H01R 4/66
Connections with the terrestrial mass
Official title: Connections with the terrestrial mass, e.g. earth plate, earth pin
H01R4/66 (Connections with the terrestrial mass) appears on 331 US grants and 299 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01R- Granted patents
- 331
- Published applications
- 299
- Assignees
- 233
- Inventors
- 635
- Latest grant
- 1 Sep 2026
Filings by year
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| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2001 | 7 | 0 |
| 2002 | 5 | 6 |
| 2003 | 3 | 7 |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 |
| 2005 | 12 | 14 |
| 2006 | 10 | 6 |
| 2007 | 6 | 8 |
| 2008 | 12 | 20 |
| 2009 | 8 | 5 |
| 2010 | 9 | 6 |
| 2011 | 7 | 2 |
| 2012 | 5 | 13 |
| 2013 | 3 | 6 |
| 2014 | 11 | 9 |
| 2015 | 5 | 19 |
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| 2019 | 18 | 18 |
| 2020 | 16 | 18 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 |
| 2022 | 14 | 19 |
| 2023 | 15 | 11 |
| 2024 | 10 | 20 |
| 2025 | 14 | 14 |
| 2026 | 5 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Water grounding apparatus for a plastic pipe plumbing system1 Sep 2026US 12,723,695 B2
- Grounding resistance reducing material and grounding device14 Jul 2026US 12,683,305 B2Sankosha Corporation
- Solar roof structure5 May 2026US 12,620,928 B2Nulok Global Pty Ltd
- Electrically conductive nonwoven, grounding ring, comprising such a nonwoven and arrangement therewith17 Mar 2026US 12,580,459 B2Carl Freudenberg KG
- Ground rod system3 Mar 2026US 12,567,685 B2
- Grounding apparatus and method3 Sep 2026US 2026/0261058 A1Ohmega Technologies Inc.
- Ground devices, systems, and methods of use6 Aug 2026US 2026/0229797 A1Mw Lineman Tools, LLC
- Ground for a utility marker post30 Jul 2026US 2026/0221676 A1
- Refrigeration apparatus2 Jul 2026US 2026/0185759 A1Daikin Industries, Ltd.
- Double sided earth bolt with anti rotation systems and methods28 May 2026US 2026/0149192 A1Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
Most cited
By later US patents
- Connector with improved performance characteristics141US 6,280,209 B1Molex Incorporated · 2001
- Electrical distribution terminal guard117US 6,843,680 B2ProtectConnect · 2005
- Technique for electrically bonding solar modules and mounting assemblies113US 8,806,813 B2PVT Solar, Inc. · 2014
- Safety module electrical distribution system107US 6,884,111 B2ProtectConnect · 2005
- Electrical distribution functional module80US 7,081,009 B2ProtectConnect · 2006