H01R 43/22
Hand tools
H01R43/22 (Hand tools) appears on 271 US grants and 196 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01R- Granted patents
- 271
- Published applications
- 196
- Assignees
- 164
- Inventors
- 530
- Latest grant
- 28 Jul 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 4 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 2001 | 9 | 3 |
| 2002 | 10 | 4 |
| 2003 | 9 | 10 |
| 2004 | 11 | 10 |
| 2005 | 9 | 12 |
| 2006 | 9 | 9 |
| 2007 | 7 | 7 |
| 2008 | 4 | 8 |
| 2009 | 3 | 4 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 |
| 2011 | 7 | 7 |
| 2012 | 5 | 7 |
| 2013 | 4 | 6 |
| 2014 | 7 | 12 |
| 2015 | 4 | 9 |
| 2016 | 11 | 7 |
| 2017 | 11 | 6 |
| 2018 | 8 | 10 |
| 2019 | 11 | 9 |
| 2020 | 3 | 10 |
| 2021 | 11 | 12 |
| 2022 | 9 | 6 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 |
| 2025 | 4 | 9 |
| 2026 | 4 | 2 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Hand-manipulated tool for assembling electrical connectors28 Jul 2026US 12,695,261 B1
- Electrical connector with latching mechanism for a terminal and method of extracting the terminal from the electrical connector2 Jun 2026US 12,646,884 B2Yazaki Corporation
- Connector system with tool-accessible latching mechanism5 May 2026US 12,620,744 B2Aptiv Technologies AG
- Electrical connector6 Jan 2026US 12,519,258 B2Ezconn Corporation
- Connector demating tool with parallel plates24 Jun 2025US 12,341,309 B2Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC
- Electrical connection connector with asymmetrical fastening contact modules and associated locking device27 Aug 2026US 2026/0254162 A1Amphenol Air LB
- Zero insertion force pin removal tool19 Mar 2026US 2026/0081396 A1Schlumberger Technology Corporation
- Unlocking Tool and Method For Pulling Out Cable Assembly30 Oct 2025US 2025/0337208 A1SIBAS Electronics (Xiamen) Co. Ltd.
- Wire insertion tools and methods18 Sep 2025US 2025/0293476 A1The Boeing Company
- Connector and connector disassembly tool28 Aug 2025US 2025/0273895 A1Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Locking F terminator for coaxial cable systems176US 6,491,546 B1John Mezzalingua Associates, Inc. · 2002
- Cable TV end connector starter guide77US 6,352,448 B12002
- End connector and guide tube for a coaxial cable70US 6,159,046 A2000
- Connector coupling/decoupling tool62US 7,303,220 B2Richco Inc. · 2007
- Socket insert for an electrosurgical device, electrosurgical device with a socket insert and set with a removal tool48US 9,666,974 B2Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH · 2017