G02B 6/3897
Connectors fixed to housings, casing, frames or circuit boards
Official title: {Connectors fixed to housings, casing, frames or circuit boards (G02B6/44528 takes precedence)}
G02B6/3897 (Connectors fixed to housings, casing, frames or circuit boards) appears on 1,871 US grants and 1,860 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 1,871
- Published applications
- 1,860
- Assignees
- 607
- Inventors
- 2,937
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2023 | 76 | 117 |
| 2024 | 85 | 114 |
| 2025 | 79 | 100 |
| 2026 | 51 | 60 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Fiber optic plug571US 6,648,520 B2Corning Cable Systems LLC · 2003
- Optical fiber distribution frame483US 4,995,688 AADC Telecommunications, Inc. · 1991
- Preconnectorized fiber optic drop cables and assemblies422US 7,090,406 B2Corning Cable Systems LLC · 2006
- Fiber optic drop cables and preconnectorized assemblies having toning portions407US 7,113,679 B2Corning Cable Systems LLC · 2006
- Preconnectorized fiber optic drop cables and assemblies for efficient deployment382US 7,090,407 B2Corning Cable Systems LLC · 2006