H01H 13/16
Adapted for operation by a part of the human body other than
Official title: adapted for operation by a part of the human body other than the hand, e.g. by foot
H01H13/16 (Adapted for operation by a part of the human body other than) appears on 54 US grants and 37 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01H- Granted patents
- 54
- Published applications
- 37
- Assignees
- 40
- Inventors
- 86
- Latest grant
- 23 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 5 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Foot-operated control switch and space heater23 Jun 2026US 12,665,144 B2Livyi LLC
- Actuating unit for an electric switching element21 Jan 2025US 12,205,780 B2ABB AB
- Foot switch for medical devices24 Sep 2024US 12,100,565 B2KARL STORZ GmbH&Co.KG
- Footswitch for medical devices19 Sep 2023US 11,759,187 B2KARL STORZ GmbH&Co.KG
- Surgical footswitch having elevated auxiliary buttons29 Aug 2023US 11,740,648 B2Alcon Inc.
- Foot-operated control switch and space heater12 Mar 2026US 2026/0074127 A1Livyi LLC
- Switch and lock device27 Nov 2025US 2025/0364194 A1Assa Abloy AB
- Medical technology device with wirelessly connected foot switch12 Oct 2023US 2023/0326691 A1Olympus Winter & Ibe GmbH
- Foot switch22 Dec 2022US 2022/0406538 A1Japan Ergonomics Inc.
- Actuating Unit for an Electric Switching Element8 Sep 2022US 2022/0285106 A1ABB AB
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electrical muscle stimulator for knee stabilization46US 4,796,631 A1989
- Programmable adjustable chair for medical and dental applications33US 5,214,360 ADen-Tal-Ez, Inc. · 1993
- Footswitch for dental and medical uses24US 5,324,900 ADen-Tal-Ez, Inc. · 1994
- Pedal mounted switching assembly23US 4,403,123 AArk-Les Corporation · 1983
- Foot operated control unit19US 4,293,746 A1981