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E05B 19/20

Skeleton keys; Devices for picking locks; Other devices for similar purposes

Full Title

Keys; Accessories therefor ( making keys, see the relevant places, e.g. B21D53/42; milling grooves in keys B23C3/35) > Skeleton keys; Devices for picking locks; Other devices for similar purposes

Filing statistics

CPC E05B 19/20 belongs to the parent subclass E05B, which recorded 82,364 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 5,855 in 2013 to 5,517 in 2023 (-6%), peaking at 10,096 applications in 2018. The most active applicants in class E05 are KIEKERT (2,802 applications), HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY (1,609 applications) and LG ELECTRONICS (1,467 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

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Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class E05, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. KIEKERT DE 2,802
  2. HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 1,609
  3. LG ELECTRONICS KR 1,467
  4. FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 1,465
  5. JULIUS BLUM AT 1,240
  6. KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 1,164
  7. HUF HUELSBECK & FUERST & COMPANY DE 1,005
  8. SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 928
  9. GEZE DE 809
  10. SCHLAGE LOCK COMPANY US 790