G02B 6/4441
Boxes
Official title: {Boxes}
G02B6/4441 (Boxes) appears on 1,678 US grants and 1,660 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 1,678
- Published applications
- 1,660
- Assignees
- 383
- Inventors
- 2,137
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1986 | 11 | 0 |
| 1987 | 15 | 0 |
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| 1997 | 25 | 0 |
| 1998 | 39 | 0 |
| 1999 | 23 | 0 |
| 2000 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 | 35 | 0 |
| 2002 | 17 | 10 |
| 2003 | 16 | 14 |
| 2004 | 17 | 14 |
| 2005 | 10 | 19 |
| 2006 | 17 | 48 |
| 2007 | 22 | 27 |
| 2008 | 38 | 37 |
| 2009 | 35 | 53 |
| 2010 | 44 | 54 |
| 2011 | 27 | 50 |
| 2012 | 30 | 34 |
| 2013 | 29 | 49 |
| 2014 | 51 | 59 |
| 2015 | 51 | 67 |
| 2016 | 80 | 87 |
| 2017 | 83 | 84 |
| 2018 | 76 | 97 |
| 2019 | 112 | 104 |
| 2020 | 87 | 112 |
| 2021 | 77 | 137 |
| 2022 | 97 | 109 |
| 2023 | 85 | 126 |
| 2024 | 92 | 109 |
| 2025 | 96 | 100 |
| 2026 | 59 | 60 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Support frame assemblies for optical fiber management trays29 Sep 2026US 12,748,275 B2CommScope Technologies LLC
- Butt closures and organizer assemblies therefor29 Sep 2026US 12,748,277 B2AFL Telecommunications LLC
- Connection interfaces and related assemblies1 Sep 2026US 12,724,217 B2Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC
- Modules for spliced cable connections25 Aug 2026US 12,717,106 B2Go!Foton Holdings, Inc.
- Positioning fixture for fixing end face structure of optical fiber splice closure25 Aug 2026US 12,717,107 B2Accelight Technologies (Wuhan) Inc.
- Connection interfaces and related assemblies8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309951 A1Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC
- While-drilling fiber optic communication system and method8 Oct 2026US 2026/0309953 A1Wuhan University of Technology
- Bladed chassis systems8 Oct 2026US 2026/0310267 A1CommScope Technologies LLC
- Optical terminal and method of assembling components of fiber network1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299240 A1
- Patch Panel With Configurable Port Groups1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299242 A1Go!Foton Holdings, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Optical fiber distribution frame with outside plant enclosure510US 6,760,531 B1ADC Telecommunications, Inc. · 2004
- Distribution terminal for network access point391US 6,621,975 B2Corning Cable Systems LLC · 2003
- Fiber optic cabinet and tray373US 6,215,938 B1ADC Telecommunications, Inc. · 2001
- Outside plant cross-connect apparatus361US 5,734,776 AADC Telecommunications, Inc. · 1998
- Fiber optic splice closure356US 5,323,480 ARaychem Corporation · 1994