H05B 1/02
Automatic switching arrangements specially adapted to apparatus
Official title: Automatic switching arrangements specially adapted to apparatus {; Control of heating devices} (thermally-actuated switches H01H37/00)
H05B1/02 (Automatic switching arrangements specially adapted to apparatus) appears on 4,417 US grants and 6,078 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H05B- Granted patents
- 4,417
- Published applications
- 6,078
- Assignees
- 2,006
- Inventors
- 9,666
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 16 | 0 |
| 1977 | 21 | 0 |
| 1978 | 23 | 0 |
| 1979 | 9 | 0 |
| 1980 | 15 | 0 |
| 1981 | 16 | 0 |
| 1982 | 17 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 11 | 0 |
| 1985 | 13 | 0 |
| 1986 | 9 | 0 |
| 1987 | 12 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 11 | 0 |
| 1991 | 19 | 0 |
| 1992 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 17 | 0 |
| 1995 | 17 | 0 |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 31 | 0 |
| 1999 | 23 | 0 |
| 2000 | 69 | 0 |
| 2001 | 49 | 14 |
| 2002 | 48 | 42 |
| 2003 | 40 | 45 |
| 2004 | 47 | 53 |
| 2005 | 40 | 48 |
| 2006 | 33 | 49 |
| 2007 | 32 | 50 |
| 2008 | 18 | 47 |
| 2009 | 12 | 42 |
| 2010 | 26 | 44 |
| 2011 | 25 | 79 |
| 2012 | 33 | 84 |
| 2013 | 56 | 174 |
| 2014 | 94 | 176 |
| 2015 | 108 | 243 |
| 2016 | 163 | 365 |
| 2017 | 176 | 514 |
| 2018 | 283 | 421 |
| 2019 | 366 | 422 |
| 2020 | 343 | 549 |
| 2021 | 307 | 548 |
| 2022 | 350 | 439 |
| 2023 | 371 | 457 |
| 2024 | 432 | 477 |
| 2025 | 380 | 390 |
| 2026 | 177 | 306 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
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- Control method of aerosol generating device and aerosol generating device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0305723 A1Shenzhen First Union Technology Co., Ltd.
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