H01H 21/22
Operating parts
Official title: Operating parts, e.g. handle
H01H21/22 (Operating parts) appears on 743 US grants and 592 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01H- Granted patents
- 743
- Published applications
- 592
- Assignees
- 412
- Inventors
- 1,427
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 13 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 10 | 0 |
| 1983 | 12 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 13 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 12 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | 14 | 0 |
| 1998 | 14 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 15 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 3 |
| 2002 | 12 | 8 |
| 2003 | 12 | 13 |
| 2004 | 18 | 13 |
| 2005 | 19 | 22 |
| 2006 | 25 | 28 |
| 2007 | 13 | 21 |
| 2008 | 10 | 13 |
| 2009 | 7 | 19 |
| 2010 | 10 | 14 |
| 2011 | 15 | 13 |
| 2012 | 12 | 13 |
| 2013 | 14 | 18 |
| 2014 | 13 | 20 |
| 2015 | 21 | 32 |
| 2016 | 27 | 36 |
| 2017 | 26 | 34 |
| 2018 | 32 | 28 |
| 2019 | 33 | 31 |
| 2020 | 32 | 48 |
| 2021 | 51 | 40 |
| 2022 | 33 | 27 |
| 2023 | 24 | 33 |
| 2024 | 28 | 25 |
| 2025 | 19 | 20 |
| 2026 | 18 | 20 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Electronic device22 Sep 2026US 12,744,171 B2ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
- Voltage transformer disconnect switch for utility metering sections of a medium voltage switchgear11 Aug 2026US 12,706,261 B2Iem New Sub 2 LLC
- Bidirectional operation mechanism for switching device and switching device assembly21 Jul 2026US 12,688,987 B2Schneider Electric (China) Co., Ltd.
- Operating device of human-powered vehicle7 Jul 2026US 12,676,269 B2Shimano Inc.
- Break mechanism for switching apparatus and switching apparatus16 Jun 2026US 12,658,386 B2Schneider Electric (China) Co., Ltd.
- Switch system17 Sep 2026US 2026/0279702 A1Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho
- Limit switch17 Sep 2026US 2026/0279703 A1OMRON Corporation
- Battery configuration contactor assembly13 Aug 2026US 2026/0237572 A1Sensata Technologies, Inc.
- Switching system23 Jul 2026US 2026/0208819 A1
- Input device23 Jul 2026US 2026/0213093 A1Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Adapter assemblies for interconnecting surgical loading units and handle assemblies848US 10,163,589 B2Covidien LP · 2018
- Button mounting structure for car audio systems199US 6,960,734 B1Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd. · 2005
- Switch device158US 6,800,825 B1Alps Electric Co., Ltd. · 2004
- Foot-operated control157US 4,965,417 A1990
- Surgical foot pedal control including ribbon switch arrangement124US 6,452,123 B1Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. · 2002