E05B 81/78
As part of a hands-free locking or unlocking operation
Official title: as part of a hands-free locking or unlocking operation
E05B81/78 (As part of a hands-free locking or unlocking operation) appears on 318 US grants and 388 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E05B- Granted patents
- 318
- Published applications
- 388
- Assignees
- 142
- Inventors
- 712
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 4 |
| 2002 | 4 | 9 |
| 2003 | 8 | 14 |
| 2004 | 6 | 20 |
| 2005 | 9 | 16 |
| 2006 | 15 | 15 |
| 2007 | 13 | 20 |
| 2008 | 10 | 13 |
| 2009 | 9 | 7 |
| 2010 | 4 | 15 |
| 2011 | 7 | 11 |
| 2012 | 8 | 9 |
| 2013 | 10 | 5 |
| 2014 | 9 | 8 |
| 2015 | 7 | 10 |
| 2016 | 7 | 11 |
| 2017 | 15 | 24 |
| 2018 | 17 | 27 |
| 2019 | 27 | 28 |
| 2020 | 24 | 32 |
| 2021 | 13 | 20 |
| 2022 | 15 | 29 |
| 2023 | 22 | 19 |
| 2024 | 22 | 8 |
| 2025 | 11 | 9 |
| 2026 | 9 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Vehicle handle assembly with antenna134US 6,977,619 B2Donnelly Corporation · 2005
- Capacitive proximity switch100US 7,205,777 B2Huf Huelsbeck & Fuerst GmbH & Co. KG · 2007
- Hands-free system for unlocking and/or opening an openable member of a motor vehicle93US 5,929,769 AValeo Securite Habitacle · 1999
- Effortless entry system and method92US 6,825,752 B2Siemens VDO Automotive Corporation · 2004
- Keyless vehicle systems88US 9,725,069 B2Ford Global Technologies, LLC · 2017