H01H 71/10
Operating or release mechanisms
H01H71/10 (Operating or release mechanisms) appears on 3,478 US grants and 2,343 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01H- Granted patents
- 3,478
- Published applications
- 2,343
- Assignees
- 652
- Inventors
- 4,592
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 41 | 0 |
| 1977 | 40 | 0 |
| 1978 | 44 | 0 |
| 1979 | 31 | 0 |
| 1980 | 34 | 0 |
| 1981 | 43 | 0 |
| 1982 | 24 | 0 |
| 1983 | 27 | 0 |
| 1984 | 36 | 0 |
| 1985 | 48 | 0 |
| 1986 | 53 | 0 |
| 1987 | 67 | 0 |
| 1988 | 51 | 0 |
| 1989 | 53 | 0 |
| 1990 | 68 | 0 |
| 1991 | 38 | 0 |
| 1992 | 62 | 0 |
| 1993 | 51 | 0 |
| 1994 | 66 | 0 |
| 1995 | 46 | 0 |
| 1996 | 56 | 0 |
| 1997 | 38 | 0 |
| 1998 | 56 | 0 |
| 1999 | 82 | 0 |
| 2000 | 60 | 0 |
| 2001 | 93 | 17 |
| 2002 | 99 | 81 |
| 2003 | 76 | 52 |
| 2004 | 67 | 62 |
| 2005 | 64 | 56 |
| 2006 | 49 | 52 |
| 2007 | 33 | 54 |
| 2008 | 47 | 77 |
| 2009 | 61 | 99 |
| 2010 | 55 | 75 |
| 2011 | 64 | 65 |
| 2012 | 69 | 93 |
| 2013 | 83 | 98 |
| 2014 | 81 | 98 |
| 2015 | 89 | 136 |
| 2016 | 130 | 135 |
| 2017 | 144 | 125 |
| 2018 | 119 | 130 |
| 2019 | 146 | 125 |
| 2020 | 122 | 139 |
| 2021 | 114 | 89 |
| 2022 | 112 | 110 |
| 2023 | 110 | 111 |
| 2024 | 78 | 89 |
| 2025 | 93 | 96 |
| 2026 | 65 | 79 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H01H 71/12Automatic release mechanisms with or without manual release2,162
- H01H 71/50Manual reset mechanisms which may be also used for manual release1,116
- H01H 71/1009Interconnected mechanisms343
- H01H 71/66Power reset mechanisms214
- H01H 71/1054Means for avoiding unauthorised release92
- H01H 71/1045Multiple circuits-breaker57
- H01H 71/1081Modifications for selective or back-up protection48
- H01H 71/1072Release mechanisms which are reset by opening movement of contacts27
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Recent patents
- Electrical protection devices comprising an integrated switching module6 Oct 2026US 12,755,918 B2Schneider Electric Industries SAS
- Compact recloser6 Oct 2026US 12,755,919 B2Hubbell Incorporated
- Preventing nuisance trips of ground-fault circuit interruptors electrically coupled to climate control systems29 Sep 2026US 12,749,641 B2Trane International Inc.
- Bi-directional solid-state DC circuit breaker with breaking speed control15 Sep 2026US 12,738,436 B2Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Company Limited
- Active arc fault circuit interrupters with solid-state components15 Sep 2026US 12,738,437 B2Siemens Industry, Inc.
- Circuit breaker and manufacturing method therefor8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311947 A1Delta Electronics (Jiangsu) Ltd.
- Robust Reset Switch for Circuit Interrupters10 Sep 2026US 2026/0269163 A1
- Energy storage structure and rotary isolation switch27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251128 A1Chint Low Voltage Electrical Technology Co., Ltd.
- Compact recloser27 Aug 2026US 2026/0253827 A1
- Leakage protection device and electrical device27 Aug 2026US 2026/0253828 A1Sensata Technologies Changzhou Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electronic circuit breaker with protection against sputtering arc faults and ground faults252US 5,224,006 AWestinghouse Electric Corp. · 1993
- Circuit breaker panel241US 8,681,463 B2Edison Global Circuits, LLC · 2014
- Display device201US 7,687,808 B2Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co.Ltd. · 2010
- Reset lockout for circuit interrupting device193US 6,040,967 ALeviton Manufacturing Co., Inc. · 2000
- Circuit interrupting device with reverse wiring protection161US 6,246,558 B1Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc. · 2001