H01R 13/28
Contacts for sliding cooperation with identically-shaped contact
Official title: Contacts for sliding cooperation with identically-shaped contact, e.g. for hermaphroditic coupling devices {(H01R24/84 takes precedence)}
H01R13/28 (Contacts for sliding cooperation with identically-shaped contact) appears on 380 US grants and 236 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01R- Granted patents
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Universal connector21 May 2026US 2026/0142384 A1IDEAL Industries, Inc.
- Connector Shroud Assembly for a Hermaphroditic Connector Assembly30 Apr 2026US 2026/0121347 A1Ciena Corporation
- Connector, connector system, and connector mating method16 Apr 2026US 2026/0106396 A1Okins Electronics Co., Ltd
Most cited
By later US patents
- Hermaphroditic interconnect system161US 5,098,311 AOhio Associated Enterprises, LLC · 1992
- Low cross and impedance controlled electric connector159US 5,741,144 ABerg Technology, Inc. · 1998
- Keyed electrical connector with main and auxiliary electrical contacts157US 4,990,099 AHigh Voltage Engineering Corporation · 1991
- Electrical interconnection system and device154US 5,904,581 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1999
- Hermaphroditic self-shorting electrical connector153US 5,052,940 ARit-Rad Interconnection Technologies Ltd. · 1991