H01R 4/2404
The contact members having teeth, prongs, pins or needles penetrating the insulation
Official title: the contact members having teeth, prongs, pins or needles penetrating the insulation
H01R4/2404 (The contact members having teeth, prongs, pins or needles penetrating the insulation) appears on 656 US grants and 414 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01R- Granted patents
- 656
- Published applications
- 414
- Assignees
- 362
- Inventors
- 1,097
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 2001 | 25 | 1 |
| 2002 | 12 | 10 |
| 2003 | 14 | 9 |
| 2004 | 7 | 15 |
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| 2020 | 18 | 28 |
| 2021 | 27 | 23 |
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| 2023 | 17 | 25 |
| 2024 | 16 | 19 |
| 2025 | 12 | 27 |
| 2026 | 15 | 16 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Insulation piercing electrical connector18 Aug 2026US 12,712,292 B2Nextpower LLC
- Modular connector with improved locking features and assembly method thereof4 Aug 2026US 12,700,693 B2Speed Tech Corp.
- Insulation displacement connection system14 Jul 2026US 12,683,301 B2
- Spring clip and connector for a flat flexible cable7 Jul 2026US 12,676,435 B2TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
- Conductor insulation anchoring system23 Jun 2026US 12,665,326 B2Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
- Insulation piercing connector assemblies with captive cable end caps8 Oct 2026US 2026/0312300 A1TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
- Contacting device, cable, connection system, and method for manufacturing a connection system3 Sep 2026US 2026/0261056 A1Murrelektronik GmbH
- Stimulation lead connection system20 Aug 2026US 2026/0241180 A1Spr Therapeutics, Inc.
- Removable Grounding Clip13 Aug 2026US 2026/0237916 A1Illinois Tool Works Inc.
- Hybrid insulation piercing connectors23 Jul 2026US 2026/0213431 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Surgical instrument with electrical contact under membrane611US 10,631,860 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2020
- Modular lighting fixture225US 5,738,436 AM.G. Products, Inc. · 1998
- Connector with conductor piercing prongs for a solar panel173US 7,824,191 B1International Development LLC · 2010
- Modular lighting fixture155US 6,375,338 B1Power & Light, LLC · 2002
- Screwless type electrical terminal block108US 4,759,726 AReed Devices, Inc. · 1988