H01H 13/20
Driving mechanisms
H01H13/20 (Driving mechanisms) appears on 365 US grants and 362 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01H- Granted patents
- 365
- Published applications
- 362
- Assignees
- 234
- Inventors
- 788
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 5 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 | 3 | 6 |
| 2005 | 7 | 5 |
| 2006 | 4 | 3 |
| 2007 | 3 | 5 |
| 2008 | 4 | 6 |
| 2009 | 1 | 5 |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 4 |
| 2012 | 3 | 7 |
| 2013 | 4 | 8 |
| 2014 | 6 | 7 |
| 2015 | 8 | 9 |
| 2016 | 7 | 11 |
| 2017 | 9 | 11 |
| 2018 | 10 | 31 |
| 2019 | 34 | 15 |
| 2020 | 16 | 26 |
| 2021 | 17 | 28 |
| 2022 | 23 | 48 |
| 2023 | 32 | 52 |
| 2024 | 45 | 33 |
| 2025 | 32 | 23 |
| 2026 | 16 | 15 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Balance bar connecting structure for key and satellite shaft structure for same6 Oct 2026US 12,755,910 B2Voyetra Turtle Beach, Inc.
- 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.
- Keyboard device15 Sep 2026US 12,738,433 B2Sunrex Technology Corp.
- Push-type solid-state circuit breaker8 Sep 2026US 12,731,741 B2Schneider Electric (China) Co., Ltd.
- Key assembly with switchable sound and silent states8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311941 A1Guangdong Ruixun Electronic Technology Co.,Ltd.
- Push switch1 Oct 2026US 2026/0302100 A1Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.
- Snap-action switch24 Sep 2026US 2026/0290720 A1Schaltbau GmbH
- Switch device3 Sep 2026US 2026/0260828 A1Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.
- Toggle type sound and silence switch mechanism for key switch27 Aug 2026US 2026/0253818 A1Dongguan City Kaihua Electronics Co., Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Wall-mountable switch & dimmer224US 5,637,930 ALutron Electronics Co., Inc. · 1997
- Control switch device for an endoscope duct100US 5,938,589 AFuji Photo Optical Co., Ltd. · 1999
- Electrical wiring device with high current USB charging capabilities99US 8,758,031 B2Pass & Seymour, Inc. · 2014
- Keyboard having connecting parts with downward open recesses84US 5,278,372 ABrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha · 1994
- Push button switch75US 4,755,645 AOki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. · 1988