H04Q 1/14
Distribution frames
H04Q1/14 (Distribution frames) appears on 951 US grants and 528 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04Q- Granted patents
- 951
- Published applications
- 528
- Assignees
- 277
- Inventors
- 1,279
- Latest grant
- 22 Sep 2026
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| 2024 | 6 | 4 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H04Q 1/142Terminal blocks for distribution frames385
- H04Q 1/146With line protection means141
- H04Q 1/149Wireguides in connector blocks71
- H04Q 1/145With switches arranged in a matrix configuration70
- H04Q 1/144Plugs used in distribution frames62
- H04Q 1/141Details of connexions between cable and distribution frame45
- H04Q 1/148Identification strips for distribution frames42
- H04Q 1/147Using robots for distributing28
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Most cited
By later US patents
- High-density fiber distribution frame835US 5,497,444 AADC Telecommunications, Inc. · 1996
- High-density fiber distribution frame603US 5,717,810 AADC Telecommunications, Inc. · 1998
- Optical fiber distribution frame with outside plant enclosure510US 6,760,531 B1ADC Telecommunications, Inc. · 2004
- Optical fiber distribution frame with pivoting connector panels411US 6,424,781 B1ADC Telecommunications, Inc. · 2002
- Systems and methods for managing optical fibers and components within an enclosure in an optical communications network358US 6,983,095 B2Fiber Optic Network Solutions Corporation · 2006