Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted
Official title: Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted for printed circuits, e.g. printed circuit boards [PCB], flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures, e.g. terminal strips, terminal blocks; Coupling devices specially adapted for printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures; Terminals specially adapted for contact with, or insertion into, printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables, or like generally planar structures (printed connections to, or between, printed circuits H05K1/11)
H01R12/00 (Structural associations of a plurality of mutually-insulated electrical connecting elements, specially adapted) appears on 25,977 US grants and 21,099 published applications in this corpus.
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Most cited
- Method and assembly of member and terminal1,576US 5,611,709 AValleylab, Inc. · 1997
- Ribbon cable substrate pulse oximetry sensor1,192US 6,760,607 B2Masimo Corporation · 2004
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- Flex circuit connector916US 5,482,473 AMiniMed Inc. · 1996