G02B 6/4416
Heterogeneous cables
Official title: {Heterogeneous cables}
G02B6/4416 (Heterogeneous cables) appears on 996 US grants and 780 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 996
- Published applications
- 780
- Assignees
- 416
- Inventors
- 1,814
- Latest grant
- 21 Jul 2026
Filings by year
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| 2002 | 13 | 18 |
| 2003 | 15 | 12 |
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| 2018 | 44 | 63 |
| 2019 | 74 | 70 |
| 2020 | 69 | 41 |
| 2021 | 35 | 35 |
| 2022 | 32 | 42 |
| 2023 | 23 | 34 |
| 2024 | 23 | 28 |
| 2025 | 27 | 14 |
| 2026 | 5 | 16 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Overhead ribbon cable, manufacturing method and manufacturing system for overhead ribbon cable21 Jul 2026US 12,687,687 B2Jiangsu Zhongtian Technology Co., Ltd.
- Pedestal assembly for housing cables12 May 2026US 12,627,094 B2Dbj Innovations, LLC
- Optoelectronic cable5 May 2026US 12,619,041 B2Elka International Ltd.
- Hybrid cable with coaxial conductors formed around a buffer layer17 Mar 2026US 12,580,098 B1Superior Essex International LP
- Connector assembly and base station antenna6 Jan 2026US 12,519,214 B2Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC
- Power cable and manufacturing method thereof27 Aug 2026US 2026/0251874 A1
- Devices and methods for coupling composite conductors21 May 2026US 2026/0140329 A1
- Usage of optical fibers for temperature monitoring along fiber routing in hv equipment14 May 2026US 2026/0133081 A1Hitachi Energy Ltd
- Active electro-optical cable assembly for high-density data transmission systems7 May 2026US 2026/0126603 A1II-Vi Delaware, Inc.
- Wireline cable for underbalance coiled tubing drilling7 May 2026US 2026/0126604 A1Schlumberger Technology Corporation
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