H01H 1/12
Contacts: characterised by the manner in which co-operating contacts engage
Official title: characterised by the manner in which co-operating contacts engage
H01H1/12 (Contacts: characterised by the manner in which co-operating contacts engage) appears on 2,526 US grants and 1,870 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01H- Granted patents
- 2,526
- Published applications
- 1,870
- Assignees
- 960
- Inventors
- 4,461
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 31 | 0 |
| 1977 | 32 | 0 |
| 1978 | 29 | 0 |
| 1979 | 28 | 0 |
| 1980 | 28 | 0 |
| 1981 | 26 | 0 |
| 1982 | 15 | 0 |
| 1983 | 30 | 0 |
| 1984 | 43 | 0 |
| 1985 | 46 | 0 |
| 1986 | 38 | 0 |
| 1987 | 50 | 0 |
| 1988 | 43 | 0 |
| 1989 | 34 | 0 |
| 1990 | 26 | 0 |
| 1991 | 35 | 0 |
| 1992 | 15 | 0 |
| 1993 | 24 | 0 |
| 1994 | 37 | 0 |
| 1995 | 29 | 0 |
| 1996 | 40 | 0 |
| 1997 | 27 | 0 |
| 1998 | 32 | 0 |
| 1999 | 40 | 0 |
| 2000 | 52 | 0 |
| 2001 | 65 | 14 |
| 2002 | 56 | 48 |
| 2003 | 56 | 49 |
| 2004 | 55 | 45 |
| 2005 | 49 | 54 |
| 2006 | 47 | 52 |
| 2007 | 34 | 37 |
| 2008 | 31 | 70 |
| 2009 | 33 | 65 |
| 2010 | 44 | 48 |
| 2011 | 49 | 59 |
| 2012 | 57 | 65 |
| 2013 | 59 | 129 |
| 2014 | 77 | 96 |
| 2015 | 105 | 98 |
| 2016 | 105 | 91 |
| 2017 | 105 | 83 |
| 2018 | 87 | 79 |
| 2019 | 91 | 98 |
| 2020 | 82 | 110 |
| 2021 | 84 | 94 |
| 2022 | 88 | 98 |
| 2023 | 79 | 83 |
| 2024 | 66 | 89 |
| 2025 | 61 | 57 |
| 2026 | 31 | 59 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Electrical contact system with liquid metal layer and diffusion barrier29 Sep 2026US 12,749,631 B2Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
- Device for limiting movement of movable part in electrical equipment29 Sep 2026US 12,749,633 B2Schneider Electric Industries SAS
- Switch with a movable contact and an elastic assembly8 Sep 2026US 12,731,739 B2Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
- Switching components with redundant contact pads18 Aug 2026US 12,712,135 B2Honeywell International Inc.
- Switching device and method for operating a switching device11 Aug 2026US 12,706,255 B2Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
- Switch pole for electrical systems8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311938 A1
- Switch pole for electrical systems8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311939 A1
- Modular rf power switch matrix8 Oct 2026US 2026/0312268 A1
- Earth switching device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0279704 A1Hyosung Heavy Industries Corporation
- Switching Device and Energy Storage System10 Sep 2026US 2026/0269156 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Toggle switch with shaped wire spring contact1,480US 4,272,662 AC&K Components S.A.S. · 1981
- Electrosurgical device having a dielectric seal924US 6,755,825 B2Sherwood Services AG · 2004
- Microminiature, monolithic, variable electrical signal processor and apparatus including same455US 5,526,172 ATexas Instruments Incorporated · 1996
- Electrosurgical device having a dielectrical seal436US 6,402,748 B1Sherwood Services AG · 2002
- Micro electromechanical RF switch433US 5,578,976 ARockwell International Corporation · 1996