H01R 43/04
Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of
Official title: for forming connections by deformation, e.g. crimping tool
H01R43/04 (Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of) appears on 2,203 US grants and 1,713 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01R- Granted patents
- 2,203
- Published applications
- 1,713
- Assignees
- 667
- Inventors
- 3,114
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 29 | 0 |
| 1977 | 28 | 0 |
| 1978 | 15 | 0 |
| 1979 | 23 | 0 |
| 1980 | 19 | 0 |
| 1981 | 19 | 0 |
| 1982 | 22 | 0 |
| 1983 | 18 | 0 |
| 1984 | 16 | 0 |
| 1985 | 21 | 0 |
| 1986 | 31 | 0 |
| 1987 | 29 | 0 |
| 1988 | 36 | 0 |
| 1989 | 35 | 0 |
| 1990 | 41 | 0 |
| 1991 | 46 | 0 |
| 1992 | 44 | 0 |
| 1993 | 32 | 0 |
| 1994 | 33 | 0 |
| 1995 | 32 | 0 |
| 1996 | 42 | 0 |
| 1997 | 39 | 0 |
| 1998 | 47 | 0 |
| 1999 | 45 | 0 |
| 2000 | 34 | 0 |
| 2001 | 47 | 18 |
| 2002 | 29 | 44 |
| 2003 | 37 | 34 |
| 2004 | 47 | 46 |
| 2005 | 24 | 34 |
| 2006 | 27 | 34 |
| 2007 | 32 | 58 |
| 2008 | 26 | 42 |
| 2009 | 37 | 48 |
| 2010 | 33 | 55 |
| 2011 | 25 | 43 |
| 2012 | 53 | 58 |
| 2013 | 30 | 41 |
| 2014 | 48 | 82 |
| 2015 | 54 | 116 |
| 2016 | 82 | 94 |
| 2017 | 99 | 98 |
| 2018 | 77 | 101 |
| 2019 | 98 | 114 |
| 2020 | 113 | 111 |
| 2021 | 72 | 91 |
| 2022 | 97 | 90 |
| 2023 | 88 | 75 |
| 2024 | 63 | 79 |
| 2025 | 60 | 56 |
| 2026 | 29 | 51 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Electrical contact element and method for connecting a conductor to same6 Oct 2026US 12,756,115 B2HARTING Electric Stiftung & Co. KG
- Adjusting position of cable-end plug according to cable position6 Oct 2026US 12,756,149 B2Hirschmann Automotive GmbH
- Coaxial electrical terminal with crimped outer ferrule8 Sep 2026US 12,731,916 B2Aptiv Technologies AG
- Connector cover assemblies8 Sep 2026US 12,731,976 B2Hubbell Incorporated
- Tool with hydraulic system for regenerative extension and two-speed operation1 Sep 2026US 12,722,270 B2Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
- Transmission mechanism, electric drive device and terminal crimping device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0302707 A1Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
- Method for operating a hydrodynamic compression tool and hydrodynamic compression tool24 Sep 2026US 2026/0284848 A1Cembre S.p.A.
- Shielded connector, shielded connector assembly and terminal crimping method17 Sep 2026US 2026/0280195 A1Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
- Method for Automatically Finishing a Cable, Cable Processing Center, Trajectory Detection Device and Inspection System17 Sep 2026US 2026/0280213 A1Zoller & FröHlich GmbH
- Automatic contact loader apparatus for loading a handheld crimper tool17 Sep 2026US 2026/0280214 A1Tri-Star Technologies
Most cited
By later US patents
- In-line crimping tool171US 4,080,820 AWalter Kidde & Company, Inc. · 1978
- Hand-held compression tool91US 5,553,478 ABurndy Corporation · 1996
- End connector for coaxial cable82US 6,817,897 B22004
- Crimping pliers with radially opposed jaws81US 5,261,263 A1993
- Lengthwise compliant crimping tool79US 6,293,004 B12001