H04M 1/236
Including keys on side or rear faces
Official title: {including keys on side or rear faces}
H04M1/236 (Including keys on side or rear faces) appears on 487 US grants and 626 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04M- Granted patents
- 487
- Published applications
- 626
- Assignees
- 190
- Inventors
- 1,385
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 2 |
| 2002 | 4 | 7 |
| 2003 | 4 | 6 |
| 2004 | 4 | 11 |
| 2005 | 7 | 12 |
| 2006 | 3 | 12 |
| 2007 | 4 | 25 |
| 2008 | 11 | 35 |
| 2009 | 12 | 29 |
| 2010 | 13 | 46 |
| 2011 | 20 | 29 |
| 2012 | 32 | 28 |
| 2013 | 39 | 23 |
| 2014 | 32 | 35 |
| 2015 | 19 | 33 |
| 2016 | 28 | 28 |
| 2017 | 35 | 34 |
| 2018 | 24 | 25 |
| 2019 | 27 | 28 |
| 2020 | 31 | 25 |
| 2021 | 20 | 34 |
| 2022 | 20 | 23 |
| 2023 | 17 | 33 |
| 2024 | 17 | 25 |
| 2025 | 25 | 24 |
| 2026 | 12 | 14 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Electronic device comprising key assembly6 Aug 2026US 2026/0229424 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Electronic Device23 Jul 2026US 2026/0211460 A1Honor Device Co., Ltd.
- Button assembly, electronic device, and method for manufacturing button bracket16 Jul 2026US 2026/0205534 A1Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Control knob for a handheld communication device25 Jun 2026US 2026/0178138 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Communication device495US 8,676,273 B12014
- Electronic devices with sidewall displays306US 8,723,824 B2Apple Inc. · 2014
- Mobile terminal having improved user interface235US 6,173,194 B2Nokia Mobile Phones Ltd. · 2001
- Switch assembly and associated handheld electronic device185US 7,772,507 B2Research In Motion Limited · 2010
- Mobile communication device159US 7,489,953 B2Research In Motion Limited · 2009