H01H 23/16
Driving mechanisms
H01H23/16 (Driving mechanisms) appears on 371 US grants and 269 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01H- Granted patents
- 371
- Published applications
- 269
- Assignees
- 189
- Inventors
- 571
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 8 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 3 |
| 2002 | 7 | 5 |
| 2003 | 9 | 5 |
| 2004 | 12 | 9 |
| 2005 | 16 | 11 |
| 2006 | 8 | 8 |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 |
| 2008 | 8 | 14 |
| 2009 | 9 | 9 |
| 2010 | 9 | 4 |
| 2011 | 6 | 9 |
| 2012 | 9 | 15 |
| 2013 | 6 | 16 |
| 2014 | 8 | 13 |
| 2015 | 19 | 8 |
| 2016 | 8 | 12 |
| 2017 | 6 | 11 |
| 2018 | 12 | 10 |
| 2019 | 11 | 11 |
| 2020 | 16 | 21 |
| 2021 | 13 | 13 |
| 2022 | 16 | 19 |
| 2023 | 16 | 17 |
| 2024 | 14 | 10 |
| 2025 | 14 | 8 |
| 2026 | 2 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H01H 23/20Having snap action123
- H01H 23/168Using cams70
- H01H 23/164With rectilinearly movable member carrying the contacts67
- H01H 23/162Incorporating links interconnecting tumbler and contact arm28
- H01H 23/22With means for introducing a predetermined time delay14
- H01H 23/166With positive action7
- H01H 23/18Incorporating lost motion0
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Most cited
By later US patents
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