H05K 1/026
Spark gaps
Official title: {Spark gaps}
H05K1/026 (Spark gaps) appears on 108 US grants and 96 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H05K- Granted patents
- 108
- Published applications
- 96
- Assignees
- 82
- Inventors
- 214
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 2002 | 5 | 4 |
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| 2007 | 4 | 3 |
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| 2020 | 4 | 4 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 5 | 2 |
| 2023 | 4 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Printed circuit spark gap with enhanced spark over voltage to protect an electronic device connected to the spark gap11 Aug 2026US 12,706,445 B2Ppc Broadband, Inc.
- Circuit board3 Mar 2026US 12,568,574 B2Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
- Spacing-assured electric field shield for gas discharge tube of motor control18 Nov 2025US 12,477,650 B2Nidec Motor Corporation
- Spacing-assured electric field shield for gas discharge tube of motor control5 Dec 2023US 11,839,021 B2Nidec Motor Corporation
- Apparatus with charge dissipation13 Jun 2023US 11,674,678 B2Signify Holding B. V.
- Printed circuit board, memory module including the same, and method of manufacturing printed circuit board15 May 2025US 2025/0159808 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Multi-structure connector including spark gap10 Apr 2025US 2025/0118911 A1Samsung SDI.Co., Ltd.
- Printed circuit spark gap with enhanced spark over voltage to protect an electronic device connected to the spark gap3 Oct 2024US 2024/0332914 A1Ppc Broadband, Inc.
- Electronic apparatus with surge voltage protection function19 Sep 2024US 2024/0313525 A1Cable Vision Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Electronic component and board having electronic component mounted thereon13 Jun 2024US 2024/0196523 A1Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Memory card having static electricity protection250US 4,532,419 ASony Corporation · 1985
- Electrostatic protective device and method for fabricating same69US 5,915,757 AHitachi Chemical Company, Ltd. · 1999
- Planar contact array switch having improved ground path for dissipating electrostatic discharges48US 4,456,800 AAllen-Bradley Company, Inc. · 1984
- Over-voltage protection for electronic circuits39US 6,570,765 B22003
- Over-voltage protection for electronic circuits38US 6,373,719 B1SurgX Corporation · 2002