H01H 85/38
Means for extinguishing or suppressing arc
Official title: Means for extinguishing or suppressing arc (by powder filling H01H85/18; by mechanical tension applied to fusible member H01H85/36)
H01H85/38 (Means for extinguishing or suppressing arc) appears on 341 US grants and 234 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01H- Granted patents
- 341
- Published applications
- 234
- Assignees
- 133
- Inventors
- 571
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 8 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 12 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 8 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 9 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 6 | 3 |
| 2004 | 3 | 2 |
| 2005 | 3 | 5 |
| 2006 | 3 | 4 |
| 2007 | 1 | 4 |
| 2008 | 1 | 5 |
| 2009 | 0 | 5 |
| 2010 | 2 | 6 |
| 2011 | 5 | 1 |
| 2012 | 4 | 4 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 0 | 8 |
| 2015 | 3 | 12 |
| 2016 | 8 | 19 |
| 2017 | 15 | 18 |
| 2018 | 15 | 15 |
| 2019 | 19 | 11 |
| 2020 | 8 | 16 |
| 2021 | 18 | 13 |
| 2022 | 12 | 19 |
| 2023 | 20 | 15 |
| 2024 | 13 | 23 |
| 2025 | 15 | 10 |
| 2026 | 7 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H01H 2085/383With insulating stationary partsIndexing code74
- H01H 85/42Using an arc-extinguishing gas61
- H01H 2085/388Using special materialsIndexing code50
- H01H 2085/386With magnetic or electrodynamic arc-blowingIndexing code26
- H01H 2085/381With insulating body insertable between the end contacts of the fusible elementIndexing code25
- H01H 85/40Using an arc-extinguishing liquid21
- H01H 2085/385Impedances connected with the end contacts of the fusible elementIndexing code9
Recent patents
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- Protective element21 Apr 2026US 12,609,261 B2Dexerials Corporation
- Protective element17 Mar 2026US 12,580,146 B2Dexerials Corporation
- Fuse, and method for manufacturing a fuse20 Aug 2026US 2026/0245822 A1SIBA Fuses GmbH
- Protection circuit for an electrical installation, associated protection device and protection method30 Jul 2026US 2026/0221368 A1Mersen France Sb SAS
- Fuse element and protection element30 Jul 2026US 2026/0221369 A1Dexerials Corporation
- Protection Device For A Battery Pack9 Jul 2026US 2026/0196692 A1Lyten Sweden AB
- System for protecting against short-circuits4 Jun 2026US 2026/0152072 A1Pyroalliance
Most cited
By later US patents
- Chemically augmented electrical fuse52US 3,958,206 AGeneral Electric Company · 1976
- Low amperage microfuse41US 5,097,246 ACooper Industries, Inc. · 1992
- Subminiature fuse40US 4,612,529 ACooper Industries, Inc. · 1986
- Arc-extinguishing composition and articles manufactured therefrom38US 4,975,551 AS&C Electric Company · 1990
- Fuse Apparatus34US 4,894,633 AAmerican Telephone and Telegraph Company · 1990