E05G SAFES OR STRONG-ROOMS FOR VALUABLES; BANK PROTECTION DEVICES; SAFETY TRANSACTION PARTITIONS ( alarm arrangements per se G08B)
Introduced: September 1968
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).
Title
Titles differ between systems:
IPC: SAFES OR STRONG-ROOMS FOR VALUABLES; BANK PROTECTION DEVICES; SAFETY TRANSACTION PARTITIONS
CPC: SAFES OR STRONG-ROOMS FOR VALUABLES; BANK PROTECTION DEVICES; SAFETY TRANSACTION PARTITIONS ( alarm arrangements per se G08B)
Full Title
Full titles differ between systems:
SAFES OR STRONG-ROOMS FOR VALUABLES; BANK PROTECTION DEVICES; SAFETY TRANSACTION PARTITIONS
SAFES OR STRONG-ROOMS FOR VALUABLES; BANK PROTECTION DEVICES; SAFETY TRANSACTION PARTITIONS ( alarm arrangements per se G08B)
Of 4 combined children, 3 exist in both systems.
1 codes are CPC-only extensions.
Note: 1 CPC extensions are marked as secondary classification only.
3 shared codes have differing titles between IPC and CPC.
Child Classifications
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- E05G 1/00 Safes or strong-rooms for valuables (savings boxes A45C1/12; floatable safes B63C7/30; storage containers without attack or fire-retardant features B65D; bank buildings in general, e.g. modular construction or floor plan, E04H1/06; buildings resistant to earthquakes or war action E04H9/00) +1 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- E05G 5/00 Bank protection devices (E05G1/12, E05G7/00 take precedence; closed circuit television systems H04N7/18) since 1974 +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
- E05G 7/00 Safety transaction partitions, e.g. movable pay-plates; (non-safety paying counters, e.g. for supermarkets A47F9/02; ) since 1974 +2 CPC IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
Top Applicants
Top Applicants (IPC)
Class E05,2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- KIEKERT DE 2,762
- HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 1,316
- JULIUS BLUM AT 1,088
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 1,061
- HAIER SMART HOME 936
- KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 909
- HUF HUELSBECK & FUERST & COMPANY DE 887
- LG ELECTRONICS KR 872
- TOKAI RIKA COMPANY 813
- GEZE DE 807
Top Applicants (CPC)
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