G02B 6/4471
Terminating devices
Official title: {Terminating devices (demountable connectors G02B6/3807); Cable clamps}
G02B6/4471 (Terminating devices) appears on 2,504 US grants and 2,451 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 2,504
- Published applications
- 2,451
- Assignees
- 615
- Inventors
- 3,340
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 2024 | 126 | 147 |
| 2025 | 105 | 125 |
| 2026 | 57 | 58 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- G02B 6/4472Manifolds693
- G02B 6/44775Cable seals e.g. feed-through368
- G02B 6/44715Fan-out devices362
- G02B 6/4478Bending relief means305
- G02B 6/44785Cable clamps292
- G02B 6/4477With means for strain-relieving to interior strengths element282
- G02B 6/44765With means for strain-relieving to exterior cable layers240
- G02B 6/4476With heat-shrinkable elements150
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Telecommunication fiber optic cable distribution apparatus416US 5,339,379 ATelect, Inc. · 1994
- Fiber optic drop cables and preconnectorized assemblies having toning portions407US 7,113,679 B2Corning Cable Systems LLC · 2006
- Fiber optic splice closure356US 5,323,480 ARaychem Corporation · 1994
- Apparatus for storing and splicing optical fibers295US 5,966,492 AAntec Corporation · 1999
- Fiber optic cable having spliceless fiber branch and method of making294US 5,125,060 AAlcatel NA Cable Systems, Inc. · 1992