H01H 13/04
Cases
Official title: Cases; Covers
H01H13/04 (Cases) appears on 961 US grants and 920 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01H- Granted patents
- 961
- Published applications
- 920
- Assignees
- 560
- Inventors
- 1,995
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | 9 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 12 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 12 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001 | 13 | 1 |
| 2002 | 14 | 6 |
| 2003 | 12 | 10 |
| 2004 | 15 | 13 |
| 2005 | 11 | 10 |
| 2006 | 9 | 19 |
| 2007 | 14 | 16 |
| 2008 | 5 | 16 |
| 2009 | 16 | 25 |
| 2010 | 12 | 20 |
| 2011 | 11 | 26 |
| 2012 | 25 | 27 |
| 2013 | 26 | 36 |
| 2014 | 24 | 41 |
| 2015 | 34 | 48 |
| 2016 | 38 | 51 |
| 2017 | 56 | 68 |
| 2018 | 69 | 54 |
| 2019 | 62 | 65 |
| 2020 | 56 | 56 |
| 2021 | 57 | 68 |
| 2022 | 41 | 42 |
| 2023 | 55 | 55 |
| 2024 | 36 | 45 |
| 2025 | 36 | 59 |
| 2026 | 27 | 43 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Obstruction detecting apparatus, obstruction detecting system, electric lifting desk, and electric lifting cupboard15 Sep 2026US 12,736,710 B2Zhejiang Jiecang Linear Motion Technology Co., Ltd.
- Curved-surface button structure15 Sep 2026US 12,738,429 B2Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
- Movable unit, switchover switch, and production method for the switchover switch15 Sep 2026US 12,738,430 B2Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.
- Push-type solid-state circuit breaker8 Sep 2026US 12,731,741 B2Schneider Electric (China) Co., Ltd.
- Switch device1 Sep 2026US 12,725,742 B2Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho
- Modular USB Input Device with Programmable Actions and LED Feedback1 Oct 2026US 2026/0302097 A1Cryofox LLC
- Flexible or moveable substrate with force sensing architecture1 Oct 2026US 2026/0302101 A1Logitech Europe S. A.
- Modified tactile input attachments1 Oct 2026US 2026/0302105 A1Tippy Type LLC
- Input device and system including input device24 Sep 2026US 2026/0290719 A1Nintendo Co., Ltd.
- Button structure24 Sep 2026US 2026/0290721 A1Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Flashlight with tailcap switch boot303US 5,211,471 AThe Brinkmann Corporation · 1993
- Liquid and gas impenetrable switch254US 5,610,379 ANicolay Verwaltungs-GmbH · 1997
- Waterproof switch apparatus for electronic device217US 5,258,592 AMatsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. · 1993
- Load control system205US 4,833,339 ALutron Electronics Co., Inc. · 1989
- Push-button switch135US 4,382,167 AAlps Electric Co., Ltd. · 1983