G02B 6/4415
Cables for special applications
Official title: {Cables for special applications (G02B6/4429, G02B6/4439, G02B6/4479 take precedence)}
G02B6/4415 (Cables for special applications) appears on 1,698 US grants and 1,257 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 1,698
- Published applications
- 1,257
- Assignees
- 681
- Inventors
- 2,994
- Latest grant
- 4 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 13 | 0 |
| 1981 | 14 | 0 |
| 1982 | 17 | 0 |
| 1983 | 15 | 0 |
| 1984 | 13 | 0 |
| 1985 | 21 | 0 |
| 1986 | 25 | 0 |
| 1987 | 45 | 0 |
| 1988 | 50 | 0 |
| 1989 | 42 | 0 |
| 1990 | 27 | 0 |
| 1991 | 30 | 0 |
| 1992 | 40 | 0 |
| 1993 | 37 | 0 |
| 1994 | 39 | 0 |
| 1995 | 19 | 0 |
| 1996 | 26 | 0 |
| 1997 | 24 | 0 |
| 1998 | 23 | 0 |
| 1999 | 20 | 0 |
| 2000 | 29 | 0 |
| 2001 | 34 | 6 |
| 2002 | 30 | 33 |
| 2003 | 28 | 25 |
| 2004 | 27 | 34 |
| 2005 | 26 | 24 |
| 2006 | 22 | 28 |
| 2007 | 21 | 25 |
| 2008 | 21 | 24 |
| 2009 | 19 | 17 |
| 2010 | 16 | 31 |
| 2011 | 9 | 25 |
| 2012 | 19 | 30 |
| 2013 | 26 | 46 |
| 2014 | 32 | 74 |
| 2015 | 65 | 95 |
| 2016 | 84 | 85 |
| 2017 | 78 | 91 |
| 2018 | 71 | 102 |
| 2019 | 110 | 101 |
| 2020 | 119 | 78 |
| 2021 | 53 | 61 |
| 2022 | 53 | 74 |
| 2023 | 43 | 55 |
| 2024 | 50 | 42 |
| 2025 | 46 | 29 |
| 2026 | 9 | 22 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Radiation monitoring systems, radioactive material storage systems and associated components and methods4 Aug 2026US 12,700,516 B2Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC
- Overhead ribbon cable, manufacturing method and manufacturing system for overhead ribbon cable21 Jul 2026US 12,687,687 B2Jiangsu Zhongtian Technology Co., Ltd.
- Optical fibre assemblies and methods of use12 May 2026US 12,625,318 B2Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Pedestal assembly for housing cables12 May 2026US 12,627,094 B2Dbj Innovations, LLC
- Optoelectronic cable5 May 2026US 12,619,041 B2Elka International Ltd.
- ULTRA LIGHT line of special optical cables is designed to provide remote control of highly maneuverable and tactical highly mobile robot, UGV, UAV and others drone systems (Provisional Application #63/563,701 - 03/11/2024)10 Sep 2026US 2026/0267058 A1
- Optical fiber cable27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251495 A1Prysmian S P A.
- Power cable and manufacturing method thereof27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251874 A1
- Fiber optics cable23 Jul 2026US 2026/0210239 A1Schlumberger Technology Corporation
- Optical fiber cable and optical fiber unit23 Jul 2026US 2026/0211201 A1Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
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
- Preconnectorized fiber optic drop cables and assemblies for efficient deployment382US 7,090,407 B2Corning Cable Systems LLC · 2006
- Line mounted apparatus for remote measurement of power system or environmental parameters beyond line-of-site distanc272US 4,801,937 A1989
- Composite fiber optic and electrical cable and associated fabrication method269US 5,651,081 ACommScope, Inc. · 1997
- Composite fiber optic cable264US 6,049,647 ASiecor Operations, LLC · 2000