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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 grant trajectory.

351
US patents granted
#6/6
in E05
1.1%
E05 class share
+30%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Safes Or Strong-rooms For Valuables ranks #574 of 670 CPC technology areas - 351 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 30% over five years.

#574
of 670 CPC technology areas
351
US patents granted, 2015–2025
Glory
leading assignee (10)
+30%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How E05G's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, E05G recorded 183 grants versus 141 in 2015–2019 (+30% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2023 at 45 grants and bottomed in 2018 at 20 (+125% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Glory Ltd. holds 2.8% of the class ; the top three share 7.4%.

Leaderboard read

E05G concentration, lead at 2.8%

Glory Ltd. leads this historical grant record at 2.8% of E05G - us corporation assignees hold 67% of class grants (103 of 153). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share
2.8%

10 of 351 grants

Top three share
7.4%

of the class's recorded grants

Lead over #2
2

more grants than Wincor Nixdorf International GmbH

Where E05G sits inside E05

Among 6 subclasses in E05 (LOCKS; KEYS; Window OR Door FITTINGS; Safes), E05G ranks #6 and holds 1.1% of the parent class's 30,842 recorded grants. Sibling chips below are the other subclasses in the same parent class, not the nationwide volume/lead-share peers further down.

E05B 9,176 E05Y 8,287 E05F 5,529 E05D 4,538 E05C 2,961

Rising assignees active in E05G

Company-wide grant multiples (2022–2024 vs 2019–2021) among assignees with ≥5 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide; class patent counts are subclass-specific.

  1. #1 Diamond Standard Inc. 6.00x 1 → 6 company-wide · 6 in E05G
  2. #2 Brink's Network, Incorporated 5.00x 1 → 5 company-wide · 5 in E05G
  3. #3 SentriLock, LLC 4.50x 2 → 9 company-wide · 7 in E05G
  4. #4 Motogo, LLC 2.17x 6 → 13 company-wide · 6 in E05G
  5. #5 Japan Cash Machine Co., Ltd. 1.60x 15 → 24 company-wide · 7 in E05G

E05G grants by year, peak 2023 (45)

US utility-patent grants per year in E05G, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 30% versus 2015–2019.

1020304050 20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025 26

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

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). Scatter plot of 14 data points (bubble-sized by third dimension). 10152025 24681012 Patents in E05G Avg claims / patent (company-wide) GloryWincor Nixdorf…EllenbyJapan Cash MachineSentrilockHornady ManufacturingMotogoDiamond StandardBrink's Network…Loungera IpDiebold Nixdorf…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).

Questions about E05G

Which company holds the most patents in E05G?
Glory Ltd. leads E05G with 10 patents (2.8% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, us corporations account for 67% of class grants.
Which E05G assignees grew fastest recently?
Among assignees with ≥5 grants in E05G, Diamond Standard Inc. shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (6.00x: 1 grants in 2019–2021 → 6 in 2022–2024) while holding 6 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.
How does E05G compare inside parent class E05?
Inside E05 (LOCKS; KEYS; Window OR Door FITTINGS; Safes), E05G ranks #6 of 6 subclasses by grant volume and holds 1.1% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is E05B (9,176 grants).

What to do with this data

E05G in context - here's where to go next.

Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through 2026-05-15; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.

Methodology - E05G figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (351 grants in the tracked window).

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