G02B 6/389

Characterised by the method of fastening connecting plugs and sockets

Official title: {characterised by the method of fastening connecting plugs and sockets, e.g. screw- or nut-lock, snap-in, bayonet type}

G02B6/389 (Characterised by the method of fastening connecting plugs and sockets) appears on 2,873 US grants and 2,520 published applications in this corpus.

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Latest grant: 6 Oct 2026

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Year	Granted patents	Published applications
1976	2	0
1977	2	0
1978	3	0
1979	7	0
1980	16	0
1981	17	0
1982	8	0
1983	16	0
1984	10	0
1985	11	0
1986	13	0
1987	27	0
1988	45	0
1989	33	0
1990	26	0
1991	35	0
1992	50	0
1993	36	0
1994	37	0
1995	17	0
1996	27	0
1997	23	0
1998	47	0
1999	34	0
2000	46	0
2001	70	23
2002	98	67
2003	77	61
2004	65	76
2005	55	66
2006	56	40
2007	53	46
2008	39	53
2009	38	41
2010	48	54
2011	28	61
2012	39	74
2013	49	54
2014	67	83
2015	90	108
2016	122	129
2017	139	152
2018	152	211
2019	162	165
2020	180	190
2021	126	195
2022	159	122
2023	124	130
2024	101	117
2025	87	109
2026	61	93

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