G02B 6/4422
Of the overhead type
Official title: {of the overhead type}
G02B6/4422 (Of the overhead type) appears on 215 US grants and 89 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 215
- Published applications
- 89
- Assignees
- 108
- Inventors
- 422
- Latest grant
- 21 Jul 2026
Filings by year
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| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 12 | 3 |
| 2002 | 6 | 5 |
| 2003 | 6 | 3 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 4 | 4 |
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| 2007 | 4 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2011 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2016 | 5 | 2 |
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| 2018 | 3 | 5 |
| 2019 | 8 | 11 |
| 2020 | 7 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 6 | 7 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 |
| 2024 | 3 | 6 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
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.
- Aerial drop optical fiber cable13 May 2025US 12,298,575 B2
- Grommets for holding cables11 Feb 2025US 12,224,085 B2Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC
- Fiber distribution module23 Jul 2024US 12,044,895 B2viaPhoton, Inc.
- Grommets for holding cables5 Mar 2024US 11,923,109 B2CommScope Technologies LLC
- Conductor splice connectors for use with hybrid conductors18 Dec 2025US 2025/0385504 A1AFL Telecommunications LLC
- Fiber optic cable assemblies and systems using same19 Sep 2024US 2024/0310596 A1Corning Research & Development Corporation
- Overhead Ribbon Cable, Manufacturing Method and Manufacturing System for Overhead Ribbon Cable22 Aug 2024US 2024/0280774 A1Jiangsu Zhongtian Technology Co., Ltd.
- Multisensing cable for overhead power transmission lines8 Aug 2024US 2024/0266090 A1
- Grommets for holding cables16 May 2024US 2024/0161947 A1CommScope Technologies LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Fiber optic groundwire with coated fiber enclosures261US 5,495,546 A1996
- Hybrid electrical-optical cable for overhead installation230US 6,859,590 B1Pirelli Cavi e Sistemi S.p,A. · 2005
- Self-supporting optical cable229US 5,044,722 AKupferdraht-Isolierwerk AG · 1991
- Optical drop cable for aerial installation156US 6,493,491 B1Alcatel · 2002
- Hybrid communications and power cable and distribution method and network using the same147US 5,677,974 AThe Southern New England Telephone Company · 1997