H04M 1/0252
By means of a snap-on mechanism
Official title: {by means of a snap-on mechanism}
H04M1/0252 (By means of a snap-on mechanism) appears on 184 US grants and 219 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04M- Granted patents
- 184
- Published applications
- 219
- Assignees
- 97
- Inventors
- 404
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 4 |
| 2004 | 1 | 5 |
| 2005 | 4 | 3 |
| 2006 | 5 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 7 |
| 2009 | 3 | 14 |
| 2010 | 5 | 11 |
| 2011 | 12 | 27 |
| 2012 | 13 | 18 |
| 2013 | 15 | 12 |
| 2014 | 14 | 29 |
| 2015 | 22 | 16 |
| 2016 | 9 | 6 |
| 2017 | 13 | 12 |
| 2018 | 11 | 8 |
| 2019 | 11 | 8 |
| 2020 | 9 | 10 |
| 2021 | 7 | 3 |
| 2022 | 6 | 3 |
| 2023 | 3 | 4 |
| 2024 | 3 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Waterproofing structure and wearable electronic device including same23 Apr 2026US 2026/0113394 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Recyclable plastic assembly8 Jan 2026US 2026/0008897 A1Covestro LLC
- Clamshell housing for human-machine interface (hmi)8 Jan 2026US 2026/0010198 A1Covestro LLC
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Cold worked metal housing for a portable electronic device185US 7,688,574 B2Apple Inc. · 2010
- Snap apparatus for housings182US 6,094,785 AMotorola, Inc. · 2000
- Portable electronic device with two-piece housing138US 7,933,123 B2Apple Inc. · 2011
- Exchangeable radiotelephone covers137US 6,594,472 B1Nokia Mobile Phones Ltd. · 2003
- Media delivery platform135US 7,548,875 B22009