E06B 9/80
Safety measures against dropping or unauthorised opening
Official title: Safety measures against dropping or unauthorised opening; Braking or immobilising devices; Devices for limiting unrolling (securing devices or arrangements for direct manual operation E06B9/78)
E06B9/80 (Safety measures against dropping or unauthorised opening) appears on 755 US grants and 693 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in E06B- Granted patents
- 755
- Published applications
- 693
- Assignees
- 337
- Inventors
- 1,068
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 11 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 26 | 0 |
| 2001 | 18 | 2 |
| 2002 | 13 | 17 |
| 2003 | 17 | 18 |
| 2004 | 13 | 17 |
| 2005 | 15 | 21 |
| 2006 | 19 | 27 |
| 2007 | 11 | 18 |
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| 2009 | 7 | 17 |
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| 2015 | 15 | 36 |
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| 2017 | 27 | 48 |
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| 2019 | 37 | 58 |
| 2020 | 34 | 38 |
| 2021 | 32 | 35 |
| 2022 | 29 | 38 |
| 2023 | 33 | 36 |
| 2024 | 25 | 39 |
| 2025 | 45 | 17 |
| 2026 | 16 | 21 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Door lowering mechanism and method22 Sep 2026US 12,742,357 B2Overhead Door Corporation
- Rolling shutter retractable stop bar25 Aug 2026US 12,716,271 B2Qualitas Manufacturing, Inc.
- Architectural structure covering with magnet-based braking system11 Aug 2026US 12,706,507 B2Hunter Douglas Inc.
- Motor magnetic brake21 Jul 2026US 12,687,066 B2Lutron Technology Company LLC
- Rolling shutter lock bar slat7 Jul 2026US 12,674,355 B2Qualitas Manufacturing, Inc.
- Motor magnetic brake8 Oct 2026US 2026/0308977 A1Lutron Technology Company LLC
- Tensioner for an architectural-structure covering24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286773 A1Hunter Douglas Inc.
- Self-adjusting pre-tensioning device for roller shade24 Sep 2026US 2026/0286774 A1Zhejiang Risingsun Sunshading Technology Co., Ltd.
- Locking mechanism for a window treatment fascia17 Sep 2026US 2026/0275809 A1Lutron Technology Company LLC
- Roll door curtain with guide sleeve and roll door comprising said roll door curtain10 Sep 2026US 2026/0266132 A1Assa Abloy Entrance Systems AB
Most cited
By later US patents
- Motion control method and apparatus for motorized window blinds and and the like224US 5,170,108 ADaylighting, Inc. · 1992
- Electrically powered window covering assembly179US 5,793,174 AHunter Douglas Inc. · 1998
- Motor-operated window cover139US 5,467,266 ALutron Electronics Co., Inc. · 1995
- Motorized window shade system127US 6,100,659 ALutron Electronics Co., Inc. · 2000
- Motorized window shade system121US 5,848,634 ALatron Electronics Co. Inc. · 1998