H01R 4/22
End caps, i.e. of insulating or conductive material for covering or maintaining
Official title: End caps, i.e. of insulating or conductive material for covering or maintaining connections between wires entering the cap from the same end
H01R4/22 (End caps, i.e. of insulating or conductive material for covering or maintaining) appears on 323 US grants and 189 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01R- Granted patents
- 323
- Published applications
- 189
- Assignees
- 138
- Inventors
- 500
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 10 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 1 |
| 2002 | 9 | 4 |
| 2003 | 4 | 4 |
| 2004 | 8 | 6 |
| 2005 | 5 | 7 |
| 2006 | 9 | 10 |
| 2007 | 8 | 4 |
| 2008 | 5 | 8 |
| 2009 | 6 | 9 |
| 2010 | 9 | 10 |
| 2011 | 4 | 5 |
| 2012 | 5 | 6 |
| 2013 | 9 | 4 |
| 2014 | 4 | 4 |
| 2015 | 12 | 16 |
| 2016 | 9 | 12 |
| 2017 | 15 | 10 |
| 2018 | 10 | 11 |
| 2019 | 20 | 13 |
| 2020 | 8 | 8 |
| 2021 | 9 | 6 |
| 2022 | 7 | 6 |
| 2023 | 3 | 7 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 |
| 2025 | 5 | 3 |
| 2026 | 4 | 6 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus and method for protection of electrical contacts152US 4,600,261 ARaychem Corporation · 1986
- Apparatus and method for protection of a substrate107US 4,634,207 ARaychem Corporation · 1987
- Means for splicing wires98US 5,099,088 AThree Bond Co., Ltd. · 1992
- Article for protection of a substrate75US 4,865,905 ARaychem Corporation · 1989
- Sealed electrical connection device and method75US 5,210,376 AImperial Underground Sprinkler Co. · 1993