H01H 2211/00
Spacers
H01H2211/00 (Spacers) appears on 284 US grants and 173 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01H- Granted patents
- 284
- Published applications
- 173
- Assignees
- 137
- Inventors
- 480
- Latest grant
- 19 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 10 | 0 |
| 1982 | 12 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | 9 | 0 |
| 1986 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | 14 | 0 |
| 1988 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 4 |
| 2002 | 5 | 4 |
| 2003 | 5 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 6 |
| 2007 | 4 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 4 |
| 2009 | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 6 |
| 2012 | 4 | 12 |
| 2013 | 9 | 40 |
| 2014 | 15 | 16 |
| 2015 | 16 | 9 |
| 2016 | 12 | 13 |
| 2017 | 12 | 10 |
| 2018 | 16 | 10 |
| 2019 | 10 | 5 |
| 2020 | 6 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 | 2 |
| 2022 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H01H 2211/006Individual areasIndexing code132
- H01H 2211/026Without separate elementIndexing code86
- H01H 2211/004AdhesiveIndexing code77
- H01H 2211/002Fluid or inflatable keyboardsIndexing code22
- H01H 2211/022Spacers: for larger actuation areaIndexing code10
- H01H 2211/024Peripheral edge deformableIndexing code6
Recent patents
- Input device and control method of input device19 May 2026US 12,632,126 B2Topre Corporation
- Button device and electronic apparatus29 Jul 2025US 12,374,510 B2Nintendo Co., Ltd.
- Backlight module and lighting board for lighting keyboard14 Jan 2025US 12,198,877 B2Darfon Electronics Corp.
- Membrane switches configured to sense pressure applied from compliant and rigid objects11 Jun 2024US 12,009,159 B2Xerox Corporation
- Backlight module and lighting keyboard5 Mar 2024US 11,923,156 B2Darfon Electronics Corp.
- Key structure and electronic device24 Sep 2026US 2026/0290716 A1AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
- Input device and control method of input device28 Aug 2025US 2025/0271946 A1Topre Corporation
- Dike as epoxy squeeze out barrier in fuse devices6 Mar 2025US 2025/0079103 A1Littelfuse, Inc.
- Clamping device for a withdrawable low-voltage circuit breaker unit6 Feb 2025US 2025/0046532 A1
- Pressure sensitive switch device26 Dec 2024US 2024/0429004 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for a touch sensing device having a thin film insulation layer about the periphery of each sensing element221US 5,869,791 AU. S. Philips Corporation · 1999
- Flexible hinge and removable attachment186US 8,498,100 B1Microsoft Corporation · 2013
- Key-board switch unit152US 4,302,648 AShin-Etsu Polymer Co., Ltd. · 1981
- Touch activated electroluminescent lamp and display switch152US 5,680,160 ALeading Edge Industries, Inc. · 1997
- Pressure sensitive matrix switch having apertured spacer with flexible double sided adhesive intermediate and channels optionally interposed between apertures144US 4,065,649 ALake Center Industries · 1977