H05K 2201/05
Flexible printed circuits [fpcs]
Official title: Flexible printed circuits [FPCs]
H05K2201/05 (Flexible printed circuits [fpcs]) appears on 1,820 US grants and 2,084 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H05K- Granted patents
- 1,820
- Published applications
- 2,084
- Assignees
- 835
- Inventors
- 4,298
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 6 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 8 | 0 |
| 1990 | 8 | 0 |
| 1991 | 10 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1993 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 9 | 0 |
| 1995 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | 10 | 0 |
| 1997 | 13 | 0 |
| 1998 | 14 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 8 | 3 |
| 2002 | 7 | 12 |
| 2003 | 12 | 13 |
| 2004 | 7 | 29 |
| 2005 | 16 | 45 |
| 2006 | 19 | 47 |
| 2007 | 27 | 62 |
| 2008 | 32 | 62 |
| 2009 | 48 | 76 |
| 2010 | 34 | 56 |
| 2011 | 43 | 49 |
| 2012 | 49 | 61 |
| 2013 | 41 | 51 |
| 2014 | 44 | 71 |
| 2015 | 64 | 107 |
| 2016 | 65 | 110 |
| 2017 | 107 | 130 |
| 2018 | 116 | 132 |
| 2019 | 139 | 144 |
| 2020 | 151 | 184 |
| 2021 | 143 | 176 |
| 2022 | 124 | 148 |
| 2023 | 114 | 122 |
| 2024 | 125 | 79 |
| 2025 | 101 | 72 |
| 2026 | 33 | 43 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- H05K 2201/056Folded around rigid support or componentIndexing code666
- H05K 2201/055Folded back on itselfIndexing code502
- H05K 2201/052BranchedIndexing code205
- H05K 2201/058Direct connection between two or more fpcs or between flexible parts ofIndexing code202
- H05K 2201/053TailsIndexing code200
- H05K 2201/051RolledIndexing code154
- H05K 2201/057Shape retainableIndexing code41
Recent patents
- Laser folded 3D electronics29 Sep 2026US 12,750,950 B2The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
- Flexible circuits configured for heat spreading in a wearable display25 Aug 2026US 12,720,667 B2Google Inc.
- Fabrication of three-dimensional kirigami structures with tunable properties18 Aug 2026US 12,709,080 B2Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Temperature measuring device for electrical contact element11 Aug 2026US 12,704,414 B2Lisa Dräxlmaier GmbH
- Conformable thin film-based strain sensing with flexible substrate11 Aug 2026US 12,704,421 B2The Regents of the University of Michigan
- Manufacturing method for long circuit board and long circuit board1 Oct 2026US 2026/0304643 A1
- Glasses24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287935 A1Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd.
- Glasses24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287936 A1Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd.
- Glasses24 Sep 2026US 2026/0287937 A1Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd.
- Electronic device17 Sep 2026US 2026/0280098 A1Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Flexible circuits for electrosurgical instrument378US 10,555,769 B2Ethicon, Inc. · 2020
- Flexible circuit sheet274US 9,226,689 B2Medtronic Xomed, Inc. · 2016
- Flexible printed circuit sensor assembly for detecting optical pulses256US 5,390,670 AGould Electronics Inc. · 1995
- Flexible printed circuit with removable testing portion238US 9,717,141 B1St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc. · 2017
- Bundled flexible flat circuit cable225US 8,872,032 B2Advanced Flexible Circuits Co., Ltd. · 2014