H01H 13/7 having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard
Introduced: September 1968
Last revised: January 2006
Full Title
Switches having rectilinearly-movable operating part or parts adapted for pushing or pulling in one direction only, e.g. push-button switch > having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboard
Classification Context
- Section:
- ELECTRICITY
- Class:
- ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- Subclass:
- ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
Filing statistics
IPC H01H 13/7 belongs to the parent subclass H01H, which recorded 242,774 patent applications worldwide between 2013 and 2023. Annual filings grew from 16,532 in 2013 to 24,974 in 2023 (+51%), peaking at 27,753 applications in 2020. The most active applicants in class H01 are TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY (43,574 applications), SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY (42,206 applications) and LG CHEM (21,383 applications).
Source: EPO PATSTAT, worldwide filings
10 direct subcodes
Child Classifications
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- H01H 13/702 with contacts carried by or formed from layers in a multilayer structure, e.g. membrane switches
- H01H 13/72 wherein the switch has means for limiting the number of operating members that can concurrently be in the actuated position
- H01H 13/76 wherein some or all of the operating members actuate different combinations of the contact sets, e.g. ten operating members actuating different combinations of four contact sets
- H01H 13/78 characterised by the contacts or the contact sites
- H01H 13/81 characterised by electrical connections to external devices
- H01H 13/82 characterised by contact space venting means
- H01H 13/83 characterised by legends, e.g. Braille, liquid crystal displays, light emitting or optical elements
- H01H 13/84 characterised by ergonomic functions, e.g. for miniature keyboards; characterised by operational sensory functions, e.g. sound feedback
- H01H 13/86 characterised by the casing, e.g. sealed casings or casings reducible in size
- H01H 13/88 Processes specially adapted for manufacture of rectilinearly movable switches having a plurality of operating members associated with different sets of contacts, e.g. keyboards
Top Applicants
Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class H01, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT
- TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY TW 43,574
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS COMPANY KR 42,206
- LG CHEM KR 21,383
- APPLIED MATERIALS US 20,441
- LG ENERGY SOLUTION KR 20,279
- SAMSUNG DISPLAY KR 19,725
- CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 19,400
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 18,819
- SGCC(STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA) 18,082
- TOKYO ELECTRON JP 17,634