G05G 5/05
Means for returning or tending to return controlling members to an inoperative
Official title: Means for returning or tending to return controlling members to an inoperative or neutral position, e.g. by providing return springs or resilient end-stops (G05G5/28 takes precedence)
G05G5/05 (Means for returning or tending to return controlling members to an inoperative) appears on 489 US grants and 521 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G05G- Granted patents
- 489
- Published applications
- 521
- Assignees
- 301
- Inventors
- 1,017
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 |
| 2002 | 5 | 5 |
| 2003 | 5 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 4 |
| 2006 | 1 | 7 |
| 2007 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 | 5 |
| 2009 | 1 | 9 |
| 2010 | 3 | 7 |
| 2011 | 6 | 5 |
| 2012 | 7 | 4 |
| 2013 | 3 | 4 |
| 2014 | 1 | 7 |
| 2015 | 11 | 24 |
| 2016 | 17 | 15 |
| 2017 | 10 | 22 |
| 2018 | 23 | 38 |
| 2019 | 31 | 38 |
| 2020 | 41 | 44 |
| 2021 | 42 | 50 |
| 2022 | 44 | 41 |
| 2023 | 49 | 53 |
| 2024 | 57 | 62 |
| 2025 | 57 | 46 |
| 2026 | 28 | 21 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Push button6 Oct 2026US 12,754,584 B2Crouzet
- Rocker device1 Sep 2026US 12,724,445 B2Shanghai Flydigi Electronics Technology Co., Ltd.
- Control device having control member returnable to neutral position25 Aug 2026US 12,717,370 B2Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.
- Rocker device11 Aug 2026US 12,704,869 B2Shanghai Flydigi Electronics Technology Co., Ltd.
- Compact utility vehicle4 Aug 2026US 12,698,045 B2The Toro Company
- Brake pedal device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307630 A1Denso Corporation
- Integrated device of epb lever and parking button, and epb control system and method using same1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296384 A1Hyundai Motor Company
- Cooking appliance and knob assembly thereof1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298474 A1Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
- Operation input device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299633 A1Aisin Corporation
- Keycap lifting mechanism and long rectangular keyswitch structure1 Oct 2026US 2026/0302099 A1Darfon Electronic Corp.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electronic switch1,236US 4,868,530 ATocksfors Verkstads AB · 1989
- Rocker switch with centering torsion spring1,233US 6,566,619 B2ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc. · 2003
- Autopilot-based steering and maneuvering system for boats114US 6,230,642 B1The Talaria Company, LLC · 2001
- Self-centering control rod86US 7,887,032 B2Fallbrook Technologies Inc. · 2011
- Compressible seal for rotatable and translatable input mechanisms72US 9,952,558 B2Apple Inc. · 2018