H01H 15/00
Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for actuation in opposite
Official title: Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for actuation in opposite directions, e.g. slide switch
H01H15/00 (Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for actuation in opposite) appears on 873 US grants and 495 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01H- Granted patents
- 873
- Published applications
- 495
- Assignees
- 490
- Inventors
- 1,504
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 19 | 0 |
| 1977 | 26 | 0 |
| 1978 | 21 | 0 |
| 1979 | 13 | 0 |
| 1980 | 12 | 0 |
| 1981 | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 | 26 | 0 |
| 1983 | 22 | 0 |
| 1984 | 17 | 0 |
| 1985 | 18 | 0 |
| 1986 | 12 | 0 |
| 1987 | 24 | 0 |
| 1988 | 17 | 0 |
| 1989 | 26 | 0 |
| 1990 | 12 | 0 |
| 1991 | 19 | 0 |
| 1992 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 17 | 0 |
| 1995 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | 15 | 0 |
| 1997 | 14 | 0 |
| 1998 | 18 | 0 |
| 1999 | 20 | 0 |
| 2000 | 18 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 4 |
| 2002 | 15 | 10 |
| 2003 | 11 | 12 |
| 2004 | 13 | 17 |
| 2005 | 20 | 24 |
| 2006 | 21 | 14 |
| 2007 | 17 | 23 |
| 2008 | 10 | 23 |
| 2009 | 21 | 24 |
| 2010 | 16 | 25 |
| 2011 | 17 | 17 |
| 2012 | 25 | 24 |
| 2013 | 21 | 35 |
| 2014 | 29 | 24 |
| 2015 | 21 | 24 |
| 2016 | 20 | 19 |
| 2017 | 19 | 16 |
| 2018 | 21 | 28 |
| 2019 | 25 | 21 |
| 2020 | 18 | 21 |
| 2021 | 18 | 15 |
| 2022 | 15 | 17 |
| 2023 | 13 | 19 |
| 2024 | 8 | 13 |
| 2025 | 11 | 13 |
| 2026 | 7 | 13 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H01H 15/02Details711
- H01H 15/005Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for actuation in opposite163
- H01H 15/24Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for actuation in opposite41
- H01H 15/22Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for actuation in opposite12
Recent patents
- Switch and electronic device25 Aug 2026US 12,719,001 B2Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd.
- Switching components with redundant contact pads18 Aug 2026US 12,712,135 B2Honeywell International Inc.
- Apparatus and method for automated maintenance19 May 2026US 12,629,850 B2We Solutions Technology Co., Ltd
- Mechanical slider for headphones7 Apr 2026US 12,598,410 B2Sonos, Inc.
- Waterproof oral irrigator10 Mar 2026US 12,569,323 B2Fly Cat Electrical Co., Ltd.
- Slide switch mechanism, slide switch, and operation lever device including same10 Sep 2026US 2026/0269155 A1
- Switch device20 Aug 2026US 2026/0245809 A1Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho
- Selector switch6 Aug 2026US 2026/0225541 A1Yazaki Corporation
- Manual override safety restrictor and manual override cover for making electrical control and manual control of a microgrid interconnect device relay mutually exclusive23 Jul 2026US 2026/0213087 A1Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
- Control switch having protection function23 Jul 2026US 2026/0213095 A1Ningbo Iclipper Electric Appliance Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Activation feature for surgical instrument with pencil grip255US 9,107,688 B2Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. · 2015
- Contact structures for sliding switches201US 6,979,786 B2Delphi Technologies, Inc. · 2005
- Oral hygiene appliances162US 4,302,186 ATeledyne Industries, Inc. · 1981
- Fluid-proof slide switch135US 4,324,956 AOmron Tateisi Electronics Co. · 1982
- Oral hygiene appliances132US 4,337,040 ATeledyne Industries, Inc. · 1982