H01H 3/16
Adapted for actuation at a limit or other predetermined position in the
Official title: adapted for actuation at a limit or other predetermined position in the path of a body, the relative movement of switch and body being primarily for a purpose other than the actuation of the switch, e.g. for a door switch, a limit switch, a floor-levelling switch of a lift
H01H3/16 (Adapted for actuation at a limit or other predetermined position in the) appears on 617 US grants and 362 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01H- Granted patents
- 617
- Published applications
- 362
- Assignees
- 408
- Inventors
- 1,177
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 12 | 0 |
| 1978 | 11 | 0 |
| 1979 | 11 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 14 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 15 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 20 | 0 |
| 1988 | 14 | 0 |
| 1989 | 12 | 0 |
| 1990 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | 16 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | 13 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 20 | 0 |
| 2000 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001 | 14 | 3 |
| 2002 | 11 | 12 |
| 2003 | 13 | 12 |
| 2004 | 5 | 9 |
| 2005 | 7 | 12 |
| 2006 | 13 | 4 |
| 2007 | 11 | 16 |
| 2008 | 5 | 12 |
| 2009 | 10 | 22 |
| 2010 | 7 | 16 |
| 2011 | 20 | 17 |
| 2012 | 15 | 15 |
| 2013 | 18 | 13 |
| 2014 | 13 | 22 |
| 2015 | 18 | 22 |
| 2016 | 21 | 14 |
| 2017 | 18 | 16 |
| 2018 | 10 | 16 |
| 2019 | 21 | 14 |
| 2020 | 13 | 16 |
| 2021 | 18 | 15 |
| 2022 | 16 | 22 |
| 2023 | 14 | 11 |
| 2024 | 16 | 15 |
| 2025 | 13 | 11 |
| 2026 | 5 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Safety switch for guarding accesses19 May 2026US 12,633,477 B2Pizzato Elettrica S.R. L.
- Terminal module31 Mar 2026US 12,592,348 B2Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd.
- Toilet rotating shaft connection structure3 Mar 2026US 12,564,299 B2Xiamen Beewill Sanitary Co., Ltd.
- Disconnection assembly for tethered electric vehicle24 Feb 2026US 12,558,974 B2Caterpillar SARL
- Relay equipped with on/off contact detection mechanism23 Jul 2026US 2026/0213103 A1OMRON Corporation
- Contact switch, safety door and elevator system2 Jul 2026US 2026/0188599 A1Otis Elevator Company
- Device with opening detection7 May 2026US 2026/0126478 A1Sagemcom Energy & Telecom SAS
- Anywhere wireless switch and/or dimmer7 May 2026US 2026/0128241 A1Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
- Door lock device and electrical appliance5 Mar 2026US 2026/0060507 A1Illinois Tool Works Inc.
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- Motor-driven surgical cutting instrument with electric actuator directional control assembly542US 10,751,076 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2020
- Access door with integrated switch actuator485US 8,916,789 B2Intermec IP Corp. · 2014