H01R 4/20
Using a crimping sleeve
Official title: using a crimping sleeve {(H01R4/01 takes precedence)}
H01R4/20 (Using a crimping sleeve) appears on 574 US grants and 604 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01R- Granted patents
- 574
- Published applications
- 604
- Assignees
- 322
- Inventors
- 1,246
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 3 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 3 |
| 2002 | 4 | 7 |
| 2003 | 6 | 4 |
| 2004 | 5 | 10 |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 |
| 2006 | 8 | 17 |
| 2007 | 13 | 15 |
| 2008 | 12 | 13 |
| 2009 | 11 | 17 |
| 2010 | 15 | 26 |
| 2011 | 10 | 14 |
| 2012 | 16 | 21 |
| 2013 | 14 | 21 |
| 2014 | 22 | 37 |
| 2015 | 24 | 52 |
| 2016 | 41 | 32 |
| 2017 | 38 | 34 |
| 2018 | 31 | 29 |
| 2019 | 36 | 37 |
| 2020 | 40 | 47 |
| 2021 | 29 | 28 |
| 2022 | 27 | 29 |
| 2023 | 21 | 29 |
| 2024 | 16 | 27 |
| 2025 | 20 | 28 |
| 2026 | 8 | 22 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Connector cover assemblies8 Sep 2026US 12,731,976 B2Hubbell Incorporated
- Cable assembly and manufacturing method therefor25 Aug 2026US 12,719,255 B2Changchun Jetty Automotive Technology Co., Ltd.
- Plug connector having a bridging function9 Jun 2026US 12,651,853 B2HARTING Electric Stiftung & Co. KG
- Connection structure of wire harness2 Jun 2026US 12,643,492 B2Mazda Motor Corporation
- Cable termination and method19 May 2026US 12,633,682 B2Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
- Connector and electrical assembly for a cooled electrical cable8 Oct 2026US 2026/0312316 A1TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
- Pressing tool comprising a pair of tool parts for crimping a pressed part as well as pair of tool parts for a pressing tool20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241522 A1Gustav Klauke GmbH
- Thermal fuse with improved sealing20 Aug 2026US 2026/0245823 A1Electrical Components International, Inc.
- Battery pack20 Aug 2026US 2026/0246094 A1Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Electrical ferrule, electrical contact with ferrule and method for assembling a system with an electrical ferrule13 Aug 2026US 2026/0237921 A1TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Corrosion proof terminal for aluminum wire78US 3,955,044 AAMP Incorporated · 1976
- Soft heating element and method of its electrical termination71US 6,403,935 B2Thermosoft International Corporation · 2002
- Compression connector56US 7,189,114 B1Corning Gilbert Inc. · 2007
- Antenna coupling apparatus, external-antenna connecting apparatus, and onboard external-antenna connecting apparatus55US 5,777,585 ASony Corporation · 1998
- Electrical contact terminal52US 4,932,906 AAMP Incorporated · 1990