G07C 2009/00746
By knocking on a surface for inputting the code
Official title: {by knocking on a surface for inputting the code, e.g. detecting a series of taps on a surface}
G07C2009/00746 (By knocking on a surface for inputting the code) appears on 33 US grants and 41 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G07C- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Latest grant
- 16 Sep 2025
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001.
Recent patents
- Controlling doors using interface technology with steps16 Sep 2025US 12,417,662 B2
- Door knock access control17 Jun 2025US 12,334,103 B2Alarm.com Incorporated
- Module for wireless authentication of a user for a keyless entry system in a transportation vehicle15 Oct 2024US 12,115,935 B2Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
- Storing events of a sensor device28 May 2024US 11,995,969 B2Assa Abloy AB
- Storing events of a sensor device22 Aug 2023US 11,735,025 B2Assa Abloy AB
- Door knock access control2 Oct 2025US 2025/0308546 A1Alarm.com Incorporated
- Intelligent door lock system25 Sep 2025US 2025/0301323 A1Master Lock Company LLC
- Controlling doors using interface technology with steps20 Jun 2024US 2024/0203179 A1
- Electronic lock device, in particular a key safe, and method for operating the electric lock device22 Feb 2024US 2024/0062603 A1Smart Access Solutions GmbH
- Module for wireless authentication of a user for a keyless entry system in a transportation vehicle2 Nov 2023US 2023/0347847 A1Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
Most cited
By later US patents
- Intelligent door lock system that minimizes inertia applied to components74US 9,574,372 B2August Home, Inc. · 2017
- Mobile device that detects tappings/vibrations which are used to lock or unlock a door67US 9,447,609 B2August Home, Inc. · 2016
- Intelligent door lock system with a torque limitor60US 9,528,294 B2August Home, Inc. · 2016
- Acoustically-controlled access control installation and an access control device for such an installation50US 8,085,124 B2Sensitive Object · 2011
- Tap-actuated lock and method of actuating the lock46US 4,197,524 AGeneral Electric Company · 1980