H01H 59/00
Electrostatic relays
Official title: Electrostatic relays; Electro-adhesion relays
H01H59/00 (Electrostatic relays) appears on 1,124 US grants and 1,076 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01H- Granted patents
- 1,124
- Published applications
- 1,076
- Assignees
- 392
- Inventors
- 1,833
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 30 | 0 |
| 2001 | 24 | 9 |
| 2002 | 34 | 45 |
| 2003 | 55 | 69 |
| 2004 | 71 | 70 |
| 2005 | 50 | 71 |
| 2006 | 46 | 72 |
| 2007 | 50 | 57 |
| 2008 | 41 | 68 |
| 2009 | 43 | 49 |
| 2010 | 58 | 50 |
| 2011 | 48 | 49 |
| 2012 | 55 | 45 |
| 2013 | 60 | 39 |
| 2014 | 51 | 53 |
| 2015 | 44 | 36 |
| 2016 | 36 | 50 |
| 2017 | 35 | 34 |
| 2018 | 42 | 34 |
| 2019 | 33 | 29 |
| 2020 | 42 | 22 |
| 2021 | 17 | 15 |
| 2022 | 16 | 20 |
| 2023 | 15 | 16 |
| 2024 | 17 | 27 |
| 2025 | 23 | 31 |
| 2026 | 14 | 16 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Miniaturized medical device having a wake-up device15 Sep 2026US 12,733,807 B2Biotronik SE & Co.KG
- Spark gaps with high current capability for electrical overstress detection and protection25 Aug 2026US 12,719,242 B2Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
- Electromechanical switches on input/output (I/O) components18 Aug 2026US 12,711,084 B2Micron Technology, Inc.
- Electromechanical switch4 Aug 2026US 12,700,557 B2Texas Instruments Incorporated
- MEMS switch with high off state voltage standoff rating23 Jun 2026US 12,665,140 B2Menlo Microsystems, Inc.
- Adjustable millimeter wave rf mems switch1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296875 A1QuantumZ Inc.
- Mems switch for rf applications1 Oct 2026US 2026/0302118 A1Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
- Mems component and method for producing a mems component13 Aug 2026US 2026/0237570 A1
- Mems switch16 Jul 2026US 2026/0204490 A1Texas Instruments Incorporated
- Micro-electromechanical switch systems with self-testing capability25 Jun 2026US 2026/0177619 A1Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
Most cited
By later US patents
- Microminiature, monolithic, variable electrical signal processor and apparatus including same455US 5,526,172 ATexas Instruments Incorporated · 1996
- Micro electromechanical RF switch433US 5,578,976 ARockwell International Corporation · 1996
- Micromechanical switch with insulated switch contact426US 5,638,946 ANortheastern University · 1997
- Electric display device400US 5,233,459 AMassachusetts Institute of Technology · 1993
- Spatial light modulator315US 5,784,189 AMassachusetts Institute of Technology · 1998