H01R 9/24
Terminal blocks
H01R9/24 (Terminal blocks) appears on 2,791 US grants and 2,315 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01R- Granted patents
- 2,791
- Published applications
- 2,315
- Assignees
- 938
- Inventors
- 4,719
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 11 | 0 |
| 1977 | 14 | 0 |
| 1978 | 12 | 0 |
| 1979 | 13 | 0 |
| 1980 | 10 | 0 |
| 1981 | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 6 | 0 |
| 1984 | 15 | 0 |
| 1985 | 10 | 0 |
| 1986 | 14 | 0 |
| 1987 | 19 | 0 |
| 1988 | 21 | 0 |
| 1989 | 24 | 0 |
| 1990 | 32 | 0 |
| 1991 | 21 | 0 |
| 1992 | 21 | 0 |
| 1993 | 15 | 0 |
| 1994 | 34 | 0 |
| 1995 | 21 | 0 |
| 1996 | 35 | 0 |
| 1997 | 40 | 0 |
| 1998 | 82 | 0 |
| 1999 | 73 | 0 |
| 2000 | 78 | 0 |
| 2001 | 90 | 23 |
| 2002 | 75 | 54 |
| 2003 | 60 | 67 |
| 2004 | 70 | 60 |
| 2005 | 54 | 77 |
| 2006 | 66 | 69 |
| 2007 | 54 | 67 |
| 2008 | 72 | 98 |
| 2009 | 82 | 91 |
| 2010 | 77 | 72 |
| 2011 | 82 | 73 |
| 2012 | 61 | 84 |
| 2013 | 60 | 69 |
| 2014 | 60 | 92 |
| 2015 | 91 | 92 |
| 2016 | 88 | 93 |
| 2017 | 141 | 119 |
| 2018 | 127 | 138 |
| 2019 | 136 | 127 |
| 2020 | 126 | 117 |
| 2021 | 100 | 112 |
| 2022 | 92 | 125 |
| 2023 | 95 | 90 |
| 2024 | 73 | 96 |
| 2025 | 70 | 108 |
| 2026 | 57 | 102 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H01R 9/26Clip-on terminal blocks for side-by-side rail- or strip-mounting761
- H01R 9/2416Means for guiding or retaining wires or cables connected to terminal blocks439
- H01R 9/2458Electrical interconnections between terminal blocks404
- H01R 9/2408Modular blocks346
- H01R 9/2491Terminal blocks structurally associated with plugs or sockets309
- H01R 9/2425Structural association with built-in components287
- H01R 9/2483Specially adapted for ground connection97
- H01R 9/2475Means facilitating correct wiring95
Recent patents
- Terminal block6 Oct 2026US 12,756,117 B2Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
- Rotary connector device having an electrical connector in a cantilever manner and manufacturing method of rotary connector device15 Sep 2026US 12,738,702 B2Furukawa Automotive Systems Inc.
- Terminal strip structure, connector device and its conductive terminal8 Sep 2026US 12,731,920 B2Jentech Precision Industrial Co., LTD.
- Electrical interface system8 Sep 2026US 12,731,921 B2Caterpillar Inc.
- Connector for connecting a device and a communication line and connector system8 Sep 2026US 12,732,476 B2Schneider Electric (China) Co., Ltd.
- Electric drive unit and vehicle8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307501 A1Mazda Motor Corporation
- Connection terminal for connecting an electrical wire8 Oct 2026US 2026/0312305 A1Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co.KG
- Shielded jack, drain wire notch and bump deflection termination8 Oct 2026US 2026/0312309 A1Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
- Shorting block component for a current transformer8 Oct 2026US 2026/0312310 A1Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
- Terminal block1 Oct 2026US 2026/0302657 A1DAIHEN Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Electrical distribution and/or connection device291US 4,171,861 AWago-Kontakttechnik GmbH · 1979
- Connector with tuned channel251US 10,950,982 B2Molex Incorporated · 2021
- Termination module for use in an array of modules246US 4,986,762 AMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company · 1991
- Jack assembly242US 6,116,961 AADC Telecommunications, Inc. · 2000
- Tracing interface module for patch cords in a telecommunications system216US 6,234,830 B1Avaya Technology Corp. · 2001