H01R 12/59
For flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures
Official title: for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures
H01R12/59 (For flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures) appears on 3,057 US grants and 2,144 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01R- Granted patents
- 3,057
- Published applications
- 2,144
- Assignees
- 965
- Inventors
- 5,113
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 17 | 0 |
| 1977 | 21 | 0 |
| 1978 | 23 | 0 |
| 1979 | 14 | 0 |
| 1980 | 18 | 0 |
| 1981 | 26 | 0 |
| 1982 | 20 | 0 |
| 1983 | 24 | 0 |
| 1984 | 35 | 0 |
| 1985 | 41 | 0 |
| 1986 | 38 | 0 |
| 1987 | 62 | 0 |
| 1988 | 56 | 0 |
| 1989 | 49 | 0 |
| 1990 | 64 | 0 |
| 1991 | 55 | 0 |
| 1992 | 48 | 0 |
| 1993 | 64 | 0 |
| 1994 | 39 | 0 |
| 1995 | 39 | 0 |
| 1996 | 41 | 0 |
| 1997 | 35 | 0 |
| 1998 | 64 | 0 |
| 1999 | 71 | 0 |
| 2000 | 92 | 0 |
| 2001 | 75 | 27 |
| 2002 | 78 | 68 |
| 2003 | 79 | 68 |
| 2004 | 89 | 86 |
| 2005 | 59 | 81 |
| 2006 | 71 | 97 |
| 2007 | 88 | 73 |
| 2008 | 79 | 85 |
| 2009 | 63 | 74 |
| 2010 | 69 | 74 |
| 2011 | 65 | 75 |
| 2012 | 46 | 75 |
| 2013 | 56 | 68 |
| 2014 | 63 | 69 |
| 2015 | 59 | 62 |
| 2016 | 63 | 63 |
| 2017 | 85 | 68 |
| 2018 | 88 | 101 |
| 2019 | 101 | 123 |
| 2020 | 100 | 133 |
| 2021 | 119 | 123 |
| 2022 | 110 | 125 |
| 2023 | 81 | 92 |
| 2024 | 76 | 120 |
| 2025 | 85 | 77 |
| 2026 | 54 | 37 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H01R 12/65Characterised by the terminal986
- H01R 12/62Connecting to rigid printed circuits or like structures901
- H01R 12/592Connections to contact elements602
- H01R 12/61Connecting to flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures453
- H01R 12/594For shielded flat cable327
- H01R 12/63Connecting to another shape cable73
Recent patents
- Connector and connector assembly22 Sep 2026US 12,744,339 B2Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
- Systems and methods for a cable connector22 Sep 2026US 12,744,346 B2Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
- Connector for flexible circuitry electrical interface15 Sep 2026US 12,738,676 B2Spark Biomedical, Inc.
- Electronic device including connector1 Sep 2026US 12,725,948 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Connection connecting technique for an LED profile system, and LED profile system1 Sep 2026US 12,725,992 B2Stephan Engineering GmbH
- Connector17 Sep 2026US 2026/0280168 A1Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd.
- Substrate and cable assembly17 Sep 2026US 2026/0282228 A1Nissei Electric Co., Ltd.
- High voltage electrical connector27 Aug 2026US 2026/0254142 A1Aptiv Technologies AG
- Surge protection device for wireless communications13 Aug 2026US 2026/0237933 A1
- Electrical connector and electrical connector pair13 Aug 2026US 2026/0237943 A1I-PEX Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- 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
- Shielded optical probe having an electrical connector1,135US 6,541,756 B2Masimo Corporation · 2003
- Shielded optical probe having an electrical connector981US 7,132,641 B2Masimo Corporation · 2006
- Fully encapsulated electronics and printed circuit boards515US 10,667,408 B2Covidien LP · 2020