H05C
Electric circuits or apparatus specially designed for use in equipment for killing
Official title: ELECTRIC CIRCUITS OR APPARATUS SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR USE IN EQUIPMENT FOR KILLING, STUNNING, OR GUIDING LIVING BEINGS (stationary means for catching or killing insects by electric means A01M1/22; apparatus for the destruction of noxious animals, other than insects, by electricity A01M19/00; electric traps for animals A01M23/38; scaring devices for animals A01M29/00; slaughtering or stunning by electric current A22B3/06)
H05C (Electric circuits or apparatus specially designed for use in equipment for killing) appears on 271 US grants and 237 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H05C- Granted patents
- 271
- Published applications
- 237
- Assignees
- 99
- Inventors
- 341
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 5 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 6 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | 5 | 6 |
| 2003 | 6 | 10 |
| 2004 | 3 | 7 |
| 2005 | 9 | 14 |
| 2006 | 7 | 16 |
| 2007 | 5 | 13 |
| 2008 | 5 | 15 |
| 2009 | 8 | 17 |
| 2010 | 13 | 9 |
| 2011 | 13 | 10 |
| 2012 | 12 | 9 |
| 2013 | 11 | 11 |
| 2014 | 6 | 9 |
| 2015 | 8 | 3 |
| 2016 | 5 | 9 |
| 2017 | 8 | 9 |
| 2018 | 9 | 17 |
| 2019 | 11 | 10 |
| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 8 | 11 |
| 2022 | 5 | 7 |
| 2023 | 6 | 5 |
| 2024 | 8 | 9 |
| 2025 | 7 | 4 |
| 2026 | 2 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
Recent patents
- Wildlife exclusion systems and methods18 Aug 2026US 12,708,099 B2CrossTek Electrified Barriers, LLC
- Electric fencing wire tester2 Jun 2026US 12,644,906 B2Forcefield Active Technology Limited
- Mobile telephone case with fence tester25 Nov 2025US 12,481,327 B1
- Electric fence energizers and methods for earthing same25 Nov 2025US 12,484,134 B2Gallagher Group Limited
- Anti-pest device for fruit trees and the like7 Oct 2025US 12,433,207 B2
- Smart autonomous tower system for insect extermination and monitoring14 May 2026US 2026/0130354 A1Tecsoil AutomaçãO E Sistemas S.A.
- Electroshock circuit design19 Feb 2026US 2026/0049796 A1
- Methods and apparatus for a high voltage circuit5 Feb 2026US 2026/0036407 A1Axon Enterprise, Inc.
- Grounding device for electric fence2 Oct 2025US 2025/0309619 A1Transgard, Inc.
- Restraint apparatus10 Apr 2025US 2025/0116136 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Hand-held stun gun for incapacitating a human target1,580US 6,636,412 B2TASER International, Inc. · 2003
- Systems and methods for modular electronic weaponry1,435US 7,778,004 B2TASER International, Inc. · 2010
- Stun gun with low battery indicator and shutoff timer185US 5,193,048 A1993
- Power supply for weapon for immobilization and capture159US 4,253,132 A1981
- Immobilization weapon98US 5,654,867 A1997