H01R 4/30
Utilising a screw or nut clamping member
Official title: utilising a screw or nut clamping member (H01R4/50 takes precedence; utilising a clamping member acted on by screw or nut H01R4/38; {for coaxial cables H01R9/0521})
H01R4/30 (Utilising a screw or nut clamping member) appears on 2,038 US grants and 1,923 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01R- Granted patents
- 2,038
- Published applications
- 1,923
- Assignees
- 927
- Inventors
- 4,008
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 16 | 0 |
| 1977 | 20 | 0 |
| 1978 | 17 | 0 |
| 1979 | 17 | 0 |
| 1980 | 14 | 0 |
| 1981 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 14 | 0 |
| 1983 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 17 | 0 |
| 1985 | 13 | 0 |
| 1986 | 14 | 0 |
| 1987 | 10 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 18 | 0 |
| 1990 | 19 | 0 |
| 1991 | 20 | 0 |
| 1992 | 16 | 0 |
| 1993 | 22 | 0 |
| 1994 | 11 | 0 |
| 1995 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 18 | 0 |
| 1997 | 28 | 0 |
| 1998 | 41 | 0 |
| 1999 | 22 | 0 |
| 2000 | 31 | 0 |
| 2001 | 37 | 6 |
| 2002 | 33 | 17 |
| 2003 | 25 | 27 |
| 2004 | 22 | 38 |
| 2005 | 38 | 43 |
| 2006 | 47 | 56 |
| 2007 | 36 | 38 |
| 2008 | 36 | 60 |
| 2009 | 48 | 43 |
| 2010 | 44 | 57 |
| 2011 | 64 | 60 |
| 2012 | 43 | 57 |
| 2013 | 47 | 64 |
| 2014 | 60 | 90 |
| 2015 | 67 | 79 |
| 2016 | 84 | 84 |
| 2017 | 88 | 91 |
| 2018 | 112 | 115 |
| 2019 | 110 | 113 |
| 2020 | 109 | 113 |
| 2021 | 86 | 89 |
| 2022 | 78 | 109 |
| 2023 | 80 | 95 |
| 2024 | 75 | 148 |
| 2025 | 94 | 125 |
| 2026 | 48 | 106 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H01R 4/36Conductive members located under tip of screw729
- H01R 4/34Conductive members located under head of screw667
- H01R 4/305Having means for facilitating engagement of conductive member or for holding it151
- H01R 4/302Having means for preventing loosening of screw or nut129
- H01R 4/304Having means for improving contact111
- H01R 4/308Conductive members located parallel to axis of screw86
- H01R 4/301Having means for preventing complete unscrewing of screw or nut69
- H01R 4/32Conductive members located in slot or hole in screw60
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