G04C 3/005
Multiple switches
Official title: {Multiple switches (G04C3/004 takes precedence)}
G04C3/005 (Multiple switches) appears on 131 US grants and 70 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G04C- Granted patents
- 131
- Published applications
- 70
- Assignees
- 53
- Inventors
- 241
- Latest grant
- 12 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 13 | 0 |
| 1977 | 13 | 0 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 9 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 3 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| 2017 | 0 | 6 |
| 2018 | 6 | 9 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 7 | 10 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 6 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 |
| 2026 | 4 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems and apparatus for object detection using optical sensing12 May 2026US 12,625,573 B2Apple Inc.
- Crown for an electronic watch7 Apr 2026US 12,596,334 B2Apple Inc.
- Crown for an electronic watch17 Feb 2026US 12,554,224 B2Apple Inc.
- Electronic device and control method6 Jan 2026US 12,517,470 B2Nokia Technologies Oy
- Electronic device including biometric recognizing module12 Aug 2025US 12,386,318 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Crown for an electronic watch30 Jul 2026US 2026/0219637 A1Apple Inc.
- Crown for an electronic watch28 May 2026US 2026/0147314 A1Apple Inc.
- Computing Device Having a Button for Multiple Modes of Sensing21 Aug 2025US 2025/0261862 A1Google Inc.
- Conductive cap for watch crown17 Jul 2025US 2025/0231528 A1Apple Inc.
- Systems and apparatus for object detection using optical sensing23 Jan 2025US 2025/0028401 A1Apple Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Conductive elastomeric contacts and connectors186US 3,971,610 ATechnical Wire Products, Inc. · 1976
- Dual function pusher and rotate switch for solid state digital watches having detent spring111US 4,031,341 ATimex Corporation · 1977
- Electric device for switching between at least three different contacts111US 6,672,758 B2The Swatch Group Management Services AG · 2004
- Simplified actuating switch for electronic timepieces104US 4,007,347 A1977
- Crown switching mechanism101US 6,203,190 B1Timex Corporation · 2001