H01R 25/16
Rails or bus-bars provided with a plurality of discrete connecting locations for
Official title: Rails or bus-bars provided with a plurality of discrete connecting locations for counterparts
H01R25/16 (Rails or bus-bars provided with a plurality of discrete connecting locations for) appears on 951 US grants and 950 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01R- Granted patents
- 951
- Published applications
- 950
- Assignees
- 462
- Inventors
- 1,906
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1977 | 5 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 16 | 0 |
| 1992 | 11 | 0 |
| 1993 | 13 | 0 |
| 1994 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 16 | 0 |
| 1998 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 13 | 0 |
| 2000 | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 | 16 | 4 |
| 2002 | 13 | 11 |
| 2003 | 11 | 18 |
| 2004 | 13 | 10 |
| 2005 | 9 | 11 |
| 2006 | 17 | 17 |
| 2007 | 13 | 17 |
| 2008 | 18 | 27 |
| 2009 | 18 | 22 |
| 2010 | 20 | 25 |
| 2011 | 12 | 9 |
| 2012 | 10 | 18 |
| 2013 | 16 | 24 |
| 2014 | 22 | 23 |
| 2015 | 22 | 43 |
| 2016 | 44 | 40 |
| 2017 | 41 | 61 |
| 2018 | 62 | 71 |
| 2019 | 83 | 96 |
| 2020 | 87 | 88 |
| 2021 | 57 | 51 |
| 2022 | 40 | 62 |
| 2023 | 46 | 28 |
| 2024 | 33 | 45 |
| 2025 | 34 | 67 |
| 2026 | 24 | 62 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H01R 25/161Details643
- H01R 25/164Connecting locations formed by flush mounted apparatus93
- H01R 25/165Connecting locations formed by surface mounted apparatus54
- H01R 25/168The connecting locations being situated away from the rail or bus-bar34
- H01R 25/167Connecting locations formed by staggering mounted apparatus15
Recent patents
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- Connector and electrical assembly for a cooled electrical cable8 Oct 2026US 2026/0312316 A1TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
- Electrical connection unit8 Oct 2026US 2026/0312347 A1Yazaki Corporation
- Electrical connection unit8 Oct 2026US 2026/0312348 A1Yazaki Corporation
- Electrical connection unit8 Oct 2026US 2026/0312349 A1Yazaki Corporation
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- Strip lighting212US 6,796,680 B1Lumileds Lighting U.S., LLC · 2004
- Flexible light rail168US 5,027,262 ALucifier Lighting Company · 1991
- Service outlet wall and rail system for use thereon154US 4,646,211 AHill-Rom, Inc. · 1987