H01R 31/08
Short-circuiting members for bridging contacts in a counterpart
H01R31/08 (Short-circuiting members for bridging contacts in a counterpart) appears on 801 US grants and 590 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Joint connector25 Aug 2026US 12,719,196 B2Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd.
- Ground contact connection member, connector, and connector assembly18 Aug 2026US 12,712,304 B2Te Connectivity Japan G.K.
- Connector18 Aug 2026US 12,712,310 B2Yazaki Corporation
- Electric working machine with electric battery power21 Jul 2026US 12,689,223 B2Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Plug connector having a bridging function9 Jun 2026US 12,651,853 B2HARTING Electric Stiftung & Co. KG
- Shorting block component for a current transformer8 Oct 2026US 2026/0312310 A1Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
- Spliced split module for modular connector assembly8 Oct 2026US 2026/0312351 A1Aptiv Technologies AG
- Star delta convertible connector and method of operating the same6 Aug 2026US 2026/0229830 A1Vertiv Corporation
- Electrical connection apparatus11 Jun 2026US 2026/0163273 A1Samsung SDI.Co., Ltd.
- Plug Assembly and Connector Assembly Including the Same30 Apr 2026US 2026/0121333 A1Tyco Electronics AMP Korea Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Modular vehicle electronic system223US 5,154,617 APrince Corporation · 1992
- Pinless connector interposer and method for making the same162US 4,548,451 AInternational Business Machines Corporation · 1985
- RJ contact/filter modules and multiport filter connector utilizing such modules151US 6,227,911 B1Amphenol Corporation · 2001
- Electrostatic discharge protection device148US 5,490,033 APolaroid Corporation · 1996
- Static-free interrogating connector for electric components142US 4,954,087 AI-Stat Corporation · 1990