H01R 4/2406
Having needles or pins
Official title: having needles or pins
H01R4/2406 (Having needles or pins) appears on 200 US grants and 143 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01R- Granted patents
- 200
- Published applications
- 143
- Assignees
- 140
- Inventors
- 375
- Latest grant
- 18 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 12 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 | 8 | 4 |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 |
| 2004 | 4 | 3 |
| 2005 | 3 | 2 |
| 2006 | 4 | 2 |
| 2007 | 3 | 6 |
| 2008 | 5 | 8 |
| 2009 | 3 | 7 |
| 2010 | 6 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 5 |
| 2012 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 |
| 2014 | 3 | 4 |
| 2015 | 3 | 5 |
| 2016 | 7 | 5 |
| 2017 | 6 | 4 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 |
| 2019 | 6 | 5 |
| 2020 | 3 | 12 |
| 2021 | 8 | 10 |
| 2022 | 5 | 10 |
| 2023 | 8 | 6 |
| 2024 | 8 | 9 |
| 2025 | 3 | 14 |
| 2026 | 5 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Insulating piercing contact with wire retention feature5 May 2026US 12,620,733 B2KYOCERA AVX Components Corporation
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