E05D 3/122
Gear hinges
Official title: {Gear hinges}
E05D3/122 (Gear hinges) appears on 335 US grants and 325 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E05D- Granted patents
- 335
- Published applications
- 325
- Assignees
- 133
- Inventors
- 539
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 3 | 3 |
| 2005 | 2 | 7 |
| 2006 | 2 | 9 |
| 2007 | 2 | 5 |
| 2008 | 4 | 6 |
| 2009 | 4 | 5 |
| 2010 | 5 | 3 |
| 2011 | 3 | 6 |
| 2012 | 3 | 2 |
| 2013 | 4 | 5 |
| 2014 | 4 | 4 |
| 2015 | 9 | 16 |
| 2016 | 12 | 13 |
| 2017 | 14 | 10 |
| 2018 | 17 | 22 |
| 2019 | 29 | 21 |
| 2020 | 32 | 50 |
| 2021 | 28 | 28 |
| 2022 | 29 | 36 |
| 2023 | 39 | 38 |
| 2024 | 30 | 16 |
| 2025 | 21 | 10 |
| 2026 | 7 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Foldable display device having a hinge structure allowing for inner folding25 Aug 2026US 12,720,693 B2LG Display Co., Ltd.
- Hinge mechanism and electronic device14 Jul 2026US 12,680,571 B2Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Hinge device30 Jun 2026US 12,669,002 B2Sinher Technology Inc.
- Hinge structure and terminal device9 Jun 2026US 12,650,144 B2Chiun Mai Communication Systems, Inc.
- Hinge with translatable axis17 Mar 2026US 12,578,766 B2Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Hinge with translatable axis2 Jul 2026US 2026/0186539 A1Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Hinge device11 Jun 2026US 2026/0160101 A1Sinher Technology Inc.
- Modular hinge14 May 2026US 2026/0132663 A1ASSA ABLOY Accessories and Door Controls Group, Inc.
- Hinge structure for coach door14 May 2026US 2026/0132664 A1Hyundai Motor Company
- Portable communication device including gear interlocking structure9 Apr 2026US 2026/0100996 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Dual axis hinge apparatus with braking mechanism176US 5,987,704 AApple Computer, Inc. · 1999
- Folding hard panel tonneau cover with rail attachment164US 5,636,893 A1997
- Hinge assembly and foldable display device using the same77US 9,848,502 B1Shin Zu Shing Co., Ltd. · 2017
- Electronic device including hinge structure69US 10,303,223 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · 2019
- Hinge structure and electronic device including the same58US 10,845,850 B1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · 2020