IPC Subgroup
E05B 21/02 with identical tumblers
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Locks with rotary keys moving lamelliform tumblers perpendicular to the key, in which the tumblers do not follow the movement of the bolt > with identical tumblers
Classification Context
- Section:
- FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- Class:
- LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
- Subclass:
- LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor 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