Facilitation of operation; Human engineering

Filing statistics

CPC H01H 2217/00 belongs to the parent subclass H01H, which recorded 117,356 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 8,912 in 2013 to 9,173 in 2023 (+3%), peaking at 12,388 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class H01 are SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY (37,897 applications), TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY (36,116 applications) and APPLIED MATERIALS (21,640 applications).

Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings

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Child Classifications

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H01H 2217/002 actuable from both sides
H01H 2217/004 Larger or different actuating area
H01H 2217/006 Different feeling for different switch sites
H01H 2217/008 Pretravel to avoid inadvertent switching
H01H 2217/01 Off centre actuation
H01H 2217/012 Two keys simultaneous considerations
H01H 2217/014 handicapped
H01H 2217/016 Pressure reduction membrane; Spreader layer
H01H 2217/018 Indication of switch sites
H01H 2217/02 After travel
H01H 2217/022 Part of keyboard not operable
H01H 2217/024 Profile on actuator
H01H 2217/026 Pencil operated
H01H 2217/028 on planes with different or alterable inclination, e.g. convex plane
H01H 2217/032 Feedback about selected symbol, e.g. display
H01H 2217/034 Support for hands or arms
H01H 2217/036 Plural multifunctional miniature keys for one symbol
H01H 2217/038 Prompting
H01H 2217/04 Mimics of controlled apparatus or symbol
H01H 2217/042 Higher keytops

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class H01, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 37,897
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY TW 36,116
APPLIED MATERIALS US 21,640
LG ENERGY SOLUTION KR 20,770
LG CHEM KR 19,835
TOKYO ELECTRON JP 18,519
ROBERT BOSCH DE 14,595
INTEL CORPORATION US 13,580
MURATA MANUFACTURING COMPANY JP 12,151
SAMSUNG SDI COMPANY KR 12,080