G02B 6/48
Overhead installation
G02B6/48 (Overhead installation) appears on 214 US grants and 179 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G02B- Granted patents
- 214
- Published applications
- 179
- Assignees
- 111
- Inventors
- 354
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
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| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 7 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 3 | 5 |
| 2005 | 4 | 8 |
| 2006 | 4 | 6 |
| 2007 | 5 | 6 |
| 2008 | 6 | 4 |
| 2009 | 4 | 3 |
| 2010 | 5 | 4 |
| 2011 | 1 | 6 |
| 2012 | 4 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 |
| 2014 | 4 | 6 |
| 2015 | 2 | 4 |
| 2016 | 11 | 9 |
| 2017 | 13 | 7 |
| 2018 | 5 | 6 |
| 2019 | 9 | 18 |
| 2020 | 13 | 12 |
| 2021 | 11 | 17 |
| 2022 | 10 | 12 |
| 2023 | 18 | 9 |
| 2024 | 9 | 15 |
| 2025 | 7 | 4 |
| 2026 | 6 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Modular mounting bracket and method of mounting enclosures11 Aug 2026US 12,704,219 B2Preformed Line Products Company
- Object-sensing systems and robotic systems including the same21 Jul 2026US 12,689,192 B2Meta Platforms, Inc.
- Systems and methods for utilizing remote visualization for installing fiber networks5 May 2026US 12,619,043 B2ETAK Systems, LLC
- Conduit and method for laying cable24 Mar 2026US 12,587,002 B2Fujikura Ltd.
- Positioning method of electric pole and estimating method of the state of overhead optical fiber cable17 Feb 2026US 12,553,769 B2NTT, Inc.
- Method and apparatus for engaging an elongate cable to facilitate repositioning thereof20 Aug 2026US 2026/0246245 A1General Machine Products (KT), LLC
- Waterproof push-pull closure having function of easily locking and unlocking fiber optic connector13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235839 A1Ucl Trading Co., Ltd.
- Cable trough for managing fiber-optic cables7 May 2026US 2026/0126609 A1
- Modular mounting bracket and method of mounting enclosures29 Jan 2026US 2026/0029088 A1Preformed Line Products Company
- Optical fiber ribbon storage device for use in splice closures29 Jan 2026US 2026/0029605 A1OFS Fitel, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Power line communication system and method of using the same352US 6,965,302 B2Current Technologies, LLC · 2005
- Power line communications device and method263US 7,626,489 B2Current Technologies, LLC · 2009
- Data communication over a power line224US 7,453,352 B2Current Technologies, LLC · 2008
- Fiber optic cable splice closure198US 4,805,979 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1989
- Hybrid communications and power cable and distribution method and network using the same147US 5,677,974 AThe Southern New England Telephone Company · 1997