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Is a smart lock patented?
Short answer: specific designs of a smart lock have been patented many times, but "a smart lock" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.
What our index shows
- 1,068 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “smartelectronickeyless door lock” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
- Among the 260 best keyword matches we examined, 149 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2001.
- Most frequent assignees in those matches: YUNDING NETWORK TECH BEIJING CO LTD (6), GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES INC ZHUHAI (4), ZHEJIANG DESMAN INTELLIGENT TECH CO LTD (3), SARGENT MFG CO (3).
- Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): G07C (154), E05B (154), Y10T (28), H04W (26).
Counts come from keyword matching on titles and abstracts, so they are indicative, not a legal count. Some matches are different products that share a word.
14 real patent publications related to a smart lock
- Smart door lock, solar charging apparatus, electronic device, and door WO-2026124667-A1 2026 · LOCKIN TECH BEIJING CO LTD
The present application provides a smart door lock and a door. The smart door lock comprises a door lock body; the door lock body comprises a palm biometric recognition module and a bracket, and the palm biometric recognition modu…
View on Google Patents - Directional inadvertent-trigger-preventing remote-sensing smart door lock apparatus with differential positioning, remote-sensing unlocking method, door lock control apparatus and method, and storage medium WO-2026082217-A1 2026 · WONLY TECH CO LTD
The present application belongs to the technical field of remote-sensing unlocking and the technical field of smart door locks. Disclosed are a directional inadvertent-trigger-preventing remote-sensing smart door lock apparatus wi…
View on Google Patents - Communication method and system for smart door lock, device, and medium WO-2025077937-A1 2025 · E SURFING DIGITAL LIFE TECH CO LTD
The present application discloses a communication method and system for a smart door lock, a device, and a medium. The method comprises: sending a communication request to a smart door lock, and receiving an encrypted packet fed b…
View on Google Patents - Smart door lock US-12196004-B2 2025 · NANJING EASTHOUSE ELECTRICAL CO LTD
A smart door lock may include latch mechanism for locking and unlocking doors; authorization module for authorizing or de-authorizing authority of mechanical key for opening latch mechanism; the mechanical key for inserting into t…
View on Google Patents - Smart door lock systems and methods for managing access control of the same US-12450965-B2 2025 · CONSUMER 2 0 INC
One example embodiment is a method for managing access control of a smart door lock system, including the steps of: generating a random key as a second card identifier for an access card having a first card identifier, wherein the…
View on Google Patents - Unlocking method and apparatus for smart door lock, and electronic device and storage medium WO-2024222973-A1 2024 · ZHEJIANG DESMAN INTELLIGENT TECH CO LTD
Provided are an unlocking method and apparatus for a smart door lock, and an electronic device and a storage medium. The method is applied to a smart door lock device, and comprises: in response to door unlocking request informati…
View on Google Patents - Smart door lock binding method and apparatus, storage medium and electronic device WO-2023109240-A1 2023 · QINGDAO HAIER TECHNOLOGY CO
Disclosed are a smart door lock binding method and apparatus, a storage medium and an electronic device. The method comprises: a client of a device management application sends a binding request to a server; if the device binding …
View on Google Patents - Display apparatus, display device, and smart door lock WO-2023160189-A1 2023 · GREE ELECTRIC APPLIANCES INC ZHUHAI
A display apparatus, a display device, and a smart door lock. The display apparatus comprises: a power supply module (11), a Bluetooth module (12), a control module (13), and a display module (14). An input end of the Bluetooth mo…
View on Google Patents - Methods and systems for offline verification code generation based on smart door lock system US-11527120-B2 2022 · YUNDING NETWORK TECH BEIJING CO LTD
A method and a system for offline verification code generation based on a smart door lock system. The method may include in response to an unlocking event, recording, by a mobile terminal, a trigger time of the unlocking event; in…
View on Google Patents - Waking up home door bluetooth smart lock US-10643409-B2 2020 · KONE CORP
A control system is provided which comprises a controller and an interface. The controller is configured to detect at least one user permitted to use at least one smart lock, and send a wake-up command via the interface to the at …
View on Google Patents - Smart Door Lock System and Lock Control Method Thereof US-2020005573-A1 2020 · HANGZHOU EYECLOUD TECH CO LTD
A smart door lock system provides an unlock authority of an electronically-controlled door lock mounted on a door to a remote computing device, thereby allowing the owner to remotely unlock the electronically-controlled door lock …
View on Google Patents - Locking tool, control system, smart door lock and wiring structure for door knob thereof WO-2020114452-A1 2020 · YUN DING NETWORK TECH BEIJING CO LTD
Disclosed by the present invention is a locking tool, comprising a panel and an operating part that may rotate relative to the panel, the operating part being provided thereon with an electronic element; a first end of a connectio…
View on Google Patents - Smart door lock wireless communication method, smart door lock, gateway, and communication device WO-2019218328-A1 2019 · LUMI UNITED TECH CO LTD
The present invention relates to a smart door lock wireless communication method, a smart door lock, a gateway, and a communication device. The smart door lock wireless communication method of the present invention comprises: rece…
View on Google Patents - Smart door lock US-2015170447-A1 2015 · BUZHARDT JAMES F
A self-contained door locking apparatus is disclosed which collects, stores, displays, and/or transmits information each time the apparatus is opened, closed, or even merely handled. This information may include but is not limited…
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What this means for your idea
Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a smart lock been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Household products tend to differ in the mechanism (how something attaches, folds, dispenses or cleans) rather than the basic idea.
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First-look landscape. Not exhaustive. Not legal advice. This page lists keyword-matched publications from a limited database; it does not say whether any product is or isn't covered by a patent, whether a patent is still in force, or whether your idea is patentable. Consult a registered patent attorney or agent.