H01R
Electrically-conductive connections
Official title: Electrically-conductive connections; structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements; coupling devices; current collectors
H01R (Electrically-conductive connections) appears on 98,672 US grants and 77,909 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01R- Granted patents
- 98,672
- Published applications
- 77,909
- Assignees
- 16,025
- Inventors
- 109,730
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 639 | 0 |
| 1977 | 624 | 0 |
| 1978 | 612 | 0 |
| 1979 | 451 | 0 |
| 1980 | 540 | 0 |
| 1981 | 530 | 0 |
| 1982 | 502 | 0 |
| 1983 | 598 | 0 |
| 1984 | 645 | 0 |
| 1985 | 755 | 0 |
| 1986 | 807 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1075 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1019 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1226 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1245 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1266 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1333 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1284 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1278 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1260 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1403 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1593 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1895 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2121 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2653 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2715 | 780 |
| 2002 | 2473 | 2043 |
| 2003 | 2171 | 2080 |
| 2004 | 2434 | 2520 |
| 2005 | 2106 | 2669 |
| 2006 | 2610 | 2689 |
| 2007 | 2241 | 2714 |
| 2008 | 2358 | 2883 |
| 2009 | 2326 | 2869 |
| 2010 | 2740 | 2940 |
| 2011 | 2597 | 2826 |
| 2012 | 2365 | 2942 |
| 2013 | 2350 | 3336 |
| 2014 | 2549 | 3552 |
| 2015 | 3122 | 3549 |
| 2016 | 3687 | 3405 |
| 2017 | 3805 | 3478 |
| 2018 | 3415 | 3727 |
| 2019 | 3843 | 3922 |
| 2020 | 3700 | 3941 |
| 2021 | 3148 | 3520 |
| 2022 | 3019 | 3477 |
| 2023 | 2621 | 3152 |
| 2024 | 2370 | 3411 |
| 2025 | 2632 | 2972 |
| 2026 | 1921 | 2512 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Main groups
Granted patents with any code in the group
- H01R 13/00Details of coupling devices of the kinds covered by groups h01r12/70 or63,297
- H01R 12/00Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted25,977
- H01R 4/00Electrically-conductive connections between two or more conductive members in direct contact, i.e.16,171
- H01R 24/00Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their15,796
- H01R 43/00Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of13,891
- H01R 2201/00Connectors or connections adapted for particular applicationsIndexing code8,797
- H01R 9/00Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements7,146
- H01R 31/00Coupling parts supported only by co-operation with counterpart5,688
All 21 main groupsShow fewer
- H01R 2103/00Two polesIndexing code5,627
- H01R 25/00Coupling parts adapted for simultaneous co-operation with two or more identical counterparts4,469
- H01R 2107/00Four or more polesIndexing code3,814
- H01R 11/00Individual connecting elements providing two or more spaced connecting locations for conductive3,578
- H01R 33/00Coupling devices specially adapted for supporting apparatus and having one part acting3,252
- H01R 39/00Rotary current collectors, distributors or interrupters2,472
- H01R 27/00Coupling parts adapted for co-operation with two or more dissimilar counterparts2,402
- H01R 35/00Flexible or turnable line connectors , i.e. the rotation angle being limited1,704
- H01R 29/00Coupling parts for selective co-operation with a counterpart in different ways to1,004
- H01R 2101/00One poleIndexing code652
- H01R 2105/00Three polesIndexing code636
- H01R 41/00Non-rotary current collectors for maintaining contact between moving and stationary parts of137
- H01R 3/00Electrically-conductive connections not otherwise provided for69
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