H01H 36/0006
Permanent magnet actuating reed switches
Official title: {Permanent magnet actuating reed switches (H01H35/147 takes precedence)}
H01H36/0006 (Permanent magnet actuating reed switches) appears on 559 US grants and 375 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01H- Granted patents
- 559
- Published applications
- 375
- Assignees
- 363
- Inventors
- 964
- Latest grant
- 17 Mar 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 10 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 8 | 0 |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | 19 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 16 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 14 | 0 |
| 2000 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 1 |
| 2002 | 9 | 12 |
| 2003 | 8 | 13 |
| 2004 | 15 | 16 |
| 2005 | 9 | 17 |
| 2006 | 11 | 16 |
| 2007 | 19 | 21 |
| 2008 | 10 | 16 |
| 2009 | 14 | 23 |
| 2010 | 11 | 13 |
| 2011 | 9 | 13 |
| 2012 | 21 | 10 |
| 2013 | 7 | 11 |
| 2014 | 15 | 15 |
| 2015 | 14 | 17 |
| 2016 | 11 | 14 |
| 2017 | 17 | 19 |
| 2018 | 14 | 26 |
| 2019 | 27 | 16 |
| 2020 | 18 | 19 |
| 2021 | 16 | 12 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 |
| 2023 | 12 | 14 |
| 2024 | 18 | 9 |
| 2025 | 7 | 8 |
| 2026 | 2 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H01H 36/0046Limit switches, also fail-safe operation or anti-tamper considerations163
- H01H 36/0013Characterised by the co-operation between reed switch and permanent magnet126
- H01H 36/0033Mountings120
- H01H 36/006Comprising a plurality of reed switches69
- H01H 36/004Push-button-operated50
- H01H 36/0066Magnet being removable29
- H01H 36/0053Periodically operated3
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- Underwater tensile rope stress detection system17 Sep 2026US 2026/0279706 A1University of Massachusetts
- Variable field magnetic couplers and methods for engaging a ferromagnetic workpiece27 Aug 2026US 2026/0253824 A1Magswitch Automation Company
- Reed switch unit16 Jul 2026US 2026/0204501 A1Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
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