H01R 4/02
Soldered or welded connections
Official title: Soldered or welded connections {(H01R4/625, H01R4/723, H01R12/59 take precedence)}
H01R4/02 (Soldered or welded connections) appears on 2,157 US grants and 1,915 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01R- Granted patents
- 2,157
- Published applications
- 1,915
- Assignees
- 924
- Inventors
- 4,432
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 10 | 0 |
| 1977 | 10 | 0 |
| 1978 | 15 | 0 |
| 1979 | 7 | 0 |
| 1980 | 12 | 0 |
| 1981 | 11 | 0 |
| 1982 | 21 | 0 |
| 1983 | 18 | 0 |
| 1984 | 24 | 0 |
| 1985 | 30 | 0 |
| 1986 | 19 | 0 |
| 1987 | 29 | 0 |
| 1988 | 25 | 0 |
| 1989 | 19 | 0 |
| 1990 | 32 | 0 |
| 1991 | 34 | 0 |
| 1992 | 21 | 0 |
| 1993 | 23 | 0 |
| 1994 | 24 | 0 |
| 1995 | 21 | 0 |
| 1996 | 22 | 0 |
| 1997 | 16 | 0 |
| 1998 | 24 | 0 |
| 1999 | 31 | 0 |
| 2000 | 43 | 0 |
| 2001 | 45 | 10 |
| 2002 | 40 | 43 |
| 2003 | 37 | 40 |
| 2004 | 54 | 47 |
| 2005 | 31 | 53 |
| 2006 | 35 | 40 |
| 2007 | 31 | 31 |
| 2008 | 32 | 48 |
| 2009 | 30 | 47 |
| 2010 | 43 | 35 |
| 2011 | 34 | 40 |
| 2012 | 33 | 57 |
| 2013 | 34 | 55 |
| 2014 | 53 | 67 |
| 2015 | 45 | 89 |
| 2016 | 81 | 83 |
| 2017 | 111 | 118 |
| 2018 | 95 | 136 |
| 2019 | 136 | 145 |
| 2020 | 137 | 148 |
| 2021 | 114 | 120 |
| 2022 | 96 | 101 |
| 2023 | 76 | 88 |
| 2024 | 74 | 108 |
| 2025 | 74 | 80 |
| 2026 | 45 | 86 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H01R 4/023Between cables or wires and terminals681
- H01R 4/029Welded connections422
- H01R 4/028Comprising means for preventing flowing or wicking of solder or flux in254
- H01R 4/027Comprising means for positioning or holding the parts to be soldered or205
- H01R 4/021Between two or more cables or wires181
- H01R 4/026Comprising means for eliminating an insulative layer prior to soldering or welding27
- H01R 4/025With built-in heat generating elements21
Recent patents
- Harness connector6 Oct 2026US 12,756,132 B2Amphenol Technology (Zhuhai) Co., Ltd.
- Cable connection structure and method for manufacturing cable connection structure25 Aug 2026US 12,718,971 B2Proterial, Ltd.
- Terminal-equipped electric wire25 Aug 2026US 12,719,225 B2Yazaki Corporation
- Welded joint arrangement for cooled power transmission18 Aug 2026US 12,712,290 B2
- Electrical assembly18 Aug 2026US 12,712,295 B2Lear Corporation
- Container for superconducting wire connection and superconducting magnet8 Oct 2026US 2026/0312307 A1Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Electrical connector for circuit boards1 Oct 2026US 2026/0302664 A1Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
- Electric energy transmission connecting mechanism, charging socket and motor vehicle10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264546 A1Changchun Jetty Automotive Technology Co., Ltd.
- Shielding assembly, electrical connector and connector assembly with improved shielding configurations10 Sep 2026US 2026/0269537 A1Dongguan Luxshare Technologies Co., Ltd
- Terminal Module, Electrical Connection Module, Electrical Connection Assembly and Connector10 Sep 2026US 2026/0269543 A1Te Connectivity Japan G.K.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Adapter assemblies for interconnecting surgical loading units and handle assemblies643US 10,561,418 B2Covidien LP · 2020
- Methods of assembling microelectronic assembly with socket for engaging bump leads327US 5,802,699 ATessera, Inc. · 1998
- Additive manufacturing of active devices using dielectric, conductive and magnetic materials323US 10,254,499 B1Southern Methodist University · 2019
- Soldered connector for a shielded coaxial cable255US 5,021,010 AGTE Products Corporation · 1991
- Snap-in retention system for coaxial contact232US 4,990,104 AAMP Incorporated · 1991