G05F 1/56
Using semiconductor devices in series with the load as final control devices
Official title: using semiconductor devices in series with the load as final control devices (G05F1/461 takes precedence)
G05F1/56 (Using semiconductor devices in series with the load as final control devices) appears on 5,303 US grants and 4,652 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G05F- Granted patents
- 5,303
- Published applications
- 4,652
- Assignees
- 1,383
- Inventors
- 8,368
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 18 | 0 |
| 1977 | 21 | 0 |
| 1978 | 14 | 0 |
| 1979 | 18 | 0 |
| 1980 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | 14 | 0 |
| 1982 | 20 | 0 |
| 1983 | 12 | 0 |
| 1984 | 21 | 0 |
| 1985 | 23 | 0 |
| 1986 | 26 | 0 |
| 1987 | 35 | 0 |
| 1988 | 33 | 0 |
| 1989 | 39 | 0 |
| 1990 | 36 | 0 |
| 1991 | 33 | 0 |
| 1992 | 50 | 0 |
| 1993 | 59 | 0 |
| 1994 | 49 | 0 |
| 1995 | 37 | 0 |
| 1996 | 66 | 0 |
| 1997 | 57 | 0 |
| 1998 | 55 | 0 |
| 1999 | 72 | 0 |
| 2000 | 71 | 0 |
| 2001 | 76 | 23 |
| 2002 | 67 | 57 |
| 2003 | 76 | 71 |
| 2004 | 70 | 76 |
| 2005 | 59 | 94 |
| 2006 | 84 | 103 |
| 2007 | 91 | 101 |
| 2008 | 81 | 140 |
| 2009 | 107 | 152 |
| 2010 | 120 | 146 |
| 2011 | 124 | 113 |
| 2012 | 116 | 136 |
| 2013 | 119 | 177 |
| 2014 | 150 | 180 |
| 2015 | 166 | 238 |
| 2016 | 222 | 213 |
| 2017 | 270 | 232 |
| 2018 | 278 | 259 |
| 2019 | 345 | 315 |
| 2020 | 360 | 279 |
| 2021 | 241 | 272 |
| 2022 | 270 | 291 |
| 2023 | 275 | 284 |
| 2024 | 227 | 273 |
| 2025 | 236 | 251 |
| 2026 | 184 | 176 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G05F 1/575Characterised by the feedback circuit2,177
- G05F 1/565Sensing a condition of the system or its load in addition to1,620
- G05F 1/59Including plural semiconductor devices as final control devices for a single load555
- G05F 1/561Voltage to current converters330
- G05F 1/563Including two stages of regulation at least one of which is output257
- G05F 1/577For plural loads204
- G05F 1/562With a threshold detection shunting the control path of the final control84
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