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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110045685 | Electrical Connector Assembly An electrical connector assembly, which can easily disengage a first connector from a second connector without damaging constructional elements when excessive rotational moment is exerted on the one connector when connected to the second connector, is provided. The elec... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110039456 | Contact And Electrical Connector A contact is attached to a connector housing thereby contacting a mating connector. The contact includes a contact section, a pair of tabs, and a pair of springs. The contact section is includes a pair of arms that extend frontward while facing each other and a support ... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110039442 | SIM Card Connector A subscriber identification module (SIM) card connector for mounting a subscriber identification module (SIM) card to a mobile wireless terminal, with the subscriber identification module (SIM) card connector having a reduced thickness as compared to a conventional conn... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110034056 | Electrical Connector An electrical connector that alleviates limitations on a mounting position on a circuit board while maintaining a reduced height. The electrical connector includes a housing, a contact, and an actuator. The housing includes a front end and an opening into which a tip of... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110034049 | Lever-Type Connector There is provided a lever-type connector capable of improving lock-releasing properties of a lever secured by a lock. The lever-type connector is provided with catches arranged at a connector of a lever, a lock at a rear surface of a wire cover, and a releasing portion ... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110028036 | Waterproof Structure and Waterproof Connector A waterproof structure includes an inner housing, a family sealing member, an outer housing, a projection. The family sealing member is positioned on the inner housing. The outer housing is positioned adjacent to the family sealing member, and presses the family sealing... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110021048 | Lever-Type Connector A lever-type connector capable of securely and efficiently carrying out a secondary latch onto a contact by a retainer and release of the secondary latch is provided. The lever-type connector includes an inner housing, an outer housing, a retainer, a slider, a lever and... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110021047 | Lever-Type Connector A lever-type connector capable of detecting displacement of a slider within a housing is provided. The lever-type connector includes a housing that has a contact receiving passageway for receiving a contact, a movable slider that is received within the housing, and a le... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110016497 | Immersive Vehicle Multimedia System The invention relates to an immersive vehicle multimedia system that that is affected by vehicle sensors and collected data concerning environmental. The immersive vehicle multimedia system includes a vehicle, at least one sensor or other vehicle component gathering inp... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110014805 | Lever-Type Connector A lever-type connector capable of simplifying a release operation for a lock of a lever locked by a lock while preventing the lock of the lever locked by the lock from unintentionally being released is provided. The lever-type connector includes a housing, a wire cover,... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110014804 | Lever-Type Connector A lever-type connector capable of preventing a worker from damaging a lever when removing the lever from a housing is provided. The lever-type connector includes a housing containing a contact, a wire cover and a lever. The wire cover includes a main body, stopper and a... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110003495 | Electrical Connector Assembly An electrical connector assembly has a socket, a plug, a sliding slot, and a fastener. The socket includes having a slot and a first latch disposed at one side of the slot. The plug is insertable into the slot of the socket, and is provided with a second latch correspon... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20110000709 | Junction Box For Connecting A Solar Cell, Electrical Diode, Guiding Element And Fixing Means A junction box for connecting a solar cell to a housing. The junction box includes a diode and an electrical contact formed of a conductive foil strip.... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100326200 | Shear Stress Measurement Apparatus A shear stress sensor for measuring the shear force of a fluid flowing along a wall. A floating member, flush with the wall, senses a shear force of the flowing fluid. The floating member is mounted by support means to a base element that is placed in the wall, so that ... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100319282 | Floor Panel Containing A Polymer And Cork A vinyl floor panel for a flooring system prepared from a blend of a polymer and cork granules. The floor panel includes top and bottom surfaces with a first layer between both surfaces. A printed pattern is located on the top surface. The first layer is prepared from a... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100317229 | Electrical Connector A socket connector having a plurality of connectors, and at least one corresponding plug connector inserts into the socket connector. The socket connector includes a shielding housing having a plurality of sidewalls that define at least one receiving slot, and a body pr... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100309023 | Traffic Control System A virtual road loop detector has a traffic control system that sends out a signal identifying location and intersection. The traffic control system, used for efficiently switching a traffic control switch, includes an intersection control module that communicates with a... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100307821 | External Sleeve An external sleeve joins two or more cable ends. The external sleeve includes a sleeve body, a shielding layer, an outer wall, and a barrier layer. The shielding layer is an electrically conducting shielding layer arranged along an outside of the sleeve body. The outer ... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100297879 | Connector With Switch A connector includes an insulating housing, a metal shell that covers the insulative housing, and a switch. The switch includes a fixed contact and a movable contact. The fixed contact is formed by partially bending a rear end of a top surface of a metal shell downward.... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100293915 | Articulating Hay Rake The present invention relates to an economical wheel rake having two arms that adjust from transport position to an operating position using a combination of an actuator and a dual axis articulating joint. The hay rake apparatus having a wheeled frame, a rake arm having... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100291787 | Electrical Connector An electrical connector having a socket, a latch rod, a plug, and a pulling mechanism. The socket includes a slot, with the latch rod connecting to the socket. The plug includes a lock on each of opposite side walls, with the plug insertable into the slot. The latch rod... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100288547 | Holding Member, Mounting Structure Having The Holding Member Mounted In Electric Circuit Board, and Electronic Part Having the Holding Member A holding member for connecting an electric part to an electric circuit board. The holding member has a base section, a pair of first leg sections, and a second leg section. The base section has a plate-like shape. The pair of first leg sections includes respective spri... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100288546 | Holding Member, Mounting Structure Having The Holding Member Mounted In Electric Circuit Board, and Electronic Part Having the Holding Member A holding member includes a base section, a pair of leg sections, and inclined sections positioned along tip portions of the pair of leg sections. The base section is plate-like shape. The pair of leg sections extend in approximately equal directions to each other, and ... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100283432 | Vehicle Timing Apparatus The present invention relates to a timing apparatus and methods of its use in quantifying the time parameter of being away from a vehicle. The timing apparatus having a menu included with a set of numbers corresponding to user selectable time parameters, a control knob ... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100281810 | Overlap System For A Flooring System A flooring system employing an improved overlap system for floating installation of flooring panels. Each floor panel having a floor panel body, L-shaped panel sections and L-shaped panel receiving sections. The floor panel body is a multilayered composite structure hav... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100276008 | Fluid Conduit Safety System With Separable Coupling The present invention relates to safety mechanisms for high-pressure fluid delivery systems. Particularly, the invention relates to a breakaway device which prevents uncontrolled “whipping” of the conduit ends upon a rupture. A heat dissipating coupling, permitting ... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100259105 | Connecting device for a photovoltaic solar module, method for the production thereof and solar installation with such a connecting device A connecting device for connection to an electrical connection system of a photovoltaic solar module. The connecting device having a connector housing, at least one current-carrying component, and a plurality of diode bodies. The connector housing is positionable on the... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100257908 | Portable Conduit Bending Frame Assembly And Method Of Use Thereof A portable conduit bending frame assembly has a support member, a shoe and a heating device. The support member has a first alignment end, a second alignment end, and a first conduit measuring device that extends an approximate width of the support member. The support m... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100233909 | Connection Device For Connection To A Solar Module And Solar Module Comprising Such Connection Device A connecting device for connecting to an electrical connection system of a solar module includes a connector housing to be arranged on an outer surface of the solar module and also at least one conductor component, which is arranged in the connector housing. At least on... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100233900 | Electrical Connector An electrical connector is provided with a hinged cover, which is connected in one piece to a connector housing. At least one guide slot is formed in a cover portion of the cover and opens outwards towards a free end of the cover portion. A cable is positioned in the gu... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100232747 | Assembly With An Optical Fiber Alignment The invention refers to an optical fiber connector with a support member and a ferrule for receiving an optical fiber and fixed to the support member. The optical fiber is embedded in the ferrule. An end face of the optical fiber is arranged on the support member, while... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100229113 | VIRTUAL OFFICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM A virtual office management system has an image output module that displays as a single view web page. A series of defined sections are included in the single view web page, a defined section being a divisible frame capable of displaying separate content within that div... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100227506 | Attachment Member Surface-Mount Component Comprising the Attachment Member, and Mounting Structure Using the Attachment Member An electrical connector includes an insulating housing provided with a mating connector receiving recessed part for receiving a mating connector. The housing includes side surfaces provided with attachment member accommodating recessed parts. A metal plate is accommodat... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100219680 | Solenoid Valve Controller A solenoid valve controller includes a control housing having a base provided with projections. Each of the projections has a recess provided therein. At least one elastomer element is arranged between at least two of the projections. A magnet coil yoke abuts the elasto... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100217535 | Vehicle CO2 Emission Offsetting System And Method A method of offsetting carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions includes the steps of capturing CO2 emissions data from a vehicle, transmitting the emissions data to a data collection unit, which then stores collected CO2 data and prepares a CO2 emission report. The CO2 emission ... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100210154 | Electrical Contact The invention relates to a terminal for connection with an electrical mating connector, and having a catch spring projecting therefrom for latching the terminal in a housing. The terminal includes a catch spring projecting from the terminal and having a cross-section ha... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100199532 | Messaging Sign Having Plates and Reversible Locking System The invention relates to a nurse messaging system having a rotating cover, which allows the user to move informative indicia plates externally from the frame into a displayed position using a reversible locking system. The messaging sign having a base and a frame, the f... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100197178 | Vibration-Damping Contact Element The invention relates to a terminal for an electrical connector. The terminal includes, an outer body, a connector section, a crimping section, a contact retention section, a contact receiving area, and at least one main contact spring. The connector section is position... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100197163 | Insulation Displacement Contact With Separation Point and Contact Arrangement With Insulation Displacement Contact The invention relates to an insulation displacement contact for contacting an electrical conductor and to a contact arrangement with at least one insulation displacement contact. In order to limit contacting forces in such a way that the contact arrangement undergoes no... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100194502 | Electrical Relay An electrical relay includes a magnetic system, a contact system and a slider. The magnetic system includes an armature. The contact system includes a moveable spring contact and a fixed spring contact. The moveable spring contact is moveable between an open position an... | 08/05/2010 |
