H01H 13/14
Operating parts
Official title: Operating parts, e.g. push-button
H01H13/14 (Operating parts) appears on 1,645 US grants and 1,813 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01H- Granted patents
- 1,645
- Published applications
- 1,813
- Assignees
- 811
- Inventors
- 3,355
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 12 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 12 | 0 |
| 1982 | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 8 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990 | 14 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 18 | 0 |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 4 |
| 2002 | 16 | 6 |
| 2003 | 15 | 11 |
| 2004 | 6 | 14 |
| 2005 | 16 | 21 |
| 2006 | 14 | 25 |
| 2007 | 14 | 20 |
| 2008 | 17 | 29 |
| 2009 | 18 | 38 |
| 2010 | 13 | 21 |
| 2011 | 15 | 35 |
| 2012 | 30 | 39 |
| 2013 | 37 | 73 |
| 2014 | 44 | 79 |
| 2015 | 55 | 82 |
| 2016 | 70 | 81 |
| 2017 | 97 | 133 |
| 2018 | 129 | 124 |
| 2019 | 124 | 121 |
| 2020 | 90 | 134 |
| 2021 | 102 | 125 |
| 2022 | 111 | 128 |
| 2023 | 105 | 139 |
| 2024 | 116 | 110 |
| 2025 | 93 | 113 |
| 2026 | 66 | 108 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Dual-stage flashlight switch and flashlight6 Oct 2026US 12,753,912 B1
- Push button6 Oct 2026US 12,754,584 B2Crouzet
- Balance bar connecting structure for key and satellite shaft structure for same6 Oct 2026US 12,755,910 B2Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc.
- Trigger switch22 Sep 2026US 12,744,170 B2OMRON Corporation
- Multi-direction input device, controller having the device, and control apparatus having the controller15 Sep 2026US 12,737,058 B1Shenzhen Zesum Technology Co., Ltd.
- Key assembly with switchable sound and silent states8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311941 A1Guangdong Ruixun Electronic Technology Co.,Ltd.
- 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.
- Keycap lifting mechanism and long rectangular keyswitch structure1 Oct 2026US 2026/0302099 A1Darfon Electronic Corp.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Motor-driven surgical cutting instrument with electric actuator directional control assembly2,367US 8,220,688 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2012
- Motor-driven surgical cutting instrument with electric actuator directional control assembly2,180US 8,453,914 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2013
- 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