H01R 4/50
Utilising a cam, wedge, cone or ball also combined with a screw
Official title: utilising a cam, wedge, cone or ball {also combined with a screw}
H01R4/50 (Utilising a cam, wedge, cone or ball also combined with a screw) appears on 818 US grants and 606 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01R- Granted patents
- 818
- Published applications
- 606
- Assignees
- 389
- Inventors
- 1,280
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 10 | 0 |
| 1977 | 10 | 0 |
| 1978 | 11 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 8 | 0 |
| 1988 | 9 | 0 |
| 1989 | 11 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 10 | 0 |
| 1992 | 15 | 0 |
| 1993 | 9 | 0 |
| 1994 | 15 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 18 | 0 |
| 1997 | 18 | 0 |
| 1998 | 19 | 0 |
| 1999 | 28 | 0 |
| 2000 | 31 | 0 |
| 2001 | 20 | 2 |
| 2002 | 10 | 6 |
| 2003 | 11 | 22 |
| 2004 | 28 | 19 |
| 2005 | 17 | 21 |
| 2006 | 22 | 20 |
| 2007 | 24 | 35 |
| 2008 | 26 | 32 |
| 2009 | 22 | 15 |
| 2010 | 22 | 28 |
| 2011 | 28 | 23 |
| 2012 | 16 | 21 |
| 2013 | 15 | 22 |
| 2014 | 20 | 18 |
| 2015 | 18 | 20 |
| 2016 | 24 | 25 |
| 2017 | 32 | 25 |
| 2018 | 17 | 22 |
| 2019 | 23 | 30 |
| 2020 | 29 | 32 |
| 2021 | 28 | 31 |
| 2022 | 23 | 30 |
| 2023 | 26 | 33 |
| 2024 | 16 | 33 |
| 2025 | 21 | 22 |
| 2026 | 12 | 19 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H01R 4/5083Using a wedge289
- H01R 4/5008Using rotatable cam116
- H01R 4/5016Using a cone107
- H01R 4/5033Using wedge or pin penetrating into the end of a wire in97
- H01R 4/52Which is spring loaded75
- H01R 4/5066Mounted in an insulating housing having a cover providing clamping force55
- H01R 4/5075Having an uneven wire receiving surface to improve the contact42
- H01R 4/5041Using a tapered groove19
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