H01H 5/00
Snap-action arrangements, i.e. in which during a single opening operation or a
Official title: Snap-action arrangements, i.e. in which during a single opening operation or a single closing operation energy is first stored and then released to produce or assist the contact movement
H01H5/00 (Snap-action arrangements, i.e. in which during a single opening operation or a) appears on 407 US grants and 240 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01H- Granted patents
- 407
- Published applications
- 240
- Assignees
- 261
- Inventors
- 840
- Latest grant
- 3 Mar 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 9 | 0 |
| 1977 | 7 | 0 |
| 1978 | 13 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 5 | 0 |
| 1984 | 7 | 0 |
| 1985 | 10 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 9 | 0 |
| 1988 | 9 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 11 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 13 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 1 |
| 2002 | 12 | 12 |
| 2003 | 14 | 7 |
| 2004 | 8 | 7 |
| 2005 | 9 | 6 |
| 2006 | 4 | 5 |
| 2007 | 6 | 7 |
| 2008 | 4 | 8 |
| 2009 | 7 | 10 |
| 2010 | 9 | 11 |
| 2011 | 8 | 9 |
| 2012 | 7 | 9 |
| 2013 | 7 | 15 |
| 2014 | 12 | 11 |
| 2015 | 10 | 18 |
| 2016 | 18 | 5 |
| 2017 | 9 | 11 |
| 2018 | 8 | 20 |
| 2019 | 16 | 8 |
| 2020 | 16 | 9 |
| 2021 | 7 | 12 |
| 2022 | 11 | 6 |
| 2023 | 7 | 11 |
| 2024 | 2 | 8 |
| 2025 | 5 | 10 |
| 2026 | 1 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Threaded adapter seal3 Mar 2026US 12,565,959 B1Diversitech Corporation
- Switch device23 Sep 2025US 12,424,398 B2Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho
- Switch device9 Sep 2025US 12,412,712 B2Kabushiki Kaisha Tokai Rika Denki Seisakusho
- Circuit breaker27 May 2025US 12,311,784 B2Ellenberger & Poensgen GmbH
- High current, compact fusible disconnect switch with dual slider assembly and an actuator bias element4 Feb 2025US 12,217,918 B2Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
- Push button2 Jul 2026US 2026/0186522 A1Crouzet
- Electrical contactor comprising a spring for rapidly driving contacts18 Jun 2026US 2026/0171339 A1Safran Electrical & Power
- Actuator for Actuating a Switch of a Powered Device that is Magnetically Holdable in a Plurality of Positions11 Jun 2026US 2026/0158635 A1Black & Decker Inc.
- Pressing operation body and switch device30 Apr 2026US 2026/0120979 A1Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.
- Push-button28 Aug 2025US 2025/0271891 A1Crouzet
Most cited
By later US patents
- Biasing assembly for a switching device1,471US 5,944,172 AAllen-Bradley Company, Inc. · 1999
- Electronic switch1,236US 4,868,530 ATocksfors Verkstads AB · 1989
- Rocker switch with snap dome contacts167US 6,545,239 B2Illinois Tool Works Inc. · 2003
- Switch with magnetically-coupled armature144US 5,867,082 ADuraswitch · 1999
- Input device and electronic apparatus using same86US 8,143,981 B2OMRON Corporation · 2012