H01H 13/50
Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling
Official title: having a single operating member
H01H13/50 (Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling) appears on 1,307 US grants and 899 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01H- Granted patents
- 1,307
- Published applications
- 899
- Assignees
- 604
- Inventors
- 2,172
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 23 | 0 |
| 1977 | 13 | 0 |
| 1978 | 20 | 0 |
| 1979 | 16 | 0 |
| 1980 | 18 | 0 |
| 1981 | 23 | 0 |
| 1982 | 22 | 0 |
| 1983 | 23 | 0 |
| 1984 | 24 | 0 |
| 1985 | 16 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 26 | 0 |
| 1988 | 26 | 0 |
| 1989 | 23 | 0 |
| 1990 | 34 | 0 |
| 1991 | 23 | 0 |
| 1992 | 19 | 0 |
| 1993 | 21 | 0 |
| 1994 | 16 | 0 |
| 1995 | 16 | 0 |
| 1996 | 20 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 25 | 0 |
| 1999 | 23 | 0 |
| 2000 | 18 | 0 |
| 2001 | 19 | 7 |
| 2002 | 25 | 19 |
| 2003 | 22 | 17 |
| 2004 | 32 | 16 |
| 2005 | 13 | 15 |
| 2006 | 20 | 15 |
| 2007 | 12 | 26 |
| 2008 | 10 | 24 |
| 2009 | 22 | 33 |
| 2010 | 14 | 24 |
| 2011 | 13 | 34 |
| 2012 | 37 | 29 |
| 2013 | 28 | 57 |
| 2014 | 37 | 42 |
| 2015 | 35 | 42 |
| 2016 | 34 | 37 |
| 2017 | 56 | 66 |
| 2018 | 59 | 69 |
| 2019 | 69 | 50 |
| 2020 | 50 | 78 |
| 2021 | 63 | 51 |
| 2022 | 39 | 35 |
| 2023 | 36 | 24 |
| 2024 | 24 | 27 |
| 2025 | 19 | 30 |
| 2026 | 15 | 32 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H01H 13/52The contact returning to its original state immediately upon removal of operating478
- H01H 13/56The contact returning to its original state upon the next application of407
- H01H 13/64Wherein the switch has more than two electrically distinguishable positions215
- H01H 13/503Stacked switches56
- H01H 13/62The contact returning to its original state upon manual release of a43
- H01H 13/506With a make-break action in a single operation18
- H01H 13/54The contact returning to its original state a predetermined time interval after8
Recent patents
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- Button structure24 Sep 2026US 2026/0290721 A1Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
- Push-button arrangement for a gaming machine and a gaming machine17 Sep 2026US 2026/0279701 A1Oy Veikkaus Ab
- Pressing Feedback Apparatus and Method, and Electronic Device10 Sep 2026US 2026/0267419 A1Honor Device Co., Ltd.
- Balance Frame Trigger Photoelectric Conduction Mechanism Applied to Key Switch3 Sep 2026US 2026/0260826 A1Dongguan City Kaihua Electronics Co., Ltd
- Switching system23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208819 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
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- Two-Stage Switch for Surgical Device1,027US 8,502,091 B2Covidien LP · 2013
- Method of switching a surgical device1,026US 8,487,199 B2Covidien LP · 2013
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