...that Thomas Edison's patent application on his phonograph was approved by the Patent Office in just seven weeks? In contrast, it took Gordon Gould, the inventor of the laser, 30 years to obtain his patent -- finally awarded in 1988!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5033974 | Plug connector device for telecommunication and data systems The invention relates to a plug connector device for telecommunication and data systems, comprising a plug connector 1 and a connector bank 30. The connector bank 30 is formed of a housing with insulation displacement contacts 31 connected each to switchi... | 07/23/1991 |
| 4871330 | Electrical connector construction A connecting strip or receiver has switch contacts formed between break contact flaps which are arranged at a distance or spacing from each other, two interconnecting housing parts define a plug-in channel for a switch or a test plug which makes an electr... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4851967 | Distribution bank for communication cables The invention relates to a distribution bank for communication cables in particular a house incoming distribution bank. The distribution bank includes several plug accommodation sections formed each by four conductor plug sockets, one earth plug socket, c... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4846735 | Telecommunication terminal strip The invention relates to a terminal strip or blocks in telecommunications, comprising a support plate with terminal elements for conductors to be plugged thereon and of a strip-like upper part to be snapped onto the support plate to create a relatively lo... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4822306 | Connector bank for telecommunication devices A connector bank for telecommunication devices is disclosed which includes a plastic housing with at least one series of connection contacts arranged in connection chambers to receive cable wires, in particular dropwire cable wires. A connector bank inclu... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4822300 | Cable wire connector and method of making rapid cable connections The invention relates to a device for connecting cable wires to cutting/clamping contacts of dropwire connector banks of telecommunication sytems by means of a press-in tool provided with guide and press-in pieces and an actuating face. In order to allow ... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4822298 | Wire connection for cable wires The invention relates to a wire connector for cable wires, in particular for telecommunications. A device is provided in a wire connector, which can be used for generating a connecting splice as well as for generating a branching splice, without special t... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4806119 | Cutting-clamping terminal element for electrical conductors A cutting/clamping terminal element for electrical conductors (14) is disclosed including a clamping slot (0) defined between a clamping piece (4) and an elastic clamping leg (2,3; 23, 13) to ensure an improved contact connection, such that even conductor... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4790770 | Connector bank for cable wires, in particular of telephone cables A connector bank for cable wires (2,3,4) of telephone cables such that two cable wires (2,4 or 3,4, resp.) connected with each other over the connector bank can be separated from each other, with no need to loosen the respective contact connections. For t... | 12/13/1988 |