H01R 43/16
Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of
Official title: for manufacturing contact members, e.g. by punching and by bending
H01R43/16 (Apparatus or processes specially adapted for manufacturing, assembling, maintaining, or repairing of) appears on 2,103 US grants and 1,870 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01R- Granted patents
- 2,103
- Published applications
- 1,870
- Assignees
- 860
- Inventors
- 4,121
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 7 | 0 |
| 1977 | 12 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 0 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | 10 | 0 |
| 1982 | 17 | 0 |
| 1983 | 12 | 0 |
| 1984 | 19 | 0 |
| 1985 | 18 | 0 |
| 1986 | 23 | 0 |
| 1987 | 18 | 0 |
| 1988 | 28 | 0 |
| 1989 | 20 | 0 |
| 1990 | 26 | 0 |
| 1991 | 28 | 0 |
| 1992 | 31 | 0 |
| 1993 | 31 | 0 |
| 1994 | 14 | 0 |
| 1995 | 18 | 0 |
| 1996 | 24 | 0 |
| 1997 | 33 | 0 |
| 1998 | 33 | 0 |
| 1999 | 38 | 0 |
| 2000 | 35 | 0 |
| 2001 | 37 | 22 |
| 2002 | 38 | 28 |
| 2003 | 33 | 37 |
| 2004 | 39 | 39 |
| 2005 | 31 | 35 |
| 2006 | 34 | 43 |
| 2007 | 36 | 37 |
| 2008 | 33 | 59 |
| 2009 | 29 | 55 |
| 2010 | 44 | 61 |
| 2011 | 48 | 67 |
| 2012 | 52 | 83 |
| 2013 | 62 | 104 |
| 2014 | 52 | 125 |
| 2015 | 107 | 113 |
| 2016 | 129 | 134 |
| 2017 | 130 | 118 |
| 2018 | 103 | 79 |
| 2019 | 107 | 100 |
| 2020 | 97 | 89 |
| 2021 | 61 | 83 |
| 2022 | 81 | 79 |
| 2023 | 49 | 81 |
| 2024 | 42 | 94 |
| 2025 | 73 | 51 |
| 2026 | 40 | 54 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Cylindrical terminal, plug-in connection structure, and method for machining cylindrical terminal22 Sep 2026US 12,744,340 B2Changchun Jetty Automotive Technology Co., Ltd.
- Grounding device, grounding unit, contact insert and electrical plug connector, and method for producing a contact insert22 Sep 2026US 12,744,351 B2Franz Binder GmbH + Co. Elektrische Bauelemente KG
- Bus bar and power electronic device with current shaping terminal connector and method of making a terminal connector22 Sep 2026US 12,744,355 B2Transportation IP Holdings, LLC
- Two-part contact element for electrical plug connections and method for producing a contact element of this type15 Sep 2026US 12,738,705 B2HARTING Electric Stiftung & Co. KG
- Hybrid contact with label carrier1 Sep 2026US 12,725,943 B2HARTING Electric Stiftung & Co. KG
- Split module for modular connector assembly8 Oct 2026US 2026/0312318 A1Aptiv Technologies AG
- Terminal rotating device and terminal plugging system1 Oct 2026US 2026/0302709 A1Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
- Terminal for a power module and method for manufacturing a terminal for a power module3 Sep 2026US 2026/0261061 A1Hitachi Energy Ltd
- Flexible Electric Connector for High Voltages With a Strand20 Aug 2026US 2026/0246171 A1Intercable Automotive Solutions GmbH
- Contact element and plug device, as well as manufacturing method and use20 Aug 2026US 2026/0246178 A1TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
Most cited
By later US patents
- Lead assembly for implantable microstimulator377US 8,364,278 B2Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation · 2013
- Differential signal electrical connectors333US 6,379,188 B1Teradyne, Inc. · 2002
- Contact carriers (tiles) for populating larger substrates with spring contacts304US 5,806,181 AFormFactor, Inc. · 1998
- Differential signal electrical connectors280US 6,554,647 B1Teradyne, Inc. · 2003
- High speed, high density electrical connector261US 5,993,259 ATeradyne, Inc. · 1999