Y10T 70/7486
Single key
Y10T70/7486 (Single key) appears on 1,966 US grants and 940 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in Y10T- Granted patents
- 1,966
- Published applications
- 940
- Assignees
- 652
- Inventors
- 2,056
- Latest grant
- 28 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 52 | 0 |
| 1977 | 43 | 0 |
| 1978 | 58 | 0 |
| 1979 | 25 | 0 |
| 1980 | 41 | 0 |
| 1981 | 34 | 0 |
| 1982 | 38 | 0 |
| 1983 | 42 | 0 |
| 1984 | 42 | 0 |
| 1985 | 33 | 0 |
| 1986 | 47 | 0 |
| 1987 | 59 | 0 |
| 1988 | 34 | 0 |
| 1989 | 43 | 0 |
| 1990 | 43 | 0 |
| 1991 | 45 | 0 |
| 1992 | 41 | 0 |
| 1993 | 47 | 0 |
| 1994 | 35 | 0 |
| 1995 | 35 | 0 |
| 1996 | 43 | 0 |
| 1997 | 40 | 0 |
| 1998 | 55 | 0 |
| 1999 | 48 | 0 |
| 2000 | 48 | 0 |
| 2001 | 27 | 8 |
| 2002 | 39 | 44 |
| 2003 | 62 | 47 |
| 2004 | 46 | 48 |
| 2005 | 53 | 81 |
| 2006 | 45 | 53 |
| 2007 | 39 | 55 |
| 2008 | 59 | 101 |
| 2009 | 46 | 81 |
| 2010 | 52 | 67 |
| 2011 | 66 | 72 |
| 2012 | 77 | 56 |
| 2013 | 45 | 58 |
| 2014 | 82 | 72 |
| 2015 | 54 | 58 |
| 2016 | 46 | 14 |
| 2017 | 28 | 5 |
| 2018 | 12 | 6 |
| 2019 | 5 | 1 |
| 2020 | 8 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 5 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Status-indicating lock assembly28 Jul 2026US 12,692,723 B2Schlage Lock Company LLC
- Status-indicating cylindrical lock assembly23 Apr 2024US 11,965,361 B2Schlage Lock Company LLC
- Modular lock plug18 Jul 2023US 11,702,862 B2Schlage Lock Company LLC
- Energy efficient multi-stable lock cylinder26 Jan 2021US 10,900,259 B2Nexkey, Inc.
- Keyless insertion locking system and method3 Nov 2020US 10,822,834 B2DeWalch Technologies, Inc.
- Status-indicating cylindrical lock assembly20 Feb 2025US 2025/0059800 A1Schlage Lock Company LLC
- Keyless Insertion Locking System and Method18 Jul 2024US 2024/0240494 A1DeWalch Technologies, Inc.
- Disk Tumbler Lock and an Improved Key and Restrictive Keyway28 Sep 2023US 2023/0304322 A1DeWalch Technologies, Inc.
- Keyless Insertion Locking System and Method22 Dec 2022US 2022/0403676 A1DeWalch Technologies, Inc.
- Keyless Insertion Locking System and Method15 Sep 2022US 2022/0290461 A1DeWalch Technologies, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Lock cylinder with integrated electromagnetic locking system168US 4,603,564 ABauer Kaba AG · 1986
- Locking mechanism for a drug delivery system146US 4,565,542 ADeltec Systems, Inc. · 1986
- Computer equipment lock137US 5,327,752 AKensington Microwave Limited · 1994
- Computer physical security device124US 5,381,685 AKensington Microware Limited · 1995
- Trapped key mechanism112US 4,109,496 ANorris Industries, Inc. · 1978