H01H 85/00
Protective devices in which the current flows through a part of fusible
Official title: Protective devices in which the current flows through a part of fusible material and this current is interrupted by displacement of the fusible material when this current becomes excessive (switches actuated by melting of fusible material H01H37/76; disposition or arrangement of fuses on boards H02B1/18)
H01H85/00 (Protective devices in which the current flows through a part of fusible) appears on 3,308 US grants and 2,348 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01H- Granted patents
- 3,308
- Published applications
- 2,348
- Assignees
- 980
- Inventors
- 4,911
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 45 | 0 |
| 1977 | 71 | 0 |
| 1978 | 54 | 0 |
| 1979 | 44 | 0 |
| 1980 | 49 | 0 |
| 1981 | 53 | 0 |
| 1982 | 59 | 0 |
| 1983 | 44 | 0 |
| 1984 | 40 | 0 |
| 1985 | 69 | 0 |
| 1986 | 35 | 0 |
| 1987 | 51 | 0 |
| 1988 | 45 | 0 |
| 1989 | 48 | 0 |
| 1990 | 66 | 0 |
| 1991 | 48 | 0 |
| 1992 | 65 | 0 |
| 1993 | 57 | 0 |
| 1994 | 58 | 0 |
| 1995 | 38 | 0 |
| 1996 | 39 | 0 |
| 1997 | 66 | 0 |
| 1998 | 78 | 0 |
| 1999 | 93 | 0 |
| 2000 | 45 | 0 |
| 2001 | 40 | 22 |
| 2002 | 58 | 70 |
| 2003 | 77 | 50 |
| 2004 | 65 | 60 |
| 2005 | 34 | 72 |
| 2006 | 38 | 63 |
| 2007 | 33 | 64 |
| 2008 | 47 | 68 |
| 2009 | 52 | 76 |
| 2010 | 55 | 97 |
| 2011 | 61 | 59 |
| 2012 | 48 | 75 |
| 2013 | 48 | 92 |
| 2014 | 52 | 82 |
| 2015 | 77 | 113 |
| 2016 | 101 | 132 |
| 2017 | 115 | 119 |
| 2018 | 111 | 129 |
| 2019 | 154 | 97 |
| 2020 | 105 | 135 |
| 2021 | 121 | 99 |
| 2022 | 104 | 141 |
| 2023 | 104 | 110 |
| 2024 | 103 | 120 |
| 2025 | 95 | 109 |
| 2026 | 50 | 94 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H01H 85/02Details3,196
- H01H 85/54Protective devices wherein the fuse is carried, held, or retained by an217
- H01H 85/0013Means for preventing damage211
- H01H 85/0039Means for influencing the rupture process of the fusible element192
- H01H 85/0078Security-related arrangements59
- H01H 85/48Protective devices wherein the fuse is carried or held directly by the43
- H01H 2085/0004Making use of shape-memory materialIndexing code19
- H01H 2085/0008Making use of heat shrinkable materialIndexing code14
Recent patents
- Protective element6 Oct 2026US 12,755,915 B2Dexerials Corporation
- Power line protection coordination schemes using pivotable multi-fuse assemblies6 Oct 2026US 12,755,920 B2Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Fuse element assembly and method of fabricating the same6 Oct 2026US 12,755,921 B2Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
- Hybrid conductive paste for fast-opening, low-rating fuses22 Sep 2026US 12,744,176 B2Littelfuse, Inc.
- Protective element15 Sep 2026US 12,738,439 B2Dexerials Corporation
- Protective element and battery pack8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311948 A1Dexerials Corporation
- Fuse unit and conductive module8 Oct 2026US 2026/0312259 A1Yazaki Corporation
- Working vehicle1 Oct 2026US 2026/0297893 A1Takeuchi Mfg. Co., Ltd.
- Fuse unit and conductive module1 Oct 2026US 2026/0302119 A1Yazaki Corporation
- Fuse unit and conductive module1 Oct 2026US 2026/0302120 A1Yazaki Corporation
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