E05D 7/00
Hinges or pivots of special construction
Official title: Hinges or pivots of special construction (used for special suspension arrangements E05D15/00; so as to be self-closing E05F1/06, E05F1/12; with means for raising wings before being turned E05F7/02)
E05D7/00 (Hinges or pivots of special construction) appears on 2,734 US grants and 2,288 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E05D- Granted patents
- 2,734
- Published applications
- 2,288
- Assignees
- 1,270
- Inventors
- 4,324
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 25 | 0 |
| 1977 | 16 | 0 |
| 1978 | 33 | 0 |
| 1979 | 26 | 0 |
| 1980 | 18 | 0 |
| 1981 | 12 | 0 |
| 1982 | 17 | 0 |
| 1983 | 27 | 0 |
| 1984 | 16 | 0 |
| 1985 | 17 | 0 |
| 1986 | 22 | 0 |
| 1987 | 41 | 0 |
| 1988 | 28 | 0 |
| 1989 | 50 | 0 |
| 1990 | 21 | 0 |
| 1991 | 44 | 0 |
| 1992 | 28 | 0 |
| 1993 | 48 | 0 |
| 1994 | 33 | 0 |
| 1995 | 30 | 0 |
| 1996 | 34 | 0 |
| 1997 | 32 | 0 |
| 1998 | 40 | 0 |
| 1999 | 55 | 0 |
| 2000 | 60 | 0 |
| 2001 | 51 | 17 |
| 2002 | 56 | 42 |
| 2003 | 45 | 55 |
| 2004 | 54 | 77 |
| 2005 | 33 | 76 |
| 2006 | 47 | 66 |
| 2007 | 41 | 75 |
| 2008 | 34 | 85 |
| 2009 | 45 | 59 |
| 2010 | 44 | 57 |
| 2011 | 47 | 51 |
| 2012 | 54 | 51 |
| 2013 | 58 | 67 |
| 2014 | 81 | 126 |
| 2015 | 91 | 124 |
| 2016 | 107 | 113 |
| 2017 | 121 | 134 |
| 2018 | 109 | 142 |
| 2019 | 145 | 155 |
| 2020 | 125 | 124 |
| 2021 | 108 | 118 |
| 2022 | 96 | 125 |
| 2023 | 98 | 95 |
| 2024 | 115 | 98 |
| 2025 | 91 | 84 |
| 2026 | 65 | 72 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- E05D 7/04Hinges adjustable relative to the wing or the frame759
- E05D 7/10To allow easy separation or connection of the parts at the hinge744
- E05D 7/08Hinges or pivots of special construction: for use in suspensions comprising two526
- E05D 7/12To allow easy detachment of the hinge from the wing or the432
- E05D 7/0009Adjustable hinges257
- E05D 7/009Elongate hinges135
- E05D 7/02Hinges or pivots of special construction: for use on the right-hand as83
- E05D 7/06To allow tilting of the members63
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Recent patents
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- Hinge bracket assembly for an appliance cabinet22 Sep 2026US 12,742,348 B2Whirlpool Corporation
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- Door-in-door refrigerator8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308959 A1Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
- Adjustable hinge assembly1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298000 A1Whirlpool Corporation
- Hinge assembly and door system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298001 A1Kingsway Enterprises (UK) Limited
- Continuous locking hinge assemblies and folding door assemblies including the same17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275784 A1Endura Products, Inc.
- Storage component and refrigerator17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275785 A1Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Portable computer apparatus with articulating display panel212US 5,345,362 AMedtronic, Inc. · 1994
- Rack frame cabinet206US 5,997,117 AChatsworth Products, Inc. · 1999
- Network cabinet153US 7,504,581 B2Panduit Corp. · 2009
- Redundant hinge element for a notebook computer147US 6,223,393 B1International Business Machines Corporation · 2001
- Display unit attachment device145US 5,144,290 AKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba · 1992