E06B 11/08
Turnstiles
Official title: Turnstiles; {Gates for control of entry or exit of persons, e.g. in supermarkets} (control gates on vehicles B60N5/00 {; bank protection devices E05G5/00}; with registering means G07C9/10 {; coin-freed facilities for turnstiles G07F17/14})
E06B11/08 (Turnstiles) appears on 191 US grants and 194 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E06B- Granted patents
- 191
- Published applications
- 194
- Assignees
- 118
- Inventors
- 304
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 6 |
| 2007 | 0 | 6 |
| 2008 | 3 | 6 |
| 2009 | 4 | 12 |
| 2010 | 5 | 7 |
| 2011 | 6 | 6 |
| 2012 | 6 | 2 |
| 2013 | 6 | 4 |
| 2014 | 4 | 8 |
| 2015 | 5 | 6 |
| 2016 | 3 | 10 |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 |
| 2019 | 9 | 9 |
| 2020 | 7 | 17 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 |
| 2022 | 8 | 15 |
| 2023 | 8 | 15 |
| 2024 | 16 | 13 |
| 2025 | 13 | 15 |
| 2026 | 11 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Jump-deterrent apparatus for a turnstile arm8 Sep 2026US 12,729,584 B2Entry Media, Inc.
- Electronic gate21 Jul 2026US 12,687,067 B2YCY Technologies LTD
- Authentication gate21 Jul 2026US 12,687,068 B2Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
- Side-hung door device, turnstile, and control method therefor26 May 2026US 12,637,892 B2H-Shine Co., Ltd
- Blocking element, access control device and system26 May 2026US 12,637,907 B2Skidata AG
- Archway truss device with interactive exit lanes9 Jul 2026US 2026/0193937 A1
- Clamp apparatus9 Jul 2026US 2026/0194093 A1Entry Media, Inc.
- Door leaf and door system25 Jun 2026US 2026/0176901 A1Kingsway Enterprises (UK) Limited
- Planetary gears and access control systems11 Jun 2026US 2026/0160104 A1Integrated Design Limited
- Self-closing safety gate28 May 2026US 2026/0146504 A1Ps Industries Incorporated
Most cited
By later US patents
- Rapid access portal55US 5,845,692 ARapor, Inc. · 1998
- Automatic gate46US 4,472,908 ARudolf Wanzl KG · 1984
- Admission and egress control structure25US 4,195,442 AIllinois Central Gulf Railroad · 1980
- Modular access control system25US 7,823,338 B2Modular Security Systems, Inc. · 2010
- Publicly accessible urban beach entertainment complex with a centerpiece man-made tropical-style lagoon and method for providing efficient utilization of limited use land22US 10,521,870 B2Crystal Lagoons (Curacao) B.V. · 2019