H01H 11/0006
Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture of electric switches: for
Official title: {for converting electric switches (H01H13/564 takes precedence)}
H01H11/0006 (Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture of electric switches: for) appears on 517 US grants and 270 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01H- Granted patents
- 517
- Published applications
- 270
- Assignees
- 271
- Inventors
- 958
- Latest grant
- 3 Feb 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 9 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 16 | 0 |
| 1988 | 14 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | 16 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 20 | 0 |
| 1997 | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | 15 | 0 |
| 1999 | 14 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 17 | 3 |
| 2002 | 17 | 13 |
| 2003 | 21 | 20 |
| 2004 | 18 | 11 |
| 2005 | 13 | 15 |
| 2006 | 14 | 16 |
| 2007 | 12 | 20 |
| 2008 | 16 | 19 |
| 2009 | 13 | 8 |
| 2010 | 13 | 15 |
| 2011 | 11 | 15 |
| 2012 | 13 | 10 |
| 2013 | 11 | 6 |
| 2014 | 8 | 8 |
| 2015 | 4 | 9 |
| 2016 | 6 | 4 |
| 2017 | 6 | 9 |
| 2018 | 11 | 15 |
| 2019 | 20 | 12 |
| 2020 | 6 | 13 |
| 2021 | 19 | 11 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 |
| 2023 | 6 | 3 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H01H 11/0031For allowing different types or orientation of connections to contacts157
- H01H 11/0018For allowing different operating parts94
- H01H 11/0012For converting normally open to normally closed switches and vice versa65
- H01H 2011/0043For modifying the number or type of operating positionsIndexing code34
Recent patents
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- Input apparatus for a games console25 Nov 2025US 12,478,865 B2
- Switch disconnector for manually switching a number of electrical contacts9 Sep 2025US 12,412,709 B2Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
- Non-electrical device for replacing a current sensor in an arc-extinguishing chamber of a switch-disconnector, and a switch-disconnector comprising such a non-electrical device4 Mar 2025US 12,243,698 B2Schneider Electric Industries SAS
- Modular contactor10 Dec 2024US 12,165,822 B2Schneider Electric Industries SAS
- Multi-switch connector for connecting multiple breaker switches6 Aug 2026US 2026/0229420 A1Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
- Control device base that attaches to the paddle actuator of a mechanical switch7 May 2026US 2026/0128243 A1Lutron Technology Company LLC
- Small-size high-voltage direct current contactor8 Jan 2026US 2026/0011516 A1Kunshan Guoliyuantong New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.
- Contactor23 Jan 2025US 2025/0029803 A1Schneider Electric Industries SAS
- Switching device for a medium-voltage electrical circuit24 Oct 2024US 2024/0355563 A1Schneider Electric Industries SAS
Most cited
By later US patents
- Biasing assembly for a switching device1,471US 5,944,172 AAllen-Bradley Company, Inc. · 1999
- Rocker switch with centering torsion spring1,233US 6,566,619 B2ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc. · 2003
- Three-way switch for home automation apparatus and method228US 8,373,313 B2HomeRun Holdings Corporation · 2013
- Load control system205US 4,833,339 ALutron Electronics Co., Inc. · 1989
- Interchangeable back system for programmable switches128US 9,583,288 B2Google Inc. · 2017