H01H 13/56
The contact returning to its original state upon the next application of
Official title: the contact returning to its original state upon the next application of operating force
H01H13/56 (The contact returning to its original state upon the next application of) appears on 407 US grants and 139 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01H- Granted patents
- 407
- Published applications
- 139
- Assignees
- 202
- Inventors
- 597
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 9 | 0 |
| 1981 | 10 | 0 |
| 1982 | 10 | 0 |
| 1983 | 14 | 0 |
| 1984 | 10 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 13 | 0 |
| 1988 | 17 | 0 |
| 1989 | 15 | 0 |
| 1990 | 19 | 0 |
| 1991 | 10 | 0 |
| 1992 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 13 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 14 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 5 |
| 2002 | 17 | 12 |
| 2003 | 13 | 7 |
| 2004 | 19 | 8 |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 |
| 2006 | 6 | 2 |
| 2007 | 3 | 8 |
| 2008 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 4 | 6 |
| 2010 | 2 | 5 |
| 2011 | 2 | 8 |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 |
| 2013 | 8 | 8 |
| 2014 | 6 | 6 |
| 2015 | 8 | 5 |
| 2016 | 4 | 2 |
| 2017 | 5 | 4 |
| 2018 | 3 | 8 |
| 2019 | 7 | 7 |
| 2020 | 8 | 6 |
| 2021 | 7 | 4 |
| 2022 | 3 | 7 |
| 2023 | 4 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Road vehicle provided with a manual control for the activation of the hazard warning flashers15 Sep 2026US 12,734,959 B2Ferrari S.P. A.
- Power tool21 Apr 2026US 12,609,252 B2Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.
- Detachable pushbutton structure21 May 2024US 11,990,290 B2Gaocheng Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Miniature circuit breaker16 Apr 2024US 11,961,690 B2Zhejiang Chint Electrics Co., Ltd.
- Operation switch unit with operation support function, operation unit with operation support function, and operation support system26 Mar 2024US 11,942,288 B2Idec Corporation
- Movable Terminal Unit Assembly Structure, Push Button Switch having the Same, Controller having the Push Button Switch, and Movable Terminal Unit Assembly Method28 May 2026US 2026/0148910 A1Idec Corporation
- Switch device with welding protective plate17 Jul 2025US 2025/0232928 A1Gaocheng Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Road vehicle provided with a manual control for the activation of the hazard warning flashers9 May 2024US 2024/0149780 A1Ferrari S.P. A.
- Power tool8 Feb 2024US 2024/0047148 A1Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.
- Electrical overload protection device and method of use16 Nov 2023US 2023/0368999 A1Lumi Legend Electrical Co. LTD
Most cited
By later US patents
- Flashlight with tailcap switch boot303US 5,211,471 AThe Brinkmann Corporation · 1993
- Miniature flashlight165US 4,577,263 A1986
- Oral hygiene appliances162US 4,302,186 ATeledyne Industries, Inc. · 1981
- Push-button switch135US 4,382,167 AAlps Electric Co., Ltd. · 1983
- Alternate action switch134US 4,001,526 AMolex Incorporated · 1977