H05K 1/118
Specially for flexible printed circuits
Official title: {specially for flexible printed circuits, e.g. using folded portions}
H05K1/118 (Specially for flexible printed circuits) appears on 2,038 US grants and 2,022 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H05K- Granted patents
- 2,038
- Published applications
- 2,022
- Assignees
- 877
- Inventors
- 4,438
- Latest grant
- 15 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 5 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 0 |
| 1983 | 11 | 0 |
| 1984 | 6 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 12 | 0 |
| 1988 | 7 | 0 |
| 1989 | 17 | 0 |
| 1990 | 14 | 0 |
| 1991 | 15 | 0 |
| 1992 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | 18 | 0 |
| 1994 | 20 | 0 |
| 1995 | 18 | 0 |
| 1996 | 14 | 0 |
| 1997 | 29 | 0 |
| 1998 | 26 | 0 |
| 1999 | 29 | 0 |
| 2000 | 41 | 0 |
| 2001 | 47 | 12 |
| 2002 | 31 | 35 |
| 2003 | 39 | 30 |
| 2004 | 25 | 31 |
| 2005 | 18 | 36 |
| 2006 | 24 | 56 |
| 2007 | 28 | 48 |
| 2008 | 47 | 53 |
| 2009 | 30 | 38 |
| 2010 | 27 | 53 |
| 2011 | 39 | 51 |
| 2012 | 39 | 53 |
| 2013 | 49 | 45 |
| 2014 | 44 | 76 |
| 2015 | 49 | 69 |
| 2016 | 58 | 76 |
| 2017 | 61 | 83 |
| 2018 | 104 | 90 |
| 2019 | 103 | 140 |
| 2020 | 121 | 226 |
| 2021 | 143 | 170 |
| 2022 | 169 | 162 |
| 2023 | 123 | 120 |
| 2024 | 128 | 114 |
| 2025 | 102 | 88 |
| 2026 | 68 | 67 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Connector, connector assembly, and wearing article8 Sep 2026US 12,731,927 B2Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
- Flexible printed board and flexible printed board connection structure8 Sep 2026US 12,733,096 B2Mektec Corporation
- Flexible circuit base board and flexible flat cable1 Sep 2026US 12,727,085 B2Avary Holding (Shenzhen) Co., Limited.
- Board assembly, board, and electronic device1 Oct 2026US 2026/0304624 A1Wacom Co., Ltd.
- Earphone with force sensor for detecting user input24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287446 A1Pixart Imaging Inc.
- Substrate and cable assembly17 Sep 2026US 2026/0282228 A1Nissei Electric Co., Ltd.
- Circuit board and display device provided with same17 Sep 2026US 2026/0282679 A1Sharp Display Technology Corporation
- Flexible circuit board and electronic device10 Sep 2026US 2026/0271179 A1Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Oximeter sensor assembly with integral cable1,236US 4,964,408 AThor Technology Corporation · 1990
- Oximeter sensor assembly with integral cable and encoder1,015US 5,069,213 AThor Technology Corporation · 1991
- Oximeter sensor assembly with integral cable and method of forming the same965US 5,041,187 AThor Technology Corporation · 1991
- Microelectronic mounting with multiple lead deformation and bonding475US 5,518,964 ATessera, Inc. · 1996
- Method of fabricating compliant interface for semiconductor chip367US 5,659,952 ATessera, Inc. · 1997