G06F 1/1671
Special purpose buttons or auxiliary keyboards
Official title: {Special purpose buttons or auxiliary keyboards, e.g. retractable mini keypads, keypads or buttons that remain accessible at closed laptop (G06F1/1666 takes precedence)}
G06F1/1671 (Special purpose buttons or auxiliary keyboards) appears on 729 US grants and 945 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G06F- Granted patents
- 729
- Published applications
- 945
- Assignees
- 262
- Inventors
- 1,965
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 7 |
| 2002 | 14 | 26 |
| 2003 | 15 | 30 |
| 2004 | 13 | 38 |
| 2005 | 21 | 46 |
| 2006 | 30 | 46 |
| 2007 | 17 | 40 |
| 2008 | 16 | 55 |
| 2009 | 25 | 36 |
| 2010 | 34 | 31 |
| 2011 | 25 | 20 |
| 2012 | 24 | 23 |
| 2013 | 20 | 27 |
| 2014 | 24 | 35 |
| 2015 | 20 | 28 |
| 2016 | 23 | 27 |
| 2017 | 22 | 36 |
| 2018 | 36 | 56 |
| 2019 | 34 | 33 |
| 2020 | 52 | 44 |
| 2021 | 41 | 55 |
| 2022 | 40 | 61 |
| 2023 | 39 | 52 |
| 2024 | 43 | 35 |
| 2025 | 38 | 38 |
| 2026 | 16 | 20 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Device, method, and graphical user interface for manipulating user interfaces based on fingerprint sensor inputs30 Jun 2026US 12,669,918 B2Apple Inc.
- Multi-media insert treatment and training aid24 Sep 2026US 2026/0288198 A1R3 OneBox IP, LLC
- Transferring wireless monitoring with reduced data loss27 Aug 2026US 2026/0255412 A1Masimo Corporation
- Interaction method and mobile terminal20 Aug 2026US 2026/0244335 A1Nothing Technology Limited
- One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media, computer-implemented method, and information processing system6 Aug 2026US 2026/0224982 A1Nintendo Co., Ltd.
- Electronic device comprising key assembly6 Aug 2026US 2026/0229424 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Portable internet-enabled controller and information browser for consumer devices812US 6,104,334 AeRemote, Inc. · 2000
- Cellular telephone, personal digital assistant and pager unit316US 6,542,721 B22003
- Portable personal computer and mobile telephone device290US 5,189,632 ANokia Corporation · 1993
- Mobile electronic device255US 7,102,620 B2Sierra Wireless, Inc. · 2006
- Communication device245US 6,085,112 ASiemens Aktiengesellschaft · 2000