H01B 7/18
Protection against damage caused by wear, mechanical force or pressure
Official title: {Protection against damage caused} by wear, mechanical force or pressure; {Sheaths; Armouring}
H01B7/18 (Protection against damage caused by wear, mechanical force or pressure) appears on 1,412 US grants and 1,594 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01B- Granted patents
- 1,412
- Published applications
- 1,594
- Assignees
- 654
- Inventors
- 2,914
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 17 | 0 |
| 1977 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | 9 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 12 | 0 |
| 1981 | 10 | 0 |
| 1982 | 8 | 0 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1984 | 16 | 0 |
| 1985 | 12 | 0 |
| 1986 | 9 | 0 |
| 1987 | 20 | 0 |
| 1988 | 13 | 0 |
| 1989 | 10 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 12 | 0 |
| 1992 | 17 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 10 | 4 |
| 2002 | 12 | 13 |
| 2003 | 11 | 8 |
| 2004 | 3 | 15 |
| 2005 | 6 | 17 |
| 2006 | 11 | 22 |
| 2007 | 18 | 24 |
| 2008 | 14 | 21 |
| 2009 | 16 | 27 |
| 2010 | 16 | 32 |
| 2011 | 13 | 31 |
| 2012 | 17 | 40 |
| 2013 | 18 | 37 |
| 2014 | 27 | 49 |
| 2015 | 38 | 62 |
| 2016 | 39 | 80 |
| 2017 | 63 | 101 |
| 2018 | 85 | 99 |
| 2019 | 110 | 143 |
| 2020 | 135 | 130 |
| 2021 | 95 | 133 |
| 2022 | 106 | 142 |
| 2023 | 92 | 119 |
| 2024 | 97 | 92 |
| 2025 | 83 | 103 |
| 2026 | 42 | 50 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H01B 7/22Metal wires or tapes267
- H01B 7/1875Multi-layer sheaths241
- H01B 7/182Comprising synthetic filaments209
- H01B 7/20Metal tubes112
- H01B 7/1895Internal space filling-up means97
- H01B 7/1805Protections not provided for in groups h01b7/182 - h01b7/2690
- H01B 7/184Sheaths comprising grooves, ribs or other projections89
- H01B 7/24Devices affording localised protection against mechanical force or pressure65
All 17 subgroupsShow fewer
- H01B 7/185Sheaths comprising internal cavities or channels60
- H01B 7/187Sheaths comprising extruded non-metallic layers44
- H01B 7/1855Sheaths comprising helical wrapped non-metallic layers36
- H01B 7/189Radial force absorbing layers providing a cushioning effect36
- H01B 7/1865Sheaths comprising braided non-metallic layers30
- H01B 7/26Reduction of losses in sheaths or armouring21
- H01B 7/1845Sheaths comprising perforations15
- H01B 7/186Sheaths comprising longitudinal lapped non-metallic layers8
- H01B 7/1835Sheaths comprising abrasive charges0
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