H01H 9/02
Bases, casings, or covers
Official title: Bases, casings, or covers (accommodating more than one switch or a switch and another electrical component H02B1/26)
H01H9/02 (Bases, casings, or covers) appears on 3,250 US grants and 2,410 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01H- Granted patents
- 3,250
- Published applications
- 2,410
- Assignees
- 1,372
- Inventors
- 6,097
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 24 | 0 |
| 1977 | 21 | 0 |
| 1978 | 29 | 0 |
| 1979 | 26 | 0 |
| 1980 | 30 | 0 |
| 1981 | 35 | 0 |
| 1982 | 26 | 0 |
| 1983 | 18 | 0 |
| 1984 | 27 | 0 |
| 1985 | 28 | 0 |
| 1986 | 43 | 0 |
| 1987 | 38 | 0 |
| 1988 | 42 | 0 |
| 1989 | 55 | 0 |
| 1990 | 51 | 0 |
| 1991 | 44 | 0 |
| 1992 | 41 | 0 |
| 1993 | 63 | 0 |
| 1994 | 54 | 0 |
| 1995 | 46 | 0 |
| 1996 | 70 | 0 |
| 1997 | 61 | 0 |
| 1998 | 72 | 0 |
| 1999 | 88 | 0 |
| 2000 | 81 | 0 |
| 2001 | 68 | 19 |
| 2002 | 62 | 66 |
| 2003 | 73 | 78 |
| 2004 | 74 | 65 |
| 2005 | 53 | 88 |
| 2006 | 70 | 88 |
| 2007 | 74 | 80 |
| 2008 | 50 | 64 |
| 2009 | 50 | 73 |
| 2010 | 55 | 86 |
| 2011 | 41 | 77 |
| 2012 | 73 | 74 |
| 2013 | 81 | 111 |
| 2014 | 84 | 104 |
| 2015 | 92 | 116 |
| 2016 | 112 | 129 |
| 2017 | 127 | 124 |
| 2018 | 121 | 120 |
| 2019 | 131 | 128 |
| 2020 | 119 | 137 |
| 2021 | 110 | 115 |
| 2022 | 102 | 126 |
| 2023 | 106 | 93 |
| 2024 | 76 | 85 |
| 2025 | 88 | 87 |
| 2026 | 45 | 77 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H01H 9/06Casing of switch constituted by a handle serving a purpose other than850
- H01H 9/04Dustproof, splashproof, drip-proof, waterproof, or flameproof casings755
- H01H 9/0214Hand-held casings732
- H01H 9/0271Structurally combining a switch and an electronic component222
- H01H 9/0264Protective covers for terminals163
- H01H 2009/0292Transparent window or openingIndexing code140
- H01H 9/0207Adjustable mounting of casings104
- H01H 2009/0278Casings containing special noise reduction meansIndexing code29
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- Dual-power transfer switch24 Sep 2026US 2026/0290717 A1Schneider Electric Industries SAS
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