H01R 12/7011
Locking or fixing a connector to a pcb
Official title: {Locking or fixing a connector to a PCB}
H01R12/7011 (Locking or fixing a connector to a pcb) appears on 3,097 US grants and 2,773 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01R- Granted patents
- 3,097
- Published applications
- 2,773
- Assignees
- 878
- Inventors
- 5,247
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 9 | 0 |
| 1981 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 5 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 14 | 0 |
| 1988 | 9 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990 | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | 13 | 0 |
| 1992 | 32 | 0 |
| 1993 | 42 | 0 |
| 1994 | 36 | 0 |
| 1995 | 33 | 0 |
| 1996 | 26 | 0 |
| 1997 | 37 | 0 |
| 1998 | 47 | 0 |
| 1999 | 70 | 0 |
| 2000 | 103 | 0 |
| 2001 | 93 | 14 |
| 2002 | 77 | 44 |
| 2003 | 66 | 59 |
| 2004 | 94 | 84 |
| 2005 | 82 | 78 |
| 2006 | 78 | 88 |
| 2007 | 83 | 124 |
| 2008 | 105 | 109 |
| 2009 | 98 | 108 |
| 2010 | 119 | 98 |
| 2011 | 92 | 89 |
| 2012 | 75 | 68 |
| 2013 | 58 | 74 |
| 2014 | 55 | 83 |
| 2015 | 77 | 84 |
| 2016 | 95 | 72 |
| 2017 | 108 | 109 |
| 2018 | 109 | 148 |
| 2019 | 173 | 176 |
| 2020 | 163 | 155 |
| 2021 | 122 | 141 |
| 2022 | 110 | 167 |
| 2023 | 111 | 141 |
| 2024 | 107 | 162 |
| 2025 | 116 | 152 |
| 2026 | 88 | 146 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H01R 12/707Soldering or welding1,114
- H01R 12/7017Snap means918
- H01R 12/7047With a fastener through a screw hole in the coupling device461
- H01R 12/7064Press fitting392
- H01R 12/7052Characterised by the locating members294
- H01R 12/7058Characterised by the movement153
- H01R 12/7041Gluing or taping40
- H01R 12/7035Involving non-elastic deformation28
Recent patents
- Port cage retention29 Sep 2026US 12,749,833 B2Arista Networks, Inc.
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- Conductor connecting module having a contact element for soldering on a printed circuit board15 Sep 2026US 12,738,677 B2WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
- Systems and methods to diagnose connectivity of a non-soldered compression USB connector8 Sep 2026US 12,731,923 B2Dell Products L. P.
- Electronic device8 Sep 2026US 12,731,928 B2Acer Incorporated
- Electrical Assembly and Method for Installing an Electrical Assembly8 Oct 2026US 2026/0312313 A1
- Compact, reliable connector for cable-to-board interconnection8 Oct 2026US 2026/0312315 A1Amphenol Aorora Technology (Huizhou) Co., Ltd.
- Pcb terminal protection structure and assembly method using receptacle connector having pcb terminal protector1 Oct 2026US 2026/0302661 A1Hyundai Kefico Corporation
- Card edge connector with a detecting opening1 Oct 2026US 2026/0302665 A1Foxconn Interconnect Technology Limited
- High-reliability connector for interconnection with flexible cable1 Oct 2026US 2026/0302668 A1Amphenol Aorora Technology (Huizhou) Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electrical connector having a reduced longitudinal dimension285US 6,331,122 B1Hon Hai Precision Ind.Co., Ltd. · 2001
- Electrical connector having board locks263US 6,648,682 B1Hon Hai Precision Ind.Co., Ltd. · 2003
- Compliant pin control module and method for making the same206US 8,292,639 B2Molex Incorporated · 2012
- High speed, high density interconnect system for differential and single-ended transmission applications165US 6,843,657 B2Litton Systems, Inc. · 2005
- Adapter for interconnecting electrical assemblies161US 7,494,383 B2Amphenol Corporation · 2009