H01H 2217/004
Larger or different actuating area
H01H2217/004 (Larger or different actuating area) appears on 127 US grants and 127 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01H- Granted patents
- 127
- Published applications
- 127
- Assignees
- 78
- Inventors
- 244
- Latest grant
- 23 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | 4 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 1 | 5 |
| 2012 | 3 | 5 |
| 2013 | 8 | 32 |
| 2014 | 12 | 15 |
| 2015 | 13 | 6 |
| 2016 | 9 | 5 |
| 2017 | 8 | 7 |
| 2018 | 11 | 11 |
| 2019 | 7 | 4 |
| 2020 | 4 | 7 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Light guiding device and indication apparatus30 May 2023US 11,662,515 B2Wistron Corporation
- Reaction force generating member and key switch device7 Jun 2022US 11,355,293 B2Fujitsu Component Limited
- Push-button assembly28 May 2026US 2026/0148909 A1
- Foot-operated control switch and space heater12 Mar 2026US 2026/0074127 A1Livyi LLC
- Curved-surface button structure4 Sep 2025US 2025/0279251 A1Kinpo Electronics, Inc.
- Push button with consistent edge performance using one or more dome switches13 Feb 2025US 2025/0054712 A1Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Control box and electric furniture5 Sep 2024US 2024/0292960 A1DewertOkin Technology Group Co., Ltd.
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By later US patents
- Flexible hinge and removable attachment186US 8,498,100 B1Microsoft Corporation · 2013
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- Flexible hinge and removable attachment92US 8,570,725 B2Microsoft Corporation · 2013