Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their
Official title: Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their overall structure (contact members H01R13/02; securing contact members in or to a base or case or insulating of contact members H01R13/40; bases or cases H01R13/46; means for supporting coupling part when not engaged H01R13/60; means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts or for holding them in engagement H01R13/62; means for preventing, inhibiting or avoiding incorrect coupling H01R13/64)
H01R24/00 (Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their) appears on 15,796 US grants and 14,172 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01R- Granted patents
- 15,796
- Published applications
- 14,172
- Assignees
- 3,980
- Inventors
- 20,948
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 25 | 0 |
| 1977 | 33 | 0 |
| 1978 | 44 | 0 |
| 1979 | 39 | 0 |
| 1980 | 44 | 0 |
| 1981 | 50 | 0 |
| 1982 | 42 | 0 |
| 1983 | 55 | 0 |
| 1984 | 45 | 0 |
| 1985 | 54 | 0 |
| 1986 | 73 | 0 |
| 1987 | 94 | 0 |
| 1988 | 75 | 0 |
| 1989 | 91 | 0 |
| 1990 | 101 | 0 |
| 1991 | 104 | 0 |
| 1992 | 120 | 0 |
| 1993 | 115 | 0 |
| 1994 | 129 | 0 |
| 1995 | 131 | 0 |
| 1996 | 155 | 0 |
| 1997 | 196 | 0 |
| 1998 | 193 | 0 |
| 1999 | 239 | 0 |
| 2000 | 318 | 0 |
| 2001 | 298 | 55 |
| 2002 | 300 | 215 |
| 2003 | 251 | 243 |
| 2004 | 283 | 303 |
| 2005 | 273 | 370 |
| 2006 | 360 | 346 |
| 2007 | 302 | 347 |
| 2008 | 323 | 355 |
| 2009 | 336 | 428 |
| 2010 | 465 | 520 |
| 2011 | 447 | 527 |
| 2012 | 433 | 521 |
| 2013 | 479 | 596 |
| 2014 | 506 | 703 |
| 2015 | 616 | 757 |
| 2016 | 877 | 875 |
| 2017 | 976 | 952 |
| 2018 | 920 | 973 |
| 2019 | 945 | 803 |
| 2020 | 778 | 746 |
| 2021 | 629 | 733 |
| 2022 | 625 | 679 |
| 2023 | 505 | 647 |
| 2024 | 467 | 576 |
| 2025 | 536 | 500 |
| 2026 | 301 | 402 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
- H01R 24/60Contacts spaced along planar side wall transverse to longitudinal axis of engagement5,728
- H01R 24/38Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their4,462
- H01R 24/28Coupling parts carrying pins, blades or analogous contacts and secured only to1,531
- H01R 24/76Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their1,509
- H01R 24/58Contacts spaced along longitudinal axis of engagement1,498
- H01R 24/20Coupling parts carrying sockets, clips or analogous contacts and secured only to959
- H01R 24/66Two-part coupling devices, or either of their cooperating parts, characterised by their805
- H01R 24/86Parallel contacts arranged about a common axis401
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