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CPC technology class · E05

E05G - Safes OR Strong-rooms FOR Valuables

Safes or strong-rooms for valuables; bank protection devices; safety transaction partitions. 351 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year filing trajectory.

351
US patents granted
E05
Parent CPC class
20
Active assignees
+48%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

Safes OR Strong-rooms FOR Valuables ranks #574 of 670 CPC technology areas - 351 US patents granted since 2015, with filing up 48% over five years.

#574
of 670 CPC technology areas
351
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Glory
leading assignee (10)
+48%
filing velocity, last 5 yrs
Top assignee: Glory Ltd. (10 patents)

CPC subclass E05G - SAFES OR STRONG-ROOMS FOR VALUABLES; BANK PROTECTION DEVICES; SAFETY TRANSACTION PARTITIONS - covers 351 US utility patents granted between 2015 and 2025 according to USPTO PatentsView records, within the broader CPC class E05 (LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES). See our CPC classification guide for how the system works.

The competitive landscape in E05G is shaped by 20 distinct companies actively filing in this space. Glory Ltd. leads with 10 patents, followed by Wincor Nixdorf International Gmbh at 8 grants and Ellenby Technologies, Inc. at 8.

Filing activity in E05G is up 48% over the past five years versus 2015-2019, a sharp acceleration suggesting an emerging or fast-moving technology area. All counts come directly from USPTO PatentsView and reflect US granted utility patents only.

Is E05G innovation accelerating?

US utility-patent grants per year in E05G, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 48% versus 2015–2019.

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Who leads E05G?

The 12 most active assignees in SAFES OR STRONG-ROOMS FOR VALUABLES; BANK PROTECTION DEVICES; SAFETY TRANSACTION PARTITIONS - wider bars mean more grants

patents

What this shows Glory is the most active filer in E05G, holding 10 of the 351 patents in this class. Concentration at the top signals how contestable this technology area is for new entrants.

Source USPTO PatentsView, granted utility patents As of 2015–2025 grant years
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Top patent holders in CPC subclass E05G
Rank Company Patents in E05G
#1 Glory Ltd. 10
#2 Wincor Nixdorf International Gmbh 8
#3 Ellenby Technologies, Inc. 8
#4 Japan CASH Machine Co., Ltd. 7
#5 Sentrilock, Llc 7
#6 Hornady Manufacturing Company 6
#7 Motogo, Llc 6
#8 Diamond Standard Inc. 6
#9 Brink's Network, Incorporated 5
#10 Loungera IP Llc 5
#11 Diebold Nixdorf Incorporated 4
#12 Master Lock Company Llc 4
#13 APEX Industrial Technologies Llc 4
#14 Rhino Metals, Inc. 4
#15 NCR Atleos Corporation 3
#16 Diebold, Inc. 3
#17 Night And Day Furniture Llc 3
#18 Hardwire, Llc 3
#19 Tidel Engineering, L.p. 3
#20 Fireking Security Products, Llc 3

About This Class

CPC subclass E05G belongs to class E05.

351 patents were granted in this class between 2015 and 2025.

20 companies actively patent in this space.

Classification System

Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC) is a hierarchical patent classification system used by the USPTO and EPO.

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Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading E05G assignee, placed by how many patents it holds in this class (horizontal) against its company-wide average claims per patent (vertical) - a read on whether the class is led by broad-but-shallow filers or focused deep-claim players.

Top 14 E05G assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in E05G. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Top 14 E05G assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in E05G. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 10152025 24681012 Patents in E05G Avg claims / patent (company-wide) GloryWincor Nixdorf Intern…EllenbyJapan Cash MachineSentrilockHornady ManufacturingMotogoDiamond StandardBrink's Network Incor…Loungera IpDiebold Nixdorf Incor…Master LockApex IndustrialRhino Metals
Top 14 E05G assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in E05G. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CPC class E05G?
CPC subclass E05G covers SAFES OR STRONG-ROOMS FOR VALUABLES; BANK PROTECTION DEVICES; SAFETY TRANSACTION PARTITIONS. It belongs to CPC class E05 (LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES), with 351 US utility patents granted since 2015.
How many patents have been filed in E05G?
351 US utility patents were granted in CPC subclass E05G between 2015 and 2025, based on USPTO PatentsView data.
Which company holds the most patents in E05G?
Glory Ltd. leads E05G with 10 patents, making it the most active assignee in this technology area.
How is patent data for E05G collected?
Patent data comes from USPTO PatentsView, a public research dataset maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. It covers all US granted utility patents and assigns CPC codes based on the technology described in each patent.
What is the difference between CPC class and subclass?
A CPC class (e.g., E05) is a broad technology category. Subclasses like E05G provide finer granularity within that category. PlainPatent organizes data at the subclass level (4-character codes) for the most useful view of technology domains.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from USPTO PatentsView - official U.S. government patent data. See our methodology for computation details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainPatent Editorial

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