G02B 6/3826
Characterised by form or shape
Official title: {characterised by form or shape}
G02B6/3826 (Characterised by form or shape) appears on 1,344 US grants and 1,268 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 1,344
- Published applications
- 1,268
- Assignees
- 395
- Inventors
- 1,797
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 5 | 0 |
| 1980 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 9 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 17 | 0 |
| 1988 | 13 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 13 | 0 |
| 1991 | 18 | 0 |
| 1992 | 21 | 0 |
| 1993 | 25 | 0 |
| 1994 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 14 | 0 |
| 1996 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 |
| 1998 | 16 | 0 |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 23 | 8 |
| 2002 | 38 | 19 |
| 2003 | 17 | 14 |
| 2004 | 21 | 23 |
| 2005 | 15 | 16 |
| 2006 | 16 | 30 |
| 2007 | 19 | 16 |
| 2008 | 28 | 25 |
| 2009 | 14 | 22 |
| 2010 | 26 | 27 |
| 2011 | 15 | 19 |
| 2012 | 14 | 31 |
| 2013 | 20 | 38 |
| 2014 | 38 | 52 |
| 2015 | 38 | 59 |
| 2016 | 58 | 56 |
| 2017 | 66 | 69 |
| 2018 | 66 | 65 |
| 2019 | 60 | 77 |
| 2020 | 73 | 112 |
| 2021 | 69 | 110 |
| 2022 | 96 | 84 |
| 2023 | 78 | 101 |
| 2024 | 81 | 79 |
| 2025 | 63 | 63 |
| 2026 | 39 | 53 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Electrical and/or optical contact comprising a body and a cable sleeve configured to prevent unwanted unlocking of a connection, connector or adaptor housing such a contact6 Oct 2026US 12,754,378 B2Radiall
- Adapter shutter assembly with shutter retention cap22 Sep 2026US 12,742,935 B2US Conec Ltd.
- Optical fiber connection base and optical fiber connection base module15 Sep 2026US 12,736,765 B2Clevo Co.
- Fiber optic adapter assembly8 Sep 2026US 12,730,267 B2CommScope Connectivity Belgium BVBA
- Fiber connecting body, optical communication system, optical device, and method for manufacturing fiber connecting body11 Aug 2026US 12,704,670 B2Fujikura Ltd.
- Detachable optical interface with self-locking mirrors8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309935 A1Intel Corporation
- Very small form factor shuttered fiber-optic adapter1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299214 A1US Conec Ltd.
- Shock-resistant optical and electrical hybrid connector24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287824 A1Accelink Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Optical connector, ferrule, and optical connector module17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276901 A1Enplas Corporation
- Arrangement for Strain Relief of a Cable, Plug Connector Arrangement, and Method for Mounting a Cable in a Plug Connector17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276904 A1Rosenberger Hochfrequenztechnik GmbH & Co. KG
Most cited
By later US patents
- Dielectric transmission medium connector and methods for use therewith479US 9,853,342 B2AT&T Intellectual Property I, L. P. · 2017
- Optical fiber ferrule connector having enhanced provisions for tuning418US 5,212,752 AAT&T Bell Laboratories · 1993
- Field repairable hermaphroditic connector399US 6,234,683 B1Stratos Lightwave, Inc. · 2001
- Hardened fiber optic connector compatible with hardened and non-hardened fiber optic adapters311US 7,744,288 B2ADC Telecommunications, Inc. · 2010
- Labeling and tracing system for jumper used in an exchange288US 5,821,510 ALucent Technologies Inc. · 1998