H01R 12/77
For flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures
Official title: for flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures
H01R12/77 (For flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like structures) appears on 3,145 US grants and 2,585 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01R- Granted patents
- 3,145
- Published applications
- 2,585
- Assignees
- 947
- Inventors
- 5,119
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 13 | 0 |
| 1977 | 13 | 0 |
| 1978 | 14 | 0 |
| 1979 | 8 | 0 |
| 1980 | 25 | 0 |
| 1981 | 20 | 0 |
| 1982 | 22 | 0 |
| 1983 | 30 | 0 |
| 1984 | 22 | 0 |
| 1985 | 28 | 0 |
| 1986 | 31 | 0 |
| 1987 | 46 | 0 |
| 1988 | 36 | 0 |
| 1989 | 39 | 0 |
| 1990 | 47 | 0 |
| 1991 | 44 | 0 |
| 1992 | 37 | 0 |
| 1993 | 42 | 0 |
| 1994 | 26 | 0 |
| 1995 | 44 | 0 |
| 1996 | 33 | 0 |
| 1997 | 36 | 0 |
| 1998 | 51 | 0 |
| 1999 | 70 | 0 |
| 2000 | 72 | 0 |
| 2001 | 72 | 16 |
| 2002 | 69 | 46 |
| 2003 | 61 | 62 |
| 2004 | 67 | 61 |
| 2005 | 70 | 69 |
| 2006 | 83 | 98 |
| 2007 | 78 | 97 |
| 2008 | 80 | 76 |
| 2009 | 61 | 73 |
| 2010 | 64 | 72 |
| 2011 | 65 | 69 |
| 2012 | 53 | 82 |
| 2013 | 50 | 85 |
| 2014 | 82 | 108 |
| 2015 | 93 | 93 |
| 2016 | 106 | 104 |
| 2017 | 112 | 105 |
| 2018 | 118 | 123 |
| 2019 | 129 | 141 |
| 2020 | 129 | 160 |
| 2021 | 137 | 147 |
| 2022 | 125 | 138 |
| 2023 | 113 | 132 |
| 2024 | 89 | 168 |
| 2025 | 107 | 143 |
| 2026 | 83 | 117 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H01R 12/79Connecting to rigid printed circuits or like structures1,765
- H01R 12/771Details1,085
- H01R 12/78Connecting to other flexible printed circuits, flat or ribbon cables or like276
- H01R 12/777Coupling parts carrying pins, blades or analogous contacts248
- H01R 12/778Coupling parts carrying sockets, clips or analogous counter-contacts248
- H01R 12/81Connecting to another cable except for flat or ribbon cable92
Recent patents
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- Ribbon conductor connector and ribbon conductor1 Sep 2026US 12,725,951 B2Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
- Connector module and battery module including the same8 Oct 2026US 2026/0312151 A1LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
- Compact, reliable connector for cable-to-board interconnection8 Oct 2026US 2026/0312315 A1Amphenol Aorora Technology (Huizhou) Co., Ltd.
- Ribbon cable with temperature sensor, connector assembly, and method1 Oct 2026US 2026/0298855 A1
- High-reliability connector for interconnection with flexible cable1 Oct 2026US 2026/0302668 A1Amphenol Aorora Technology (Huizhou) Co., Ltd.
- Cable-end connector, board-end connector, and connector assembly1 Oct 2026US 2026/0302669 A1Advanced Connectek Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Flex circuit connector916US 5,482,473 AMiniMed Inc. · 1996
- Medical cable set and electrode therefor280US 4,353,372 ABunker Ramo Corporation · 1982
- Electric connector terminal and method of marking the same237US 5,460,546 AMolex Incorporated · 1995
- Thin multichip module182US 5,708,297 A1998
- Hose for conveying fluid169US 10,267,439 B2Icon Polymer Group Limited · 2019