H01H 15/16
Driving mechanisms
H01H15/16 (Driving mechanisms) appears on 55 US grants and 45 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01H- Granted patents
- 55
- Published applications
- 45
- Assignees
- 48
- Inventors
- 115
- Latest grant
- 7 Apr 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 4 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4 |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 4 | 4 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Mechanical slider for headphones7 Apr 2026US 12,598,410 B2Sonos, Inc.
- Slide switch23 Dec 2025US 12,505,966 B2Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
- Slide switch with elastomer web3 Jun 2025US 12,322,560 B2Snap Inc.
- Switch device and assembly method22 Apr 2025US 12,283,443 B2Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.
- Ingress-tolerant input devices comprising sliders14 Nov 2023US 11,817,285 B2Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
- Slide switch mechanism, slide switch, and operation lever device including same10 Sep 2026US 2026/0269155 A1
- Slide switch with elastomer web31 Jul 2025US 2025/0246381 A1
- Slide switch26 Sep 2024US 2024/0321535 A1Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
- Mechanical slider for headphones20 Jun 2024US 2024/0205586 A1Sonos, Inc.
- Slide switch with elastomer web7 Dec 2023US 2023/0395341 A1Snap Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Snap action slide switch with wiping action23US 4,506,119 AAlps Electric Co., Ltd. · 1985
- Dual in-line type finger-actuated switch20US 6,333,479 B12001
- Slide switch17US 4,825,020 ATower Manufacturing Corporation · 1989
- Electrical switch15US 6,469,268 B1Marquardt GmbH · 2002
- Compact electric safety switch12US 4,778,961 AGeneral Electric Company · 1988