H01H 21/36
Driving mechanisms
H01H21/36 (Driving mechanisms) appears on 206 US grants and 152 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01H- Granted patents
- 206
- Published applications
- 152
- Assignees
- 140
- Inventors
- 430
- Latest grant
- 21 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 | 6 |
| 2004 | 5 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 3 | 5 |
| 2013 | 3 | 6 |
| 2014 | 7 | 11 |
| 2015 | 7 | 9 |
| 2016 | 13 | 8 |
| 2017 | 5 | 11 |
| 2018 | 9 | 11 |
| 2019 | 14 | 17 |
| 2020 | 11 | 12 |
| 2021 | 16 | 13 |
| 2022 | 11 | 8 |
| 2023 | 7 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 8 |
| 2025 | 4 | 6 |
| 2026 | 5 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- 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 assembly for regulating rotary load and fitness bike comprising the same10 Mar 2026US 12,569,718 B2LG Electronics Inc.
- Switching system with fuse isolation13 Jan 2026US 12,525,415 B2Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
- Limit switch17 Sep 2026US 2026/0279703 A1OMRON Corporation
- Battery configuration contactor assembly13 Aug 2026US 2026/0237572 A1Sensata Technologies, Inc.
- Switch assembly for regulating rotary load and fitness bike comprising the same18 Jun 2026US 2026/0166374 A1LG Electronics Inc.
- Switching system with fuse isolation19 Mar 2026US 2026/0081085 A1Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
- Operation mechanism for switching device and switching device assembly16 Oct 2025US 2025/0323000 A1Schneider Electric Industries SAS
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus and method for braking electric motors104US 6,037,729 ABlack & Decker Inc. · 2000
- Compact electric safety switch97US 4,675,481 AGeneral Electric Company · 1987
- Carrier and knob stop encoder assembly41US 6,281,453 B1Lear Corporation · 2001
- Rotary knob for electrical system39US 7,870,810 B2Schneider Electric Industries SAS · 2011
- Braking circuit for an electric motor31US 5,449,992 AMarquardt GmbH · 1995