H01R 4/38
Utilising a clamping member acted on by screw or nut
Official title: utilising a clamping member acted on by screw or nut (H01R4/50 takes precedence)
H01R4/38 (Utilising a clamping member acted on by screw or nut) appears on 587 US grants and 461 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01R- Granted patents
- 587
- Published applications
- 461
- Assignees
- 327
- Inventors
- 1,036
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
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| 2024 | 15 | 24 |
| 2025 | 16 | 18 |
| 2026 | 11 | 17 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Structure for changing an inner diameter of a circular terminal22 Sep 2026US 12,744,337 B2Shenzhen Tuozheng Technology Co., Ltd.
- Ground connection terminal18 Aug 2026US 12,712,293 B2Endress + Hauser GmbH + Co. KG
- Cable connecting assembly for machine18 Aug 2026US 12,712,294 B2Caterpillar Inc.
- Grate grounding device18 Aug 2026US 12,712,296 B2Hubbell Incorporated
- Connector and electronic device comprising same11 Aug 2026US 12,706,399 B2Pocons Co., Ltd
- Electrical outlet terminal configuration with a plurality of wiring points1 Oct 2026US 2026/0302701 A1Zhejiang Yuchuang Electronic Technology Co, Ltd.
- Bus device24 Sep 2026US 2026/0290642 A1Schneider Electric (China) Co., Ltd.
- Terminal block and wiring harness17 Sep 2026US 2026/0280160 A1Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
- Grounding system17 Sep 2026US 2026/0280260 A1Cambria County Association for the Blind and Handicapped
- Electrical connectors with screw-terminated contacts13 Aug 2026US 2026/0237917 A1IDEAL Industries, Inc.
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By later US patents
- Electrical connection system with discrete wire interconnections142US 5,741,161 APCD Inc. · 1998
- Electrical distribution terminal guard117US 6,843,680 B2ProtectConnect · 2005
- Safety module electrical distribution system107US 6,884,111 B2ProtectConnect · 2005
- Fastener for battery connector95US 4,983,086 A1991
- Rail-less solar panel assembly and installation method95US 9,647,433 B2IronRidge, Inc. · 2017