H01H 9/182
Illumination of the symbols or distinguishing marks
Official title: {Illumination of the symbols or distinguishing marks (H01H9/181 takes precedence)}
H01H9/182 (Illumination of the symbols or distinguishing marks) appears on 254 US grants and 221 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01H- Granted patents
- 254
- Published applications
- 221
- Assignees
- 176
- Inventors
- 526
- Latest grant
- 10 Feb 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 1 |
| 2002 | 4 | 6 |
| 2003 | 9 | 6 |
| 2004 | 4 | 9 |
| 2005 | 7 | 11 |
| 2006 | 10 | 15 |
| 2007 | 10 | 16 |
| 2008 | 7 | 4 |
| 2009 | 12 | 10 |
| 2010 | 3 | 9 |
| 2011 | 7 | 10 |
| 2012 | 5 | 16 |
| 2013 | 8 | 8 |
| 2014 | 8 | 7 |
| 2015 | 11 | 11 |
| 2016 | 7 | 5 |
| 2017 | 6 | 9 |
| 2018 | 8 | 8 |
| 2019 | 14 | 9 |
| 2020 | 11 | 5 |
| 2021 | 6 | 7 |
| 2022 | 6 | 10 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 |
| 2024 | 10 | 8 |
| 2025 | 5 | 6 |
| 2026 | 1 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Methods, systems, and apparatus for junction box assembly10 Feb 2026US 12,548,987 B2Snap One, LLC
- Input device14 Oct 2025US 12,440,754 B2Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
- Input device23 Sep 2025US 12,420,177 B2Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
- Keyboard and key module thereof15 Jul 2025US 12,362,111 B2Lite-On Electronics (Guangzhou) Limited
- Electronic switching device and system13 May 2025US 12,300,451 B2Pass & Seymour, Inc.
- Methods, systems, and apparatus for junction box assembly21 May 2026US 2026/0142445 A1Snap One, LLC
- Methods, systems, and apparatus for junction box assembly12 Mar 2026US 2026/0074493 A1Snap One, LLC
- Methods, systems, and apparatus for junction box assembly12 Mar 2026US 2026/0074494 A1Snap One, LLC
- Methods, systems, and apparatus for junction box assembly12 Mar 2026US 2026/0074495 A1Snap One, LLC
- Methods, systems, and apparatus for junction box assembly12 Mar 2026US 2026/0074496 A1Snap One, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Illuminated pushbutton keyboard327US 5,408,060 ANokia Mobile Phones Ltd. · 1995
- Lighting system for a keyboard278US 6,179,432 B2Compaq Computer Corporation · 2001
- Rotary circuit control devices with changeable graphics179US 5,841,428 AIntertactile Technologies Corporation · 1998
- Rotary circuit control devices with changeable graphics172US 5,936,613 AIntertactile Technologies Corporation · 1999
- Illuminated light switch plate with LED and oscillator circuit123US 4,514,789 A1985