E05C 9/24 Means for transmitting movements between vertical and horizontal sliding bars, rods or cables , e.g. corner guides (means for transmitting movements between vertical and horizontal sliding bars, rods or cables, for moving wings into open or closed position E05F7/08)
Full Title
Arrangements of simultaneously actuated bolts or other securing devices at well-separated positions on the same wing (; similar constructions for engineering closures F16J13/08) > Means for transmitting movements between vertical and horizontal sliding bars, rods or cables , e.g. corner guides (means for transmitting movements between vertical and horizontal sliding bars, rods or cables, for moving wings into open or closed position E05F7/08)
Filing statistics
CPC E05C 9/24 belongs to the parent subclass E05C, which recorded 24,510 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 1,999 in 2013 to 1,544 in 2023 (-23%), peaking at 3,016 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
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class E05, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- KIEKERT DE 2,802
- HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 1,609
- LG ELECTRONICS KR 1,467
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 1,465
- JULIUS BLUM AT 1,240
- KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 1,164
- HUF HUELSBECK & FUERST & COMPANY DE 1,005
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 928
- GEZE DE 809
- SCHLAGE LOCK COMPANY US 790