E05F 15/681
Operated by flexible elongated pulling elements
Official title: operated by flexible elongated pulling elements, e.g. belts
E05F15/681 (Operated by flexible elongated pulling elements) appears on 314 US grants and 290 published applications in this corpus.
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- 15 Sep 2026
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| 2024 | 20 | 11 |
| 2025 | 11 | 8 |
| 2026 | 9 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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- Integral device for garage door opener103US 4,472,910 AChamnberlain Manufacturing Corporation · 1984
- Door operation control apparatus69US 4,328,540 AHitachi, Ltd. · 1982
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