IPC Main Group
E05B 27/00 Cylinder locks with tumbler pins or balls that are set by pushing the key in
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Classification Context
- Section:
- FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- Class:
- LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
- Subclass:
- LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
2 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- E05B 27/02 operated by the edge of the key
- E05B 27/1 operated by other surfaces of the key, e.g. openings receiving projections on the tumblers
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