Y10T 70/5566
External locking devices
Y10T70/5566 (External locking devices) appears on 235 US grants and 105 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in Y10T- Granted patents
- 235
- Published applications
- 105
- Assignees
- 75
- Inventors
- 307
- Latest grant
- 3 Nov 2020
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 16 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 |
| 2002 | 7 | 6 |
| 2003 | 9 | 9 |
| 2004 | 11 | 5 |
| 2005 | 5 | 6 |
| 2006 | 7 | 10 |
| 2007 | 7 | 5 |
| 2008 | 5 | 11 |
| 2009 | 3 | 7 |
| 2010 | 5 | 11 |
| 2011 | 7 | 8 |
| 2012 | 6 | 5 |
| 2013 | 7 | 10 |
| 2014 | 11 | 5 |
| 2015 | 4 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001.
Recent patents
- Retained lock system and method3 Nov 2020US 10,822,839 B2DeWalch Technologies, Inc.
- Locking mechanism for a meter box16 May 2017US 9,650,811 B2Inner-Tite Corp.
- Commercial motor vehicle and heavy equipment battery locking device and system for use10 Jan 2017US 9,540,849 B2
- Enclosure locking system6 Dec 2016US 9,512,646 B1Mesquite Fabrication, Inc.
- Enclosure locking system10 Nov 2015US 9,184,573 B1Mesquite Fabrication, Inc.
- Retained Lock System and Method3 Jun 2021US 2021/0164265 A1DeWalch Technologies, Inc.
- Retained Lock System and Method3 Jun 2021US 2021/0164266 A1DeWalch Technologies, Inc.
- Method and Apparatus for Securing a Watthour Meter Box25 Feb 2021US 2021/0055331 A1DeWalch Technologies, Inc.
- Apparatus and Method for Securing an Enclosure7 Jan 2021US 2021/0003612 A1DeWalch Technologies, Inc.
- Locking mechanism for a meter box9 Apr 2015US 2015/0096336 A1Inner-Tite Corp.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Lockable computer tower unit housing87US 5,397,176 ACompaq Computer Corporation · 1995
- Security device for laptop computers84US 5,836,183 AACCO Brands Corporation · 1998
- Tamper detection security for a tank trailer65US 7,140,211 B2Tremcar Inc. · 2006
- Hydrant lock64US 8,353,309 B12013
- Vending machine security cage60US 4,418,551 A1983