B81B 7/0022
Protection against electrostatic discharge
Official title: {Protection against electrostatic discharge (circuit arrangements for protecting electronic switching circuits used for pulse technique against overcurrent or overvoltage H03K17/08; electrostatic discharge protection for electronic semiconductor circuits H10D89/60)}
B81B7/0022 (Protection against electrostatic discharge) appears on 33 US grants and 38 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B81B- Granted patents
- 33
- Published applications
- 38
- Assignees
- 22
- Inventors
- 106
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 5 |
| 2017 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 |
| 2019 | 4 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 | 6 |
| 2026 | 5 | 1 |
By publication year. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- MEMS device with an improved cap and related manufacturing process8 Sep 2026US 12,729,110 B2STMicroelectronics S,r.l.
- Spark gaps with high current capability for electrical overstress detection and protection25 Aug 2026US 12,719,242 B2Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
- Micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) structure and mems microphone comprising same14 Jul 2026US 12,679,720 B2Memsensing Microsystems (Suzhou, China) Co., Ltd.
- MEMS with over-voltage protection12 May 2026US 12,623,900 B1SiTime Corporation
- Nanopore array with electrode connectors protected from electrostatic discharge17 Feb 2026US 12,552,661 B2Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC
- A micro-electro-mechanical system sensor and a preparation method thereof20 Aug 2026US 2026/0242210 A1Memsensing Microsystems (Suzhou, China) Co., Ltd.
- Systems and methods for esd protection of semiconductor devices18 Sep 2025US 2025/0289712 A1Nanusens SL
- Microphone structure, packaging structure, and electronic apparatus17 Jul 2025US 2025/0230035 A1Memsensing Microsystems (Suzhou, China) Co., Ltd.
- Mems device and manufacturing method thereof19 Jun 2025US 2025/0197195 A1AAC Technologies PTE.Ltd.
- Micro-electromechanical system (mems) structure and mems microphone comprising same20 Feb 2025US 2025/0059024 A1Memsensing Microsystems (Suzhou, China) Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Methods and structures of integrated MEMS-CMOS devices6US 9,276,080 B2mCube Inc. · 2016
- Method for providing and removing discharging interconnect for chip-on-glass output leads and structures thereof5US 7,582,952 B2QUALCOMM MEMS Technologies, Inc. · 2009
- Variable capacitance device5US 9,704,847 B2Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. · 2017
- MEMS devices having discharge circuits4US 10,125,011 B2Skyworks Solutions, Inc. · 2018
- Shunt switch at common port to reduce hot switching4US 9,156,677 B2RF Micro Devices, Inc. · 2015