H01H 13/00
Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling
Official title: Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch (wherein the operating part is flexible H01H17/00)
H01H13/00 (Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling) appears on 8,507 US grants and 7,145 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01H- Granted patents
- 8,507
- Published applications
- 7,145
- Assignees
- 2,467
- Inventors
- 12,972
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 104 | 0 |
| 1977 | 96 | 0 |
| 1978 | 94 | 0 |
| 1979 | 66 | 0 |
| 1980 | 71 | 0 |
| 1981 | 101 | 0 |
| 1982 | 117 | 0 |
| 1983 | 106 | 0 |
| 1984 | 105 | 0 |
| 1985 | 108 | 0 |
| 1986 | 73 | 0 |
| 1987 | 120 | 0 |
| 1988 | 113 | 0 |
| 1989 | 110 | 0 |
| 1990 | 121 | 0 |
| 1991 | 85 | 0 |
| 1992 | 102 | 0 |
| 1993 | 99 | 0 |
| 1994 | 89 | 0 |
| 1995 | 96 | 0 |
| 1996 | 123 | 0 |
| 1997 | 112 | 0 |
| 1998 | 145 | 0 |
| 1999 | 149 | 0 |
| 2000 | 129 | 0 |
| 2001 | 129 | 73 |
| 2002 | 146 | 148 |
| 2003 | 170 | 182 |
| 2004 | 162 | 197 |
| 2005 | 150 | 203 |
| 2006 | 168 | 242 |
| 2007 | 175 | 269 |
| 2008 | 158 | 278 |
| 2009 | 160 | 336 |
| 2010 | 160 | 301 |
| 2011 | 189 | 321 |
| 2012 | 270 | 320 |
| 2013 | 235 | 332 |
| 2014 | 259 | 340 |
| 2015 | 254 | 300 |
| 2016 | 272 | 288 |
| 2017 | 304 | 334 |
| 2018 | 350 | 372 |
| 2019 | 357 | 362 |
| 2020 | 357 | 370 |
| 2021 | 295 | 290 |
| 2022 | 275 | 290 |
| 2023 | 277 | 294 |
| 2024 | 249 | 253 |
| 2025 | 207 | 248 |
| 2026 | 145 | 202 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H01H 13/70Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling5,347
- H01H 13/02Details3,474
- H01H 13/50Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling1,307
- H01H 13/68Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling27
Recent patents
- Dual-stage flashlight switch and flashlight6 Oct 2026US 12,753,912 B1
- Push button6 Oct 2026US 12,754,584 B2Crouzet
- System and method for orchestrating user interaction illumination of adaptive capacitive sensor pads based on a current usage input mode at a capacitive split contactless keyboard6 Oct 2026US 12,754,618 B1Dell Products L. P.
- Key structure6 Oct 2026US 12,755,908 B2Acer Incorporated
- Keyboard module6 Oct 2026US 12,755,909 B2Lite-On Technology Corporation
- Key assembly with switchable sound and silent states8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311941 A1Guangdong Ruixun Electronic Technology Co.,Ltd.
- Control devices having independently suspended buttons for controlled actuation8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311942 A1Lutron Technology Company LLC
- Button design, gaming machine, and method for gaming machines1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301503 A1Everi Games, Inc.
- Modular USB Input Device with Programmable Actions and LED Feedback1 Oct 2026US 2026/0302097 A1Cryofox LLC
- L-shaped key device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0302098 A1Sunrex Technology Corp.
Most cited
By later US patents
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- Force switch1,496US 7,479,608 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2009
- Force switch1,492US 7,714,239 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2010
- Force switch1,429US 8,269,121 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2012