H01H 3/46
Using rod or lever linkage
Official title: using rod or lever linkage, e.g. toggle
H01H3/46 (Using rod or lever linkage) appears on 284 US grants and 227 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01H- Granted patents
- 284
- Published applications
- 227
- Assignees
- 170
- Inventors
- 703
- Latest grant
- 12 May 2026
Filings by year
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| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 4 | 2 |
| 2004 | 5 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 7 |
| 2006 | 7 | 6 |
| 2007 | 2 | 4 |
| 2008 | 6 | 7 |
| 2009 | 5 | 6 |
| 2010 | 5 | 6 |
| 2011 | 4 | 7 |
| 2012 | 6 | 8 |
| 2013 | 7 | 17 |
| 2014 | 15 | 11 |
| 2015 | 7 | 24 |
| 2016 | 29 | 12 |
| 2017 | 19 | 11 |
| 2018 | 10 | 11 |
| 2019 | 11 | 17 |
| 2020 | 15 | 11 |
| 2021 | 13 | 6 |
| 2022 | 7 | 11 |
| 2023 | 7 | 9 |
| 2024 | 7 | 10 |
| 2025 | 9 | 7 |
| 2026 | 3 | 12 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Press type mechanical switching mechanism and circuit breaker12 May 2026US 12,626,874 B2Schneider Electric (China) Co., Ltd.
- Power tool21 Apr 2026US 12,609,252 B2Nanjing Chervon Industry Co., Ltd.
- Circuit breaker and operating mechanism thereof14 Apr 2026US 12,603,241 B2Chint Low Voltage Electrical Technology Co., Ltd.
- Linkage mechanism, base, and surge protection device21 Oct 2025US 12,451,688 B2Shanghai Chenzhu Instrument Co., Ltd.
- AC power transfer modules14 Oct 2025US 12,444,875 B1Happy Little Pigs, LLC
- Operating mechanism and rotary isolating switch8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311940 A1Noark Electrics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
- Ac power transfer modules20 Aug 2026US 2026/0246187 A1Happy Little Pigs, LLC
- Small form factor latch detector switch assembly for pluggable circuit packs in scalable network equipment30 Jul 2026US 2026/0221353 A1Ciena Corporation
- Fast closing of a remotely operated circuit breaker18 Jun 2026US 2026/0171330 A1Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
- Electrical contactor comprising a spring for rapidly driving contacts18 Jun 2026US 2026/0171339 A1Safran Electrical & Power
Most cited
By later US patents
- Low profile keyboard switch having panel hinged actuators and cantilevered beam snap acting contacts142US 4,032,729 ARockwell International Corporation · 1977
- Automated operation of fixtures138US 9,520,247 B12016
- Operating panel62US 4,613,736 ASony Corporation · 1986
- Button actuation assembly59US 7,446,276 B2Metrologic Instruments, Inc. · 2008
- Mechanical amplification mechanism combined with piezoelectric elements58US 4,570,095 ANEC Corporation · 1986