E05D 11/1014
For maintaining the hinge in only one position
Official title: {for maintaining the hinge in only one position, e.g. closed}
E05D11/1014 (For maintaining the hinge in only one position) appears on 406 US grants and 299 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E05D- Granted patents
- 406
- Published applications
- 299
- Assignees
- 255
- Inventors
- 593
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 11 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 12 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 2 |
| 2002 | 6 | 7 |
| 2003 | 7 | 11 |
| 2004 | 5 | 16 |
| 2005 | 9 | 8 |
| 2006 | 9 | 9 |
| 2007 | 8 | 17 |
| 2008 | 5 | 9 |
| 2009 | 9 | 8 |
| 2010 | 9 | 7 |
| 2011 | 6 | 13 |
| 2012 | 8 | 9 |
| 2013 | 7 | 9 |
| 2014 | 9 | 7 |
| 2015 | 8 | 7 |
| 2016 | 9 | 20 |
| 2017 | 20 | 11 |
| 2018 | 13 | 23 |
| 2019 | 18 | 19 |
| 2020 | 15 | 11 |
| 2021 | 12 | 16 |
| 2022 | 12 | 14 |
| 2023 | 10 | 6 |
| 2024 | 14 | 17 |
| 2025 | 11 | 12 |
| 2026 | 11 | 11 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Invisible hinge for furniture with swing doors8 Sep 2026US 12,729,574 B2
- Retaining device11 Aug 2026US 12,704,011 B2Edscha Engineering GmbH
- Hinge locking mechanism23 Jun 2026US 12,662,860 B2The Gatemaster Corporation
- Continuous locking hinge assemblies and folding door assemblies including the same16 Jun 2026US 12,655,667 B2Endura Products, Inc.
- Refrigerator26 May 2026US 12,638,230 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Hinge23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210165 A1Sugatsune Kogyo Co., Ltd.
- An appliance9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194238 A1Breville Pty Limited
- Rotation limiter for shower door assembly21 May 2026US 2026/0139534 A1Kohler Co.
- Refrigerator and home appliance21 May 2026US 2026/0139894 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Face-frame hinge5 Mar 2026US 2026/0062971 A1Foshan Quniong Metal Products Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Cam hinge with controlled friction for improved cam operation60US 6,470,532 B2TorqMaster, Inc. · 2002
- Pocket hinge assembly49US 5,392,493 A1995
- Overhead cabinet with rotating door48US 5,172,969 AWestinghouse Electric Corp. · 1992
- Hinged detent48US 6,195,839 B1Ericsson Inc. · 2001
- Concealed self-closing hinge47US 4,716,622 AAmerock Corporation · 1988