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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7443362 | Solenoid antenna The invention relates to a volumetrically efficient solenoid antenna fabricated on or within a substrate, such as a printed circuit board. The antenna may be used in many applications requiring a short-range wireless communication or sensing link, such as RFID syste... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7421245 | Field-shaping shielding for radio frequency identification (RFID) system A radio frequency identification (RFID) system is described that utilizes a substantially-contiguous conductive shield to shape an electromagnetic field formed by an antenna for communication with RFID tags. The antenna and the conductive shield have substantially p... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7417599 | Multi-loop antenna for radio frequency identification (RFID) communication A multi-loop antenna is described having a plurality of conductive loops to produce an electromagnetic field for radio frequency identification (RFID) communication with RFID tags. The conductive loops are spaced apart at least a distance that is selected based on a... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7417550 | Environmentally friendly radio frequency identification (RFID) labels and methods of using such labels An environmentally friendly radio frequency identification (RFID) label. One embodiment of the invention provides an environmentally friendly radio frequency identification (RFID) label, comprising: a substrate including a first major surface and a second major surf... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7413124 | RFID reader supporting one-touch search functionality Techniques are described for performing a one-touch search to locate a selected item associated with an RFID tag. The techniques allow, for example, an RFID reader to perform a search where a user selects an item from a list, and the RFID reader, without any further... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7411500 | Methods of monitoring items or material from manufacturing processes Methods of monitoring items and/or materials from a manufacturing process. One embodiment of the invention provides a method of monitoring items and/or materials from a manufacturing process using a plurality of RFID tagged containers, and a plurality of stations as... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7405663 | System for detecting radio-frequency identification tags Techniques for detecting radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags are disclosed. For example, an exit control system is described that detects unauthorized removal of articles from a protected facility. A series of antennas are setup to produce interrogation corri... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7399197 | Connector assembly for housing insulation displacement elements An electrical connector for terminating at least one electrical conductor comprises a housing including a cavity for receiving at least a first IDC element, a cap including a pivot portion and a cover portion, wherein the pivot portion is pivotally mounted to the ho... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7391223 | Insulation barrier for unshielded wire A sensor assembly has a plurality of sensing elements configured to be positioned within a seat of a vehicle. Each of the sensing elements include an output signal indicating the presence or absence of an occupant. The sensor assembly includes a cable with a plurali... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7352191 | Sensor assembly and method of forming the same A sensor assembly includes a sensing element electrically connected to a conductor of a flexible multiconductor cable using a conductive patch, which is electrically connected to the conductor. A method of forming a sensor assembly includes electrically connecting a... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7335049 | Connector assembly for housing insulation displacement elements An electrical connector for terminating at least one electrical conductor comprises a first side and a second side each comprising a housing including a cavity for receiving at least a first IDC element, a cap including a pivot portion and a cover portion, where the... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331814 | Apparatus configured to attach to an electrical connector block An apparatus is configured to releasably attach to an access cover of an insulation displacement connector block. The apparatus is adapted to engage with the insulation displacement connector block to form at least a part of a securing mechanism for securing the acc... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329435 | Strand coating device and method Continuous void-free uniform coatings are formed on filamentous articles by applying a voided or otherwise substantially uneven coating to at least some of the exposed portion of a filamentous article or to a rotating substrate. The filamentous article or substrate ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7319387 | GPS interface for locating device A system for locating a position marker includes a locating device for locating the position marker, and a GPS device communicatively coupled to the locating device that provides GPS coordinate data when the position marker is located by the locating device. Electro... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7303446 | Frame assembly A frame assembly for mounting an insulation displacement connector block includes a base frame and a modular subframe attached to the base frame. The subframe is capable of being attached to the base frame in a first position or a second position, which are generall... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7295654 | Digital kick meter and graphical user interface (GUI) A digital kick meter measures capacitive kick between two conductors and ground of a cable. The digital kick meter includes a resistance measuring circuit connectable to two of the conductors to provide a signal indicative of a capacitance between the two conductors... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7288494 | Electro-magnetic wave shield cover An electro-magnetic wave shield cover having an array of first yarn members (10) formed by bundling (48) ends of polyester fibers around which a tin-plated copper metallic foil (12) is wound. The second yarn member (20) is formed by bundl... | 10/30/2007 |
| D554068 | Cap for an electrical connector | 10/30/2007 |
| 7247796 | Filling materials The present invention relates to a filler material useful for communication cables, such as electrical cables and optical cables. In one embodiment, (a) from about 50 to 95 percent by weight mineral oil; (b) less than about 10 percent by weight block copolymer selec... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7223117 | Circuit marker apparatus A circuit marker bearing a visual indicium is configured to removably attach to an access cover of an insulation displacement connector block. The circuit marker comprises a body adapted to attach to the access cover, means for attaching the body to the access cover... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7214735 | Microsphere-filled sealant materials The present invention includes a method of sealing an enclosable container, the method entails positioning a sealant material within the enclosable container, and closing the enclosable container to compress the sealant material. The sealant material includes a sili... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7207828 | Testing and cut-off device for telephone line A testing and cut-off device for a telephone or computer line to connect two incoming strands to two outgoing strands, comprises a testing well inside which are located a first couple of terminals corresponding to the two incoming strands and a second couple of term... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7207818 | Telecommunications assembly including at least one telecommunications module A telecommunications module has a front and a rear side and at least two contacts which are in disconnectable contact with each other at a disconnection point, wherein at least one contact has at least two projections in the vicinity of the disconnection point and o... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7165983 | Access cover configured to receive a testing device An access cover configured to pivotally connect to an insulation displacement connector (IDC) block includes a body and a releasable securing mechanism extending from the body. The body includes an opening configured to receive a testing device and a recess configur... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7140926 | Telecommunications terminal module A telecommunications terminal module (10) is provided, having a splitter group or other electrical or electronic component (26) integrated in the terminal module (10), and two rows of contacts (18, 18′) with contacts (14, 14′,)... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7141738 | Re-enterable splice enclosure A re-enterable enclosure for a splice between cables, comprises two cover members with internal walls that are configured to form a cavity for enclosing the cable splice when the cover members are engaged with each other in a closed position. At least one of the cov... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7110654 | Array of fiber optic splicing cassettes An array of fiber optic splicing cassettes. The array has first and second side plates connected to one another by first and second axes. The fiber optic splicing cassettes each have a base and first and second curved slots in the base. Each of the first slots is mo... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7101216 | Insulation displacement system for two electrical conductors An electrically coupled insulation displacement system comprises a first contact having a first insulation displacement slot therein having an open end and a closed end. The first insulation displacement slot has a first portion having a width adjacent the open end ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7015394 | Sealed and adaptable cable bushing with easy cable positioning and sleeve equipped with such a bushing A cable bushing intended to close off, in a sealed way, a space around a plurality of cables, comprises a first compression part (4) intended to be positioned towards the outside of a sleeve (47), a second compression part (6), offset in a longi... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6984147 | Testing and cut-off device for telephone line A testing and cut-off device for a telephone or computer line to connect two incoming strands to two outgoing strands, comprises a testing well inside which are located a first couple of terminals corresponding to the two incoming strands and a second couple of term... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6926772 | Strand coating device and method Continuous void-free uniform coatings are formed on filamentous articles by applying a voided or otherwise substantially uneven coating to at least some of the exposed portion of a filamentous article or to a rotating substrate. The filamentous article or substrate ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6802822 | Dispenser for an adhesive tissue sealant having a flexible link A dispensing tip for e.g. a syringe dispensing an adhesive tissue sealant, having two rigid sections connected together by a flexible section. Preferably, although bendable, the flexible section has enough resilience that in the absence of external force the two rig... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6731965 | Corrosion prevention in biomedical electrodes A non-polarizable, silver/silver chloride biomedical electrode that is protected against corrosion during its shelf life by an organic corrosion retarding agent, preferably selected from the group consisting of mercaptans and azoles. ... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6725966 | Stethoscope A chestpiece for a stethoscope, the chestpiece having a novel mix of desirable properties through being fabricated from the group of materials known as “high gravity compounds.” These compounds are prepared by loading various plastic resins with high density met... | 04/27/2004 |
| D487928 | Stethoscope chestpiece | 03/30/2004 |
| 6709716 | Microemulsion compositions and methods of making and using same A method for making a bicontinuous, conductive, pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA), such that the starting microemulsion has a convenient viscosity for coating, and such that only a single polmerization step is needed. This has been accomplished by the discovery of a... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6708050 | Wireless electrode having activatable power cell The present invention provides a power source for biomedical electrodes and other electronic devices comprising a galvanic cell in a state of partial construction. The galvanic cell generally comprises an anode conductor, a cathode conductor and electrolyte-containi... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6641883 | High efficiency optical devices Optical devices such as light pipes which incorporate multilayer optical films in which the refractive indices of two adjacent layers in the thickness direction are substantially matched or are small relative to the difference in refractive indices of sai... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6566090 | Rapid readout sterilization indicator for liquid peracetic acid sterilization procedures A sterilization indicator is useful for testing the effectiveness of sterilization procedures that disinfect objects by contacting them with a liquid sterilization procedure. The indicator includes an outer container having an open end and a cover materia... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6562360 | Stable hydroalcoholic compositions Disclosed is a composition including a lower alcohol and water in a weight ratio of about 35:65 to 100:0, between at least 0.5% and 8.0% by weight thickener system comprised of at least two emulsifiers, each emulsifier present in at least 0.05% by weight ... | 05/13/2003 |
