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E05B 67/26

with screw action, with or without the shackle being moved by turning the key

Introduced: September 1968

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Padlocks; Details thereof > Shackles; Arrangement of the shackle > Padlocks with sliding shackles, with or without rotary or pivotal movement > with screw action, with or without the shackle being moved by turning the key

CPC:

Padlocks (permutation locks E05B37/00); Details thereof > Shackles; Arrangement of the shackle > Padlocks with sliding shackles, with or without rotary or pivotal movement > with screw action, with or without the shackle being moved by turning the key

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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