having contacts penetrating insulation for making contact with conductors, e.g. needle points

having contacts penetrating insulation for making contact with conductors, e.g. needle points · Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)

Electric circuits, power, telecommunications, and semiconductors.

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CPC classification statistics
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CPC codeH01R12/616
Official title{having contacts penetrating insulation for making contact with conductors, e.g. needle points}
Display labelhaving contacts penetrating insulation for making contact with conductors, e.g. needle points
Total patents41

Filing trend

Year-over-year patent counts classified under this CPC code.

Filing activity over the last five years is rapidly declining.

Patents filed per year
YearPatents
20163
20173
20187
20195
20208
20216
20221
20233
20242
20252
20261

Representative patents

Representative publications under this CPC code from precomputed stats, or recent filings when stats are unavailable.

Frequently asked questions

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What is CPC H01R12/616?
CPC H01R12/616 is the Cooperative Patent Classification code for “having contacts penetrating insulation for making contact with conductors, e.g. needle points.”
How many patents are filed under CPC H01R12/616 (having contacts penetrating insulation for making contact with conductors, e.g. needle points)?
Our database includes 41 publications tagged with this CPC code.
Is patent activity under CPC H01R12/616 growing?
Publication counts under this code: 2 in 2024 vs 2 in 2025 (latest complete years).