H01H 13/70
Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling
Official title: having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard (mounting together a plurality of independent switches H02B)
H01H13/70 (Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling) appears on 5,347 US grants and 4,760 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01H- Granted patents
- 5,347
- Published applications
- 4,760
- Assignees
- 1,533
- Inventors
- 8,244
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 44 | 0 |
| 1977 | 52 | 0 |
| 1978 | 59 | 0 |
| 1979 | 30 | 0 |
| 1980 | 37 | 0 |
| 1981 | 49 | 0 |
| 1982 | 69 | 0 |
| 1983 | 56 | 0 |
| 1984 | 64 | 0 |
| 1985 | 70 | 0 |
| 1986 | 48 | 0 |
| 1987 | 73 | 0 |
| 1988 | 60 | 0 |
| 1989 | 62 | 0 |
| 1990 | 47 | 0 |
| 1991 | 36 | 0 |
| 1992 | 59 | 0 |
| 1993 | 51 | 0 |
| 1994 | 59 | 0 |
| 1995 | 57 | 0 |
| 1996 | 77 | 0 |
| 1997 | 82 | 0 |
| 1998 | 91 | 0 |
| 1999 | 90 | 0 |
| 2000 | 84 | 0 |
| 2001 | 84 | 62 |
| 2002 | 92 | 112 |
| 2003 | 112 | 142 |
| 2004 | 106 | 146 |
| 2005 | 104 | 147 |
| 2006 | 118 | 172 |
| 2007 | 127 | 200 |
| 2008 | 112 | 204 |
| 2009 | 101 | 253 |
| 2010 | 120 | 233 |
| 2011 | 147 | 242 |
| 2012 | 190 | 233 |
| 2013 | 156 | 210 |
| 2014 | 175 | 229 |
| 2015 | 174 | 177 |
| 2016 | 178 | 180 |
| 2017 | 167 | 202 |
| 2018 | 223 | 241 |
| 2019 | 226 | 247 |
| 2020 | 243 | 225 |
| 2021 | 191 | 173 |
| 2022 | 182 | 171 |
| 2023 | 183 | 188 |
| 2024 | 143 | 150 |
| 2025 | 120 | 120 |
| 2026 | 67 | 101 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H01H 13/702With contacts carried by or formed from layers in a multilayer structure2,449
- H01H 13/83Characterised by legends1,133
- H01H 13/78Characterised by the contacts or the contact sites787
- H01H 13/84Characterised by ergonomic functions761
- H01H 13/86Characterised by the casing441
- H01H 13/7006Comprising a separate movable contact element for each switch site, all other232
- H01H 13/88Processes specially adapted for manufacture of rectilinearly movable switches having a plurality225
- H01H 13/72Wherein the switch has means for limiting the number of operating members96
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