H01H 21/26
Adapted for operation by a part of the human body other than
Official title: adapted for operation by a part of the human body other than the hand, e.g. by foot
H01H21/26 (Adapted for operation by a part of the human body other than) appears on 64 US grants and 36 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01H- Granted patents
- 64
- Published applications
- 36
- Assignees
- 46
- Inventors
- 91
- Latest grant
- 21 Apr 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 4 |
| 2016 | 6 | 3 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 2 | 3 |
| 2021 | 3 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Combining electropermanent magnets and magnetorheological fluid to modify an operation of an input device21 Apr 2026US 12,608,088 B2Logitech Europe S. A.
- Footswitch for controlling surgical instruments and related accessories19 Nov 2024US 12,144,512 B2Stryker Corporation
- Foot switch for medical devices24 Sep 2024US 12,100,565 B2KARL STORZ GmbH&Co.KG
- Combining electropermanent magnets and magnetorheological fluid to modify an operation of an input device27 Aug 2024US 12,073,029 B2Logitech Europe S. A.
- Surgical footswitch having elevated auxiliary buttons29 Aug 2023US 11,740,648 B2Alcon Inc.
- Combining electropermanent magnets and magnetorheological fluid to modify an operation of an input device24 Oct 2024US 2024/0353934 A1Logitech Europe S. A.
- Combining electropermanent magnets and magnetorheological fluid to modify an operation of an input device14 Dec 2023US 2023/0400929 A1Logitech Europe S. A.
- Combining electropermanent magnets and magnetorheological fluid to modify an operation of an input device2 Jun 2022US 2022/0171470 A1Logitech Europe S. A.
- Footswitch for Controlling Surgical Instruments and Related Accessories26 May 2022US 2022/0160372 A1Stryker Corporation
- Foot switch for medical devices25 Mar 2021US 2021/0090828 A1KARL STORZ GmbH&Co.KG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Foot-operated control157US 4,965,417 A1990
- Surgical foot pedal control including ribbon switch arrangement124US 6,452,123 B1Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. · 2002
- Dual dimensional shoe sensor and foot pedal operated switch for surgical control121US 6,452,120 B1Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. · 2002
- Back-flip medical footpedal85US 6,150,623 AAllergan, Inc. · 2000
- Combined pedal force switch and position sensor61US 5,416,295 ACTS Corporation · 1995