H01K 3/00
Apparatus or processes adapted to the manufacture, installing, removal, or maintenance of
Official title: Apparatus or processes adapted to the manufacture, installing, removal, or maintenance of incandescent lamps or parts thereof (manufacture of vessels from glass C03B)
H01K3/00 (Apparatus or processes adapted to the manufacture, installing, removal, or maintenance of) appears on 398 US grants and 271 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01K- Granted patents
- 398
- Published applications
- 271
- Assignees
- 166
- Inventors
- 786
- Latest grant
- 14 Jan 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 12 | 0 |
| 1977 | 14 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 7 | 0 |
| 1987 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1992 | 10 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 |
| 2002 | 8 | 5 |
| 2003 | 10 | 21 |
| 2004 | 14 | 20 |
| 2005 | 19 | 32 |
| 2006 | 14 | 27 |
| 2007 | 14 | 14 |
| 2008 | 15 | 24 |
| 2009 | 3 | 12 |
| 2010 | 15 | 19 |
| 2011 | 4 | 10 |
| 2012 | 10 | 13 |
| 2013 | 8 | 9 |
| 2014 | 16 | 12 |
| 2015 | 7 | 7 |
| 2016 | 9 | 7 |
| 2017 | 6 | 6 |
| 2018 | 3 | 6 |
| 2019 | 7 | 7 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 |
| 2022 | 6 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 | 0 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H01K 3/02Manufacture of incandescent bodies86
- H01K 3/32Auxiliary devices for cleaning, placing, or removing incandescent lamps78
- H01K 3/06Attaching of incandescent bodies to mount39
- H01K 3/005Methods for coating the surface of the envelope38
- H01K 3/20Sealing-in wires directly into the envelope29
- H01K 3/22Exhausting, degassing, filling, or cleaning vessels27
- H01K 3/08Manufacture of mounts or stems20
- H01K 3/16Joining of caps to vessel20
Recent patents
- Lamp filament having a pitch gradient and method of making14 Jan 2025US 12,198,922 B2APPLIED Materials.Inc.
- Arrangement and method for mechanically and electrically contacting a glow wire of a thermal radiation source made of refractory metal for semiconductor and microsystem technology17 Sep 2024US 12,090,568 B2Infrasolid GmbH
- Resistive bypass for series lighting circuit2 Apr 2024US 11,950,332 B2Seasonal Specialties, LLC
- Tool for replacing obstructed, upward-facing lightbulbs5 Mar 2024US 11,923,186 B2TBS Scientific LLC
- Multi-configuration lamp manipulation tool5 Sep 2023US 11,749,521 B22Ules, LLC
- Adapter and kit for joining a tool to a threaded pole1 Oct 2026US 2026/0302155 A1EZ Smart Co.
- Electric light bulb replacement device with a protection shell1 May 2025US 2025/0140547 A1
- Conductor element for a filament lamp24 Apr 2025US 2025/0132144 A1Signify Holding B. V.
- Arrangement and method for mechanically and electrically contacting a glow wire of a thermal radiation source made of refractory metal for semiconductor and microsystem technology7 Sep 2023US 2023/0278132 A1Infrasolid GmbH
- Resistive bypass for series lighting circuit13 Apr 2023US 2023/0110144 A1Seasonal Specialties, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method of manufacturing an interconnect device having coplanar contact bumps229US 5,072,520 ARogers Corporation · 1991
- Sealed micromachined vacuum and gas filled devices173US 5,493,177 AThe Regents of the University of California · 1996
- Method for the production of printed circuit boards125US 6,035,527 AIngenieurbuero Tamm Factory Innovations · 2000
- Vacuum-sealed silicon incandescent light81US 5,285,131 AUniversity of California, Berkeley · 1994
- Light bulb remover69US 6,223,628 B12001