H05K 7/1475
Bus assemblies for establishing communication between plc modules
Official title: {Bus assemblies for establishing communication between PLC modules}
H05K7/1475 (Bus assemblies for establishing communication between plc modules) appears on 199 US grants and 179 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H05K- Granted patents
- 199
- Published applications
- 179
- Assignees
- 107
- Inventors
- 456
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
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| 2024 | 13 | 12 |
| 2025 | 4 | 12 |
| 2026 | 8 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Inlay element, a module termination unit, an input/output device, a modular process control system and a method for assembling an input/output device6 Oct 2026US 12,757,346 B2ABB Schweiz AG
- Automated terminal wiring modification12 May 2026US 12,628,305 B1PassiveLogic, Inc.
- Backplane assembly kit, related detachable assembly kit and related electronic device5 May 2026US 12,621,947 B2Moxa Inc.
- Modular electronic assembly17 Mar 2026US 12,581,610 B2Openindus
- Apparatus for processing signals between a controller and field devices3 Mar 2026US 12,567,690 B2Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co.KG
- Methods, controllers, and machine-readable storage media for automated commissioning of equipment8 Oct 2026US 2026/0313820 A1PassiveLogic, Inc.
- System for connecting two controller system modules7 May 2026US 2026/0129781 A1
- Connection kit for electric apparatuses, in particular of the kind to be fixed to a wall30 Apr 2026US 2026/0122821 A1Carel Industries S.P.A.
- Method and apparatus for generalized control of devices26 Mar 2026US 2026/0089863 A1PassiveLogic, Inc.
- Coupling member and power electronic device including same8 Jan 2026US 2026/0013064 A1Ls Electric Co., Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Building automation system operating installation control and regulation arrangement174US 5,128,855 ALGZ Landis & Gyr Zug AG · 1992
- Modular system and architecture for device control167US 6,505,087 B1Maya Design Group · 2003
- Controller modules155US 11,229,138 B1PassiveLogic, Inc. · 2022
- Expandable card cage130US 4,401,351 AAdvant Corporation · 1983
- Readily expandable input/output construction for programmable controller125US 4,558,914 AGould Inc. · 1985