SAFES OR STRONG-ROOMS FOR VALUABLES; BANK PROTECTION DEVICES; SAFETY TRANSACTION PARTITIONS ( alarm arrangements per se G08B)

Description

E05G covers the design and construction of secure storage systems and protective barriers for valuables and banking operations. This includes safes, strong-rooms, vaults, and related containment structures engineered to resist unauthorized access, theft, and forced entry. The class also encompasses bank protection devices such as security partitions, protective enclosures at transaction counters, and similar safety structures used in financial institutions and high-security environments. Excluded are locks and locking mechanisms themselves (covered in E05B) and general door or window fittings without a security function (covered in E05D).

Filing statistics

CPC subclass E05G recorded 3,555 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings declined from 290 in 2013 to 191 in 2023 (-34%), peaking at 437 applications in 2020. 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