H01B 7/08
Flat or ribbon cables
H01B7/08 (Flat or ribbon cables) appears on 1,331 US grants and 1,221 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01B- Granted patents
- 1,331
- Published applications
- 1,221
- Assignees
- 581
- Inventors
- 2,416
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 12 | 0 |
| 1979 | 11 | 0 |
| 1980 | 15 | 0 |
| 1981 | 14 | 0 |
| 1982 | 13 | 0 |
| 1983 | 21 | 0 |
| 1984 | 35 | 0 |
| 1985 | 13 | 0 |
| 1986 | 22 | 0 |
| 1987 | 31 | 0 |
| 1988 | 22 | 0 |
| 1989 | 22 | 0 |
| 1990 | 18 | 0 |
| 1991 | 19 | 0 |
| 1992 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | 12 | 0 |
| 1994 | 19 | 0 |
| 1995 | 16 | 0 |
| 1996 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 7 | 0 |
| 1998 | 17 | 0 |
| 1999 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 18 | 5 |
| 2002 | 20 | 37 |
| 2003 | 20 | 30 |
| 2004 | 26 | 29 |
| 2005 | 23 | 16 |
| 2006 | 8 | 24 |
| 2007 | 14 | 16 |
| 2008 | 12 | 35 |
| 2009 | 11 | 18 |
| 2010 | 21 | 24 |
| 2011 | 12 | 29 |
| 2012 | 12 | 35 |
| 2013 | 17 | 33 |
| 2014 | 23 | 47 |
| 2015 | 37 | 36 |
| 2016 | 32 | 50 |
| 2017 | 54 | 53 |
| 2018 | 45 | 63 |
| 2019 | 85 | 99 |
| 2020 | 73 | 80 |
| 2021 | 70 | 96 |
| 2022 | 58 | 113 |
| 2023 | 66 | 84 |
| 2024 | 92 | 70 |
| 2025 | 48 | 54 |
| 2026 | 31 | 45 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H01B 7/0823Parallel wires, incorporated in a flat insulating profile409
- H01B 7/0838Parallel wires, sandwiched between two insulating layers348
- H01B 7/0861Comprising one or more screens298
- H01B 7/0846Parallel wires, fixed upon a support layer97
- H01B 7/0892Incorporated in a cable of non-flat configuration94
- H01B 7/0876Comprising twisted pairs93
- H01B 7/0807Twin conductor or cable89
- H01B 7/0869Comprising one or more armouring, tensile- or compression-resistant elements81
Recent patents
- High density shielded electrical cable and other shielded cables, systems, and methods6 Oct 2026US 12,755,863 B23M Innovative Properties Company
- Wiring member22 Sep 2026US 12,744,133 B2Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd.
- Automated assembly sensor cable22 Sep 2026US 12,744,134 B2Masimo Corporation
- Ribbon cable for detecting a break, connection assembly with composite panel, method for detecting a break, and use of the ribbon cable15 Sep 2026US 12,738,395 B2Saint-Gobain Sekurit France
- Battery pack15 Sep 2026US 12,738,587 B2Samsung SDI.Co., Ltd.
- Insulation for busbars8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311909 A1Bond-Laminates GmbH
- Ribbon cable with temperature sensor, connector assembly, and method1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298855 A1
- Wiring member and wiring system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301991 A1Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
- Wiring member24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285246 A1Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd.
- Routing structure24 Sep 2026US 2026/0290643 A1Yazaki Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Automated assembly sensor cable635US 9,697,928 B2Masimo Corporation · 2017
- Concentric-eccentric high performance, multi-media communications cables and cable support-separators utilizing roll-up designs242US 7,465,879 B2Cable Components Group, LLC · 2008
- Bundled flexible flat circuit cable225US 8,872,032 B2Advanced Flexible Circuits Co., Ltd. · 2014
- Wire and cable215US 5,209,987 ARaychem Corporation · 1993
- Elastic laminate web208US 6,830,800 B2The Procter & Gamble Company · 2004