H01H 23/003
Tumbler or rocker switches, i.e. switches characterised by being operated by rocking
Official title: {with more than one electrically distinguishable condition in one or both positions}
H01H23/003 (Tumbler or rocker switches, i.e. switches characterised by being operated by rocking) appears on 85 US grants and 55 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01H- Granted patents
- 85
- Published applications
- 55
- Assignees
- 54
- Inventors
- 151
- Latest grant
- 10 Mar 2026
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| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Vehicle door switch actuating apparatus with a large actuating surface10 Mar 2026US 12,573,569 B2Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Input device25 Nov 2025US 12,482,616 B2Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.
- Capacitor rocker device and remote control28 Oct 2025US 12,456,592 B1Guangdong K-Silver Industrial Co., Ltd.
- Five-position switch23 Jul 2024US 12,046,429 B2Essex Industries, Inc.
- Operation device23 Apr 2024US 11,967,474 B2Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho
- Capacitor rocker device and remote control30 Oct 2025US 2025/0336619 A1Guangdong K-Silver Industrial Co., Ltd.
- Smart dimmer system having improved reliable communication3 Oct 2024US 2024/0333282 A1
- Input device21 Mar 2024US 2024/0096572 A1Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.
- Vehicle Door Switch Actuating Apparatus with a Large Actuating Surface22 Feb 2024US 2024/0062973 A1Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Five-position switch14 Sep 2023US 2023/0290590 A1Essex Industries, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Two-stage movement seesaw switch apparatus169US 5,693,920 AAlps Electric Co., Ltd. · 1997
- Rocker switch for one two-stage actuating stroke161US 6,693,246 B1Delphi Technologies, Inc. · 2004
- Multiple detent switch156US 6,914,201 B2Methode Electronics, Inc. · 2005
- Dual detent dome switch assembly76US 5,559,311 AGeneral Motors Corporation · 1996
- Pushbutton switch element for pushbutton switch structure53US 6,303,887 B1Shin-Etsu Polymer Co., Ltd. · 2001