E05F 15/686
By cables or ropes
Official title: by cables or ropes
E05F15/686 (By cables or ropes) appears on 144 US grants and 136 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E05F- Granted patents
- 144
- Published applications
- 136
- Assignees
- 71
- Inventors
- 241
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 6 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 5 |
| 2003 | 7 | 11 |
| 2004 | 6 | 5 |
| 2005 | 5 | 7 |
| 2006 | 7 | 7 |
| 2007 | 3 | 6 |
| 2008 | 3 | 5 |
| 2009 | 4 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 |
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| 2015 | 4 | 8 |
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| 2019 | 9 | 9 |
| 2020 | 4 | 5 |
| 2021 | 2 | 10 |
| 2022 | 6 | 8 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 |
| 2024 | 9 | 6 |
| 2025 | 9 | 5 |
| 2026 | 4 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Cable drum cable tensioner and methods in a movable barrier system15 Sep 2026US 12,735,932 B2GMI Holdings, Inc.
- Overhead door system and door operator thereof1 Sep 2026US 12,723,459 B2
- Cable tension device for overhead door28 Apr 2026US 12,612,815 B2Clopay Corporation
- Loading dock automated trailer door systems10 Mar 2026US 12,570,129 B2Assa Abloy Entrance Systems AB
- Door control system30 Dec 2025US 12,509,930 B2
- Overhead door system and door operator thereof23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210169 A1
- Cargo loss prevention system and methods of use thereof2 Jul 2026US 2026/0184256 A1TORC Robotics, Inc.
- Removable light assembly for convertible garage door opener5 Feb 2026US 2026/0036286 A1
- Cable drum cable tensioner and methods in a movable barrier system1 Jan 2026US 2026/0002399 A1GMI Holdings, Inc.
- Multiple output power supply for a movable barrier operator1 Jan 2026US 2026/0005634 A1The Chamberlain Group, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Gear for converting a rotational into a translational motion282US 4,726,247 AHormann KG Antriebs- und Steuerungstechnik · 1988
- Integral device for garage door opener103US 4,472,910 AChamnberlain Manufacturing Corporation · 1984
- System and related methods for detecting and measuring the operational parameters of a garage door utilizing a lift cable system68US 6,326,751 B1Wayne-Dalton Corp. · 2001
- Movable barrier operator having cable tension sensor and door lock mechanism52US 6,782,662 B2The Chamberlain Group, Inc. · 2004
- Cable control device for sectional overhead door51US 6,164,014 AWayne-Dalton Corp. · 2000