assembly with antenna134US 6,977,619 B2Donnelly Corporation · 2005
- User interface with child-lock feature125US 9,244,576 B1Cypress Semiconductor Corporation · 2016
- Capacitive proximity switch100US 7,205,777 B2Huf Huelsbeck & Fuerst GmbH & Co. KG · 2007
- Switch device97US 7,763,819 B2Aisin Seiki Kabushiki Kaisha · 2010
- Hands-free system for unlocking and/or opening an openable member of a motor vehicle93US 5,929,769 AValeo Securite Habitacle · 1999