H01H 71/56
Actuated by rotatable knob or wheel
Official title: actuated by rotatable knob or wheel
H01H71/56 (Actuated by rotatable knob or wheel) appears on 144 US grants and 115 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01H- Granted patents
- 144
- Published applications
- 115
- Assignees
- 77
- Inventors
- 303
- Latest grant
- 2 Jun 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 4 | 4 |
| 2009 | 3 | 6 |
| 2010 | 3 | 6 |
| 2011 | 5 | 4 |
| 2012 | 3 | 2 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 |
| 2014 | 4 | 6 |
| 2015 | 2 | 6 |
| 2016 | 7 | 2 |
| 2017 | 5 | 9 |
| 2018 | 11 | 10 |
| 2019 | 13 | 4 |
| 2020 | 5 | 7 |
| 2021 | 3 | 4 |
| 2022 | 5 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 10 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 9 | 12 |
| 2026 | 2 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Device for disconnecting an electrical circuit2 Jun 2026US 12,646,668 B2Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
- Solid-state circuit breaker5 May 2026US 12,620,543 B2Schneider Electric (China) Co., Ltd.
- Energy storage status monitoring structure and rotary switch16 Dec 2025US 12,500,051 B2Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Opening switch and remote circuit breaker11 Nov 2025US 12,469,654 B2Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Device for reversed handle operation of a circuit breaker11 Nov 2025US 12,469,658 B2Siemens Industry, Inc.
- Energy storage structure and rotary isolation switch27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251128 A1Chint Low Voltage Electrical Technology Co., Ltd.
- Damper component for reducing bouncing effect on circuit breaker contacts during switch on process9 Jul 2026US 2026/0196422 A1Rockwell Automation Switzerland GmbH
- Handle of industrial cut-off switch with improved safety using multiple locks23 Apr 2026US 2026/0112562 A1Hyundai Tech Co., Ltd.
- Rotation shaft structure, transmission system, operation mechanism and switching device assembly27 Nov 2025US 2025/0361929 A1Schneider Electric Industries SAS
- Actuation Knob with Integrated Padlocking Link30 Oct 2025US 2025/0336620 A1Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
Most cited
By later US patents
- Rotary control device of a circuit breaker145US 5,493,083 AMerlin Gerin · 1996
- Circuit breaker having improved operating mechanism79US 4,001,742 AGeneral Electric Company · 1977
- Molded case circuit breaker with current flow indicating handle mechanism73US 6,194,983 B1Eaton Corporation · 2001
- Manually operated device having a turning handle for electrical switching devices60US 6,423,912 B1Moeller GmbH · 2002
- Lockable rotary handle operator for circuit breaker57US 5,219,070 AWestinghouse Electric Corp. · 1993