G07C 2009/00952
Electronic keys comprising a mechanical key within their housing
Official title: {Electronic keys comprising a mechanical key within their housing, e.g. extractable or retractable emergency key}
G07C2009/00952 (Electronic keys comprising a mechanical key within their housing) appears on 77 US grants and 86 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G07C- Granted patents
- 77
- Published applications
- 86
- Assignees
- 63
- Inventors
- 209
- Latest grant
- 28 Apr 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Smart key and method of manufacturing thereof28 Apr 2026US 12,614,423 B2AUMOVIO Germany GmbH
- Wireless handheld beacon device for building management21 Apr 2026US 12,608,988 B2Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
- Vehicle-mounted apparatus30 Dec 2025US 12,509,021 B2Yokowo Co., Ltd.
- Locking and release system of a lock fitted on a vehicle23 Dec 2025US 12,503,888 B2Effedi Meccanotek S.R.L.
- Monitoring items in an area accessible through an electronic locking device18 Mar 2025US 12,254,726 B2Honeywell International Inc.
- Method of operating an electronic lock20 Aug 2026US 2026/0243107 A1KNOX Associates, dba Knox Company
- Vehicle electronic key23 Jul 2026US 2026/0212718 A1Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.
- Method for commissioning an electromechanical locking device4 Jun 2026US 2026/0155005 A1Dormakaba Schweiz AG
- Electronic lock with improved power scheme2 Jan 2025US 2025/0007321 A1SentriLock, LLC
- Smart key and method of manufacturing thereof21 Nov 2024US 2024/0386765 A1Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- RFID reader with multiple interfaces416US 7,597,250 B2DPD Patent Trust Ltd. · 2009
- Ignition key device having chargeable storage cell supplying selectively attachable remote unit53US 5,561,331 AHonda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1996
- Key case having a swing-out flat key40US 4,941,569 ADaimler-Benz Aktiengesellschaft · 1990
- Light connectable with a key35US 4,303,966 A1981
- Combined mechanical and electronic key, in particular for the locks of motor vehicles35US 6,705,141 B1Huf Hülsbeck & Fürst GmbH & Co. KG · 2004