H05K 7/1468
Mechanical features of input/output modules
Official title: {Mechanical features of input/output (I/O) modules}
H05K7/1468 (Mechanical features of input/output modules) appears on 266 US grants and 241 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Electric component, in particular terminal block, comprising a socket for receiving a receiving component18 Aug 2026US 12,712,298 B2Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co.KG
- Automation platform30 Jun 2026US 12,672,252 B2Beckhoff Automation GmbH
- Automated terminal wiring modification12 May 2026US 12,628,305 B1PassiveLogic, Inc.
- Apparatus for processing signals between a controller and field devices3 Mar 2026US 12,567,690 B2Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co.KG
- Method and apparatus for generalized control of devices6 Jan 2026US 12,520,446 B2PassiveLogic, Inc.
- Methods, controllers, and machine-readable storage media for automated commissioning of equipment8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313820 A1PassiveLogic, Inc.
- A mountable wiring adapter for extending continuity of a communication bus while providing wiring terminals to access the communication bus27 Aug 2026US 2026/0254180 A1Honeywell International Inc.
- Modular actuator control base mount system2 Jul 2026US 2026/0189104 A1Moog Inc.
- System for connecting two controller system modules7 May 2026US 2026/0129781 A1
- Shielded cable support structure for control system components30 Apr 2026US 2026/0122819 A1Rockwell Automation Asia Pacific Business Center Pte. Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Controller modules155US 11,229,138 B1PassiveLogic, Inc. · 2022
- Fieldbus connecting system for actuators or sensors98US 6,889,282 B2ABB Patent GmbH · 2005
- Modular electrical control distribution system80US 4,985,845 ARobert Bosch GmbH · 1991
- Two-wire field-mounted process device75US 6,574,515 B1Rosemount Inc. · 2003
- Electric appliance comprising modules that can be juxtaposed74US 6,634,910 B2Hirschmann Electronics GmbH & Co. KG · 2003