H01H 2003/008
Mechanisms for operating contacts: with a haptic or a tactile feedback controlled
Official title: {with a haptic or a tactile feedback controlled by electrical means, e.g. a motor or magnetofriction}
H01H2003/008 (Mechanisms for operating contacts: with a haptic or a tactile feedback controlled) appears on 367 US grants and 312 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01H- Granted patents
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- Published applications
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- Latest grant
- 2 Jun 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Modified tactile input attachment and device2 Jun 2026US 12,646,667 B2Tippy Type LLC
- Magnetic actuation for impact-based feedback effects in a key structure21 Apr 2026US 12,608,085 B1Logitech Europe S. A.
- Combining electropermanent magnets and magnetorheological fluid to modify an operation of an input device21 Apr 2026US 12,608,088 B2Logitech Europe S. A.
- Sleeve arrangement for a mobile device comprising an input apparatus mounted to a sleeve part25 Nov 2025US 12,481,379 B2INVENTUS Engineering GmbH
- Haptic keyboard system21 Oct 2025US 12,449,906 B2Cirque Corporation
- Magnetic actuation for impact-based feedback effects in a key structure6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227859 A1Logitech Europe S. A.
- Operation input device6 Aug 2026US 2026/0229427 A1MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
- Magnetic metal proximity electric switch9 Jul 2026US 2026/0197000 A1
- Rapid-click switch4 Jun 2026US 2026/0155320 A1Shenzhen Drunken Deer Technology Co., Ltd.
- Button motor and electronic device21 May 2026US 2026/0142105 A1AAC Microtech (Changzhou) Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical system providing automatic reconfiguration1,782US 5,997,528 ABausch & Lomb Surgical, Inc. · 1999
- Surgical handpiece1,523US 5,873,885 AStorz Instrument Company · 1999
- Computer interface apparatus including linkage having flex1,253US 6,697,048 B2Immersion Corporation · 2004
- Haptic feedback for touchpads and other touch controls711US 6,429,846 B2Immersion Corporation · 2002
- Safe and low cost computer peripherals with force feedback for consumer applications697US 5,691,898 AImmersion Human Interface Corporation · 1997