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E05B 47/00

Operating or controlling locks or other fastening devices by electric or magnetic means (electric permutation locks E05B49/00)

Introduced: September 1968

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IPC: Operating or controlling locks or other fastening devices by electric or magnetic means

CPC: Operating or controlling locks or other fastening devices by electric or magnetic means (electric permutation locks E05B49/00)

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IPC:

Operating or controlling locks or other fastening devices by electric or magnetic means

CPC:

Operating or controlling locks or other fastening devices by electric or magnetic means (electric permutation locks E05B49/00)

Additional Content IPC

Electric permutation locks

CPC subdivides this area 9x more granularly than IPC with 15 additional codes.

15 codes are CPC-only extensions.

Note: 12 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.

2 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.

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Top Applicants

Top Applicants (IPC)

Class E05,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. KIEKERT DE 2,762
  2. HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 1,316
  3. JULIUS BLUM AT 1,088
  4. FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 1,061
  5. HAIER SMART HOME 936
  6. KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 909
  7. HUF HUELSBECK & FUERST & COMPANY DE 887
  8. LG ELECTRONICS KR 872
  9. TOKAI RIKA COMPANY 813
  10. GEZE DE 807

Top Applicants (CPC)

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