H01R 12/72
Coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures
Official title: coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures
H01R12/72 (Coupling with the edge of the rigid printed circuits or like structures) appears on 8,165 US grants and 7,416 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01R- Granted patents
- 8,165
- Published applications
- 7,416
- Assignees
- 1,635
- Inventors
- 10,877
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 17 | 0 |
| 1977 | 23 | 0 |
| 1978 | 30 | 0 |
| 1979 | 12 | 0 |
| 1980 | 19 | 0 |
| 1981 | 15 | 0 |
| 1982 | 13 | 0 |
| 1983 | 14 | 0 |
| 1984 | 19 | 0 |
| 1985 | 29 | 0 |
| 1986 | 39 | 0 |
| 1987 | 47 | 0 |
| 1988 | 27 | 0 |
| 1989 | 57 | 0 |
| 1990 | 48 | 0 |
| 1991 | 68 | 0 |
| 1992 | 75 | 0 |
| 1993 | 78 | 0 |
| 1994 | 69 | 0 |
| 1995 | 76 | 0 |
| 1996 | 98 | 0 |
| 1997 | 97 | 0 |
| 1998 | 126 | 0 |
| 1999 | 145 | 0 |
| 2000 | 191 | 0 |
| 2001 | 185 | 39 |
| 2002 | 148 | 129 |
| 2003 | 180 | 133 |
| 2004 | 178 | 163 |
| 2005 | 140 | 148 |
| 2006 | 172 | 176 |
| 2007 | 159 | 185 |
| 2008 | 174 | 203 |
| 2009 | 169 | 209 |
| 2010 | 207 | 227 |
| 2011 | 247 | 287 |
| 2012 | 239 | 285 |
| 2013 | 220 | 310 |
| 2014 | 223 | 320 |
| 2015 | 292 | 346 |
| 2016 | 411 | 316 |
| 2017 | 385 | 332 |
| 2018 | 330 | 382 |
| 2019 | 409 | 419 |
| 2020 | 433 | 432 |
| 2021 | 350 | 457 |
| 2022 | 334 | 411 |
| 2023 | 317 | 430 |
| 2024 | 251 | 391 |
| 2025 | 354 | 359 |
| 2026 | 226 | 327 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
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