H01R 4/24
Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands
H01R4/24 (Connections using contact members penetrating or cutting insulation or cable strands) appears on 3,484 US grants and 1,741 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01R- Granted patents
- 3,484
- Published applications
- 1,741
- Assignees
- 997
- Inventors
- 4,512
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 52 | 0 |
| 1977 | 54 | 0 |
| 1978 | 53 | 0 |
| 1979 | 36 | 0 |
| 1980 | 44 | 0 |
| 1981 | 65 | 0 |
| 1982 | 53 | 0 |
| 1983 | 48 | 0 |
| 1984 | 83 | 0 |
| 1985 | 80 | 0 |
| 1986 | 68 | 0 |
| 1987 | 74 | 0 |
| 1988 | 55 | 0 |
| 1989 | 58 | 0 |
| 1990 | 62 | 0 |
| 1991 | 70 | 0 |
| 1992 | 52 | 0 |
| 1993 | 33 | 0 |
| 1994 | 50 | 0 |
| 1995 | 65 | 0 |
| 1996 | 86 | 0 |
| 1997 | 92 | 0 |
| 1998 | 112 | 0 |
| 1999 | 128 | 0 |
| 2000 | 150 | 0 |
| 2001 | 135 | 33 |
| 2002 | 107 | 86 |
| 2003 | 71 | 57 |
| 2004 | 72 | 68 |
| 2005 | 70 | 73 |
| 2006 | 71 | 75 |
| 2007 | 74 | 78 |
| 2008 | 68 | 70 |
| 2009 | 58 | 71 |
| 2010 | 73 | 87 |
| 2011 | 79 | 64 |
| 2012 | 59 | 78 |
| 2013 | 51 | 50 |
| 2014 | 58 | 58 |
| 2015 | 49 | 79 |
| 2016 | 80 | 64 |
| 2017 | 70 | 53 |
| 2018 | 73 | 85 |
| 2019 | 67 | 71 |
| 2020 | 71 | 83 |
| 2021 | 80 | 75 |
| 2022 | 51 | 62 |
| 2023 | 61 | 57 |
| 2024 | 46 | 60 |
| 2025 | 38 | 65 |
| 2026 | 29 | 39 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H01R 4/2416The contact members having insulation-cutting edges2,526
- H01R 4/2404The contact members having teeth, prongs, pins or needles penetrating the insulation656
- H01R 4/2495Insulation penetration combined with permanent deformation of the contact member158
- H01R 4/2475The contact members penetrating the insulation being actuated by screws, nuts or82
- H01R 4/2491The contact members penetrating the insulation being actuated by conductive cams or59
- H01R 4/247The contact members penetrating the insulation being actuated by springs12
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