H02K 29/00
Motors or generators having non-mechanical commutating devices
Official title: Motors or generators having non-mechanical commutating devices, e.g. discharge tubes or semiconductor devices
H02K29/00 (Motors or generators having non-mechanical commutating devices) appears on 2,960 US grants and 2,484 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H02K- Granted patents
- 2,960
- Published applications
- 2,484
- Assignees
- 1,064
- Inventors
- 5,316
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 12 | 0 |
| 1978 | 23 | 0 |
| 1979 | 12 | 0 |
| 1980 | 12 | 0 |
| 1981 | 15 | 0 |
| 1982 | 21 | 0 |
| 1983 | 15 | 0 |
| 1984 | 27 | 0 |
| 1985 | 34 | 0 |
| 1986 | 34 | 0 |
| 1987 | 50 | 0 |
| 1988 | 64 | 0 |
| 1989 | 51 | 0 |
| 1990 | 44 | 0 |
| 1991 | 50 | 0 |
| 1992 | 47 | 0 |
| 1993 | 35 | 0 |
| 1994 | 30 | 0 |
| 1995 | 38 | 0 |
| 1996 | 31 | 0 |
| 1997 | 68 | 0 |
| 1998 | 76 | 0 |
| 1999 | 80 | 0 |
| 2000 | 81 | 0 |
| 2001 | 68 | 21 |
| 2002 | 65 | 61 |
| 2003 | 45 | 67 |
| 2004 | 85 | 90 |
| 2005 | 71 | 94 |
| 2006 | 56 | 98 |
| 2007 | 58 | 71 |
| 2008 | 57 | 72 |
| 2009 | 57 | 97 |
| 2010 | 68 | 98 |
| 2011 | 67 | 84 |
| 2012 | 71 | 90 |
| 2013 | 72 | 98 |
| 2014 | 76 | 111 |
| 2015 | 52 | 102 |
| 2016 | 68 | 118 |
| 2017 | 74 | 116 |
| 2018 | 81 | 125 |
| 2019 | 143 | 146 |
| 2020 | 120 | 146 |
| 2021 | 111 | 132 |
| 2022 | 102 | 122 |
| 2023 | 100 | 98 |
| 2024 | 112 | 109 |
| 2025 | 74 | 88 |
| 2026 | 49 | 30 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H02K 29/06Motors or generators having non-mechanical commutating devices: with position sensing devices1,816
- H02K 29/03Motors or generators having non-mechanical commutating devices: with a magnetic circuit specially1,083
- H02K 29/14Motors or generators having non-mechanical commutating devices: with speed sensing devices96
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Electronically commutated motor1,555US 4,169,990 AGeneral Electric Company · 1979
- Rotary and linear motor1,441US 6,429,611 B12002
- Methods and apparatus for increasing power of permanent magnet motors1,432US 6,777,838 B22004
- Combined position sensor and magnetic motor or bearing1,212US 4,652,820 ANorth American Philips Corporation · 1987
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