H01R 12/70
Coupling devices
H01R12/70 (Coupling devices) appears on 20,305 US grants and 16,934 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01R- Granted patents
- 20,305
- Published applications
- 16,934
- Assignees
- 3,342
- Inventors
- 24,041
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 64 | 0 |
| 1977 | 66 | 0 |
| 1978 | 76 | 0 |
| 1979 | 49 | 0 |
| 1980 | 76 | 0 |
| 1981 | 72 | 0 |
| 1982 | 63 | 0 |
| 1983 | 90 | 0 |
| 1984 | 90 | 0 |
| 1985 | 112 | 0 |
| 1986 | 123 | 0 |
| 1987 | 159 | 0 |
| 1988 | 124 | 0 |
| 1989 | 187 | 0 |
| 1990 | 185 | 0 |
| 1991 | 222 | 0 |
| 1992 | 244 | 0 |
| 1993 | 246 | 0 |
| 1994 | 220 | 0 |
| 1995 | 237 | 0 |
| 1996 | 232 | 0 |
| 1997 | 244 | 0 |
| 1998 | 356 | 0 |
| 1999 | 415 | 0 |
| 2000 | 583 | 0 |
| 2001 | 579 | 141 |
| 2002 | 506 | 357 |
| 2003 | 461 | 399 |
| 2004 | 541 | 514 |
| 2005 | 445 | 534 |
| 2006 | 556 | 559 |
| 2007 | 471 | 569 |
| 2008 | 543 | 626 |
| 2009 | 530 | 661 |
| 2010 | 645 | 593 |
| 2011 | 605 | 607 |
| 2012 | 520 | 584 |
| 2013 | 427 | 606 |
| 2014 | 484 | 670 |
| 2015 | 623 | 712 |
| 2016 | 789 | 686 |
| 2017 | 807 | 699 |
| 2018 | 704 | 782 |
| 2019 | 875 | 932 |
| 2020 | 868 | 878 |
| 2021 | 741 | 934 |
| 2022 | 726 | 828 |
| 2023 | 631 | 823 |
| 2024 | 534 | 830 |
| 2025 | 669 | 722 |
| 2026 | 490 | 688 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H01R 12/71For rigid printing circuits or like structures14,092
- H01R 12/7005Guiding, mounting, polarizing or locking means4,285
- H01R 12/77For flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures3,145
- H01R 12/82Connected with low or zero insertion force1,996
- H01R 12/7076For connection between pcb and component1,241
- H01R 12/7082Coupling device supported only by cooperation with pcb874
- H01R 12/91Allowing relative movement between coupling parts585
- H01R 12/7088Arrangements for power supply579
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