G11B 33/126
Arrangements for providing electrical connections
Official title: {Arrangements for providing electrical connections, e.g. connectors, cables, switches}
G11B33/126 (Arrangements for providing electrical connections) appears on 387 US grants and 305 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G11B- Granted patents
- 387
- Published applications
- 305
- Assignees
- 146
- Inventors
- 808
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
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| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 18 | 1 |
| 2002 | 13 | 10 |
| 2003 | 9 | 16 |
| 2004 | 14 | 24 |
| 2005 | 22 | 44 |
| 2006 | 31 | 24 |
| 2007 | 22 | 14 |
| 2008 | 18 | 18 |
| 2009 | 17 | 10 |
| 2010 | 14 | 7 |
| 2011 | 11 | 7 |
| 2012 | 7 | 12 |
| 2013 | 9 | 12 |
| 2014 | 4 | 6 |
| 2015 | 7 | 9 |
| 2016 | 9 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8 | 5 |
| 2018 | 12 | 15 |
| 2019 | 13 | 14 |
| 2020 | 12 | 11 |
| 2021 | 12 | 14 |
| 2022 | 16 | 9 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 |
| 2024 | 3 | 8 |
| 2025 | 5 | 3 |
| 2026 | 3 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Hard disk adapter apparatus, hard disk storage system, server, and computer device2 Jul 2026US 2026/0188351 A1Suzhou Metabrain Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.
- Modular architecture for hard disk drive storage system19 Mar 2026US 2026/0080907 A1Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
- Spring-biased movable connector assembly for storage-device bays26 Feb 2026US 2026/0059689 A1Aivres Systems Inc.
- Common filler for mounting cages having different dimensions5 Feb 2026US 2026/0040478 A1Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
- Data storage systems and chassis assemblies with rack adapters in data storage systems23 Oct 2025US 2025/0331120 A1Sanmina Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Fault tolerant modular subsystems for computers284US 4,754,397 ATandem Computers Incorporated · 1988
- System for enabling stacking of autochanger modules262US 6,269,411 B1Hewlett-Packard Company · 2001
- Apparatus for removably supporting a plurality of hot plug-connected hard disk drives184US 5,277,615 ACompaq Computer Corporation · 1994
- Expandable modular data storage system163US 5,604,662 AStreamLogic Corporation · 1997
- Apparatus for removably supporting a plurality of hot plug-connected hard disk drives156US 5,340,340 ACompaq Computer Corporation · 1994