G05G 5/00
Means for preventing, limiting or returning the movements of parts of a
Official title: Means for preventing, limiting or returning the movements of parts of a control mechanism, e.g. locking controlling member (G05G17/00 takes precedence)
G05G5/00 (Means for preventing, limiting or returning the movements of parts of a) appears on 2,256 US grants and 2,178 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G05G- Granted patents
- 2,256
- Published applications
- 2,178
- Assignees
- 1,048
- Inventors
- 4,258
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 20 | 0 |
| 1977 | 20 | 0 |
| 1978 | 13 | 0 |
| 1979 | 12 | 0 |
| 1980 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | 11 | 0 |
| 1982 | 17 | 0 |
| 1983 | 11 | 0 |
| 1984 | 16 | 0 |
| 1985 | 28 | 0 |
| 1986 | 17 | 0 |
| 1987 | 19 | 0 |
| 1988 | 15 | 0 |
| 1989 | 27 | 0 |
| 1990 | 21 | 0 |
| 1991 | 18 | 0 |
| 1992 | 14 | 0 |
| 1993 | 24 | 0 |
| 1994 | 16 | 0 |
| 1995 | 14 | 0 |
| 1996 | 19 | 0 |
| 1997 | 20 | 0 |
| 1998 | 32 | 0 |
| 1999 | 18 | 0 |
| 2000 | 24 | 0 |
| 2001 | 31 | 12 |
| 2002 | 38 | 35 |
| 2003 | 38 | 36 |
| 2004 | 19 | 38 |
| 2005 | 22 | 52 |
| 2006 | 30 | 59 |
| 2007 | 16 | 46 |
| 2008 | 25 | 60 |
| 2009 | 19 | 62 |
| 2010 | 39 | 43 |
| 2011 | 37 | 44 |
| 2012 | 42 | 56 |
| 2013 | 41 | 51 |
| 2014 | 52 | 82 |
| 2015 | 68 | 130 |
| 2016 | 103 | 90 |
| 2017 | 78 | 97 |
| 2018 | 78 | 137 |
| 2019 | 144 | 145 |
| 2020 | 139 | 144 |
| 2021 | 135 | 135 |
| 2022 | 126 | 134 |
| 2023 | 115 | 164 |
| 2024 | 155 | 131 |
| 2025 | 143 | 116 |
| 2026 | 67 | 79 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G05G 5/03Means for enhancing the operator's awareness of arrival of the controlling member832
- G05G 5/06Means for preventing, limiting or returning the movements of parts of a541
- G05G 5/05Means for returning or tending to return controlling members to an inoperative489
- G05G 5/005Means for preventing, limiting or returning the movements of parts of a247
- G05G 5/12Means for preventing, limiting or returning the movements of parts of a232
- G05G 5/04Stops for limiting movement of members225
- G05G 5/28Means for preventing, limiting or returning the movements of parts of a87
- G05G 5/02Means preventing undesired movements of a controlling member which can be moved71
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Most cited
By later US patents
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