E06B 7/36
Finger guards or other measures preventing harmful access between the door and
Official title: Finger guards {or other measures preventing harmful access between the door and the door frame (safety devices for doors in railway cars B61D19/026; for lift doors B66B13/26; detection of obstructions E05F15/40)}
E06B7/36 (Finger guards or other measures preventing harmful access between the door and) appears on 114 US grants and 114 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E06B- Granted patents
- 114
- Published applications
- 114
- Assignees
- 67
- Inventors
- 226
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
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| 2024 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 1 | 5 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Finger guard for a roller and a system incorporating the same18 Aug 2026US 12,709,941 B2Southworth International Group, Inc.
- Hinge-side finger protection device3 Feb 2026US 12,540,505 B2ASSA ABLOY (Schweiz) AG
- Interlocking molding with sightline elimination flange for toilet and other partitions18 Feb 2025US 12,227,990 B2American Specialties, Inc.
- Process for manufacturing an interlocking molding with sightline elimination flange for toilet and other partitions13 Aug 2024US 12,060,750 B2American Specialties, Inc.
- Snap-on safety guard for door gaps4 Jun 2024US 12,000,206 B1
- Finger Guard Assembly6 Aug 2026US 2026/0226790 A1
- Security profile strip for a door or window of a transportation system26 Mar 2026US 2026/0085821 A1HÜBNER GmbH & Co.KG
- Door Stopping Device2 Oct 2025US 2025/0305355 A1
- Finger guard for a roller and a system incorporating the same28 Aug 2025US 2025/0270877 A1Southworth International Group, Inc.
- Restroom Privacy Barrier17 Jul 2025US 2025/0230702 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Refrigerator door hinge assembly69US 5,265,954 AWhirlpool Corporation · 1993
- Articulated overhead gate55US 4,893,666 AHormann KG Brockhagen · 1990
- Foldable door for closet55US 5,782,282 A1998
- Door jamb finger guard51US 5,419,084 ABetter Ideas, Inc. · 1995
- Hinged case providing sectional cover with anti-pinch interleaving through50US 4,913,463 ATexas Instruments Incorporated · 1990