H01R 9/2491
Terminal blocks structurally associated with plugs or sockets
Official title: {Terminal blocks structurally associated with plugs or sockets}
H01R9/2491 (Terminal blocks structurally associated with plugs or sockets) appears on 309 US grants and 318 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H01R- Granted patents
- 309
- Published applications
- 318
- Assignees
- 202
- Inventors
- 718
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
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| 2023 | 18 | 17 |
| 2024 | 14 | 22 |
| 2025 | 8 | 22 |
| 2026 | 14 | 35 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Wire terminals and method of uses7 Jul 2026US 12,676,432 B2Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
- Connection terminal for connecting an electrical wire8 Oct 2026US 2026/0312305 A1Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co.KG
- Shorting block component for a current transformer8 Oct 2026US 2026/0312310 A1Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
- Wire terminals and method of uses1 Oct 2026US 2026/0302658 A1Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
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- Electrical connectors with screw-terminated contacts13 Aug 2026US 2026/0237917 A1IDEAL Industries, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Jack assembly242US 6,116,961 AADC Telecommunications, Inc. · 2000
- Thermostat housing with removable terminal block96US 5,729,442 AThe Whitaker Corporation · 1998
- Contact element for a connecting terminal, connecting terminal, and plug link for a contact element96US 7,845,969 B2MC Technology GmbH · 2010
- Modular outlet strip70US 6,755,676 B22004
- Module for connecting actuators and/or sensors63US 6,123,585 ASiemens Aktiengesellschaft · 2000