H01H 71/74
Means for adjusting the conditions under which the device will function to
Official title: Means for adjusting the conditions under which the device will function to provide protection
H01H71/74 (Means for adjusting the conditions under which the device will function to) appears on 437 US grants and 222 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01H- Granted patents
- 437
- Published applications
- 222
- Assignees
- 105
- Inventors
- 793
- Latest grant
- 19 May 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 10 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 10 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 8 | 0 |
| 1985 | 9 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 20 | 0 |
| 1988 | 11 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 9 | 0 |
| 1993 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 13 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 1 |
| 2002 | 14 | 10 |
| 2003 | 13 | 10 |
| 2004 | 13 | 7 |
| 2005 | 8 | 9 |
| 2006 | 4 | 2 |
| 2007 | 4 | 2 |
| 2008 | 3 | 11 |
| 2009 | 6 | 22 |
| 2010 | 7 | 12 |
| 2011 | 12 | 7 |
| 2012 | 8 | 7 |
| 2013 | 4 | 7 |
| 2014 | 8 | 11 |
| 2015 | 8 | 13 |
| 2016 | 8 | 10 |
| 2017 | 12 | 12 |
| 2018 | 12 | 9 |
| 2019 | 10 | 14 |
| 2020 | 9 | 8 |
| 2021 | 7 | 5 |
| 2022 | 10 | 5 |
| 2023 | 8 | 7 |
| 2024 | 4 | 6 |
| 2025 | 7 | 13 |
| 2026 | 2 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H01H 71/7409Interchangeable elements125
- H01H 71/7427Adjusting only the electrothermal mechanism114
- H01H 71/7463Adjusting only the electromagnetic mechanism103
- H01H 2071/7481With indexing means for magnetic or thermal tripping adjustment knobIndexing code47
- H01H 2071/7472With antitamper means for avoiding unauthorised settingIndexing code27
- H01H 71/7418Adjusting both electrothermal and electromagnetic mechanism25
- H01H 2071/749With a shunt element connected in parallel to magnetic or thermal tripIndexing code7
Recent patents
- Device and method for safety switch off of an electrical consumer in a vehicle19 May 2026US 12,633,485 B2Elmos Semiconductor AG
- Circuit breaker6 Jan 2026US 12,518,940 B2Chint Low Voltage Electrical Technology Co., Ltd.
- Switchboard and aspects of a power distribution system14 Oct 2025US 12,444,562 B2Basis NZ Limited
- Performance improvement unit for pulsed-ultraviolet devices19 Aug 2025US 12,394,584 B2Anram Holdings
- Energy reducing key for electronic trip units3 Jun 2025US 12,322,565 B2Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
- Drawout rejection interlock assembly for withdrawable circuit breaker3 Sep 2026US 2026/0260834 A1Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
- Device and method for safety switch off of an electrical consumer in a vehicle12 Mar 2026US 2026/0074134 A1Elmos Semiconductor AG
- Performance improvement unit for pulsed-ultraviolet devices13 Nov 2025US 2025/0349485 A1Anram Holdings
- Switchboard and aspects of a power distribution system9 Oct 2025US 2025/0316433 A1Basis NZ Limited
- Tripping Mechanism11 Sep 2025US 2025/0285824 A1ABB Schweiz AG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Circuit breaker panel241US 8,681,463 B2Edison Global Circuits, LLC · 2014
- Circuit breaker with removable display and keypad167US 4,870,531 AGeneral Electric Company · 1989
- Molded case circuit breaker with interchangeable trip unit having bimetal assembly which registers with permanent heater transformer airgap103US 5,608,367 AEaton Corporation · 1997
- Device for adjusting the tripping threshold of a multipole circuit breaker102US 5,467,069 AMerlin Gerin · 1995
- Circuit breaker with double rate spring97US 5,910,760 AEaton Corporation · 1999