H01H 59/0009
Making use of micromechanics
Official title: {making use of micromechanics}
H01H59/0009 (Making use of micromechanics) appears on 1,089 US grants and 1,046 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01H- Granted patents
- 1,089
- Published applications
- 1,046
- Assignees
- 372
- Inventors
- 1,767
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H01H 2059/0072With stoppers or protrusions for maintaining a gap, reducing the contact areaIndexing code96
- H01H 2059/0018Special provisions for avoiding charge trappingIndexing code68
- H01H 2059/0081With a tapered air-gap between fixed and movable electrodesIndexing code45
- H01H 2059/0063With stepped actuationIndexing code38
- H01H 2059/0054Rocking contacts or actuating membersIndexing code34
- H01H 2059/0036Movable armature with higher resonant frequency for faster switchingIndexing code28
- H01H 2059/0027Movable electrode connected to ground in the open position, for improving isolationIndexing code27
- H01H 2059/0045With s-shaped movable electrode, positioned and connected between two driving fixed electrodesIndexing code5
Recent patents
- 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.
- MEMS switch for RF applications16 Jun 2026US 12,658,395 B2Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
- 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