F21V 21/002
Making direct electrical contact
Official title: making direct electrical contact, e.g. by piercing (F21V21/35 takes precedence)
F21V21/002 (Making direct electrical contact) appears on 442 US grants and 350 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in F21V- Granted patents
- 442
- Published applications
- 350
- Assignees
- 238
- Inventors
- 704
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 8 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 13 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 7 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 7 | 1 |
| 2002 | 6 | 8 |
| 2003 | 8 | 10 |
| 2004 | 7 | 5 |
| 2005 | 8 | 15 |
| 2006 | 4 | 5 |
| 2007 | 9 | 12 |
| 2008 | 14 | 15 |
| 2009 | 6 | 16 |
| 2010 | 13 | 15 |
| 2011 | 7 | 8 |
| 2012 | 7 | 9 |
| 2013 | 11 | 25 |
| 2014 | 18 | 21 |
| 2015 | 16 | 22 |
| 2016 | 17 | 15 |
| 2017 | 17 | 19 |
| 2018 | 18 | 16 |
| 2019 | 21 | 17 |
| 2020 | 22 | 8 |
| 2021 | 18 | 32 |
| 2022 | 23 | 16 |
| 2023 | 13 | 11 |
| 2024 | 21 | 15 |
| 2025 | 17 | 5 |
| 2026 | 5 | 9 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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