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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162509 | High intensity light fixture for use in hazardous locations An industrial lamp fixture employing a high intensity lamp and suitable for use in a hazardous location or atmosphere includes a system for replacing the lamp without having to disassemble the front framework which protects the glass lens and prevents it from breaki... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8079882 | Interconnecting modular headers and header assemblies thereof Interconnecting modular connectors or headers have flexible tongue and groove structures for forming a variety of header assembly configurations. The interconnecting modular headers can have locking structures in addition to the tongue and groove mating structures f... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8079868 | Electrical connector with releasable locking clip An electrical connector includes first and second connector members each having respective complementary connecting elements, with the second connector member having an annular insert adapted for tight-fitting insertion in an annular recess of the first connector me... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8043127 | Interlocking modular headers and header assemblies thereof Interlocking modular connectors or headers Have flexible tongue and groove structures for forming a variety of header assembly configurations. The interlocking modular headers can have locking structures in addition to the tongue and groove mating structures for per... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7946872 | Cable connector A cable connector including a housing with an inserting hole adapted to receive a flat cable including terminals mounted on the housing that has contact parts to be electrically connected to lead wires of the flat cable. The connector includes an actuator having a m... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7883350 | Header connectors with rigid latches This approach generally pertains to a header connector with rigid latches. The connector includes columns with column cavities therein and latching mechanisms having latch beams and latching ends, with a plurality of mating contacts with mounting pins affixed to a d... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7867039 | Bulb socket Provided is a bulb socket. The bulb socket includes a housing formed as a single piece using a single mold assembly, a couple of lamp holders, a double contact terminal, and a single contact terminal. ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7867023 | Electrical connector having positioning peg and assembly having same The present disclosure relates to electrical connectors and to header systems having such connectors. In one embodiment an electrical connector also known as a header can have two aligning and locating pegs for cooperating with alignment holes of the housing of a co... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7862366 | Electrical connector with locking clip An electrical connector assembly includes first male and second female connectors having respectively a generally annular locking spring with inwardly directed flexible tines and an outer cylindrical coupling member. The tines are deflected outwardly by the outer co... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7833061 | Electronic part connector To provide a connector that incorporates a built-in electronic part, which allows for easy assembly for obtaining a required connection structure, ensures connection reliability, and prevents dislodging of the electronic part even when used in locations involving fr... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7833044 | Connection system and squib connector therefor The invention relates to a squib connector for mating with a squib holder and to a corresponding, connection system. system according to any of the preceding claims, said connector. The inventive squib connector is adapted to be used for an inventive connection syst... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7833033 | Solar panel junction box and components thereof A solar panel junction box and components thereof including a plurality of generally L-shaped connecting elements, each comprising a conductive member with a flat section and a first angular section. The first angular section having a resilient cut-out connecting me... | 11/16/2010 |
| D622216 | Electrical connector with illumination | 08/24/2010 |
| 7766669 | Compression connector with compressing, mounting and locking assemblies Compression connectors and methods are provided that are suitable for mating a flat flexible circuit and a printed circuit board. A mounting assembly secures a locking compression assembly to the printed circuit board. Pliable compression springs mounted on rotatabl... | 08/03/2010 |
| D621085 | Portable light source | 08/03/2010 |
| 7722366 | Board-mounted electrical connector An electrical connector is provided for mounting on a circuit board and includes a dielectric housing mounting a plurality of first terminals having circuit board press-fit portions projecting therefrom. A plurality of second terminals are mounted on the housing and... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7677928 | Filter connector A filter connector includes a dielectric housing having a mounting face. At least one row of terminal-receiving passages are formed in the housing through the mounting face. A row of filter-receiving pockets are formed in the housing through the mounting face respec... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7568960 | Capacitive signal connector The present disclosure is directed to connectors and methods for passing signals through capacitive coupling and electron tunneling. The connectors according to the present disclosure can include contacts that have a dielectric film or coating applied at least at a ... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7442085 | Filter connector A filter connector such as one suitable for suppressing electromagnetic interference, radio frequency interference or both is provided according to an assembly approach that reduces cost. Included is a unitary spring plate that overlies the plug portion of the filte... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7442047 | Compression connector for connecting a flat flexible circuit to a printed circuit board A compression connector for connecting the conductor pads of a flat flexible cable to the conductor pads of a printed circuit board. The connector includes a carrier plate which carries a hardboard, the flexible circuit and an interposer through the use of extending... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7431618 | Memory card connector system for stabilizing the position of a contacted memory card A memory card connector system includes a connector having a rear terminal-mounting section mounting a plurality of terminals for engaging appropriate contacts on a memory card. The rear section defines at least part of a receptacle for receiving a mating end of the... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7427209 | Lever type electrical connector A lever type electrical connector (1) comprising a connector housing (10) having an annular interfacial seal (4) which extends around the connector housing (10). An annular protecting shroud (5) is arranged surrounding the connecto... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7396242 | Lever type electrical connector A lever-type electrical connector assembly is provided that includes first and second electrical connectors having an actuating lever movably mounted thereon for movement between a release position with the connectors un-mated and a lock position with the connectors... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7380991 | Optical connector arrangement The invention relates to a connector arrangement for optical wave guides for establishing multimedia connections in motor vehicles, e.g. in accordance with the MOST®-Standard wherein a first and a second fiber section are each enclosed by a sleeve and by connecting... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7361055 | Modular filter connector A modular filter connector (10) includes an outer housing (12) having a cavity. A plurality of inner housing modules (16) are positionable in the cavity in a side-by-side array. At least one terminal (28) is mounted in each housing module... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7309241 | Pick and place electrical connector An electrical connector is provided for mounting on a circuit board. The connector includes an insulative upright body having a front mating face and a rear terminating face. An engaging plate extends from the mating face of the body in a forward mating direction aw... | 12/18/2007 |
| 6958671 | Electrical contactor with positive temperature coefficient resistivity element The present invention provides an electrical contactor for connecting and disconnecting an electrical power source to an electrical device wherein the electrical power source is electrically connected to a line terminal having a line terminal electrical contact and ... | 10/25/2005 |
| D499700 | Circuit breaker | 12/14/2004 |
| 6803850 | Thermal trip assembly and method for producing same A heater element for use in a circuit breaker whose initial shape can be varied to achieve various trip ratings for different circuit breakers. The material composition of the heater element and the bimetal strip indirectly heated by the heater element are kept the ... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6801111 | Latch for an electrical device An electrical device, such as a circuit breaker, for interrupting the flow of current, which includes a stationary contact, a blade having a movable contact, a releasably latchable trip lever, a bimetal, and a magnetic armature. The movable contact is movable into a... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6782329 | Detection of arcing faults using bifurcated wiring system A zone arc fault detection system for detecting arcing faults in a defined zone of an electrical circuit, such as an aircraft circuit, includes a pair of substantially identical parallel insulated conductors for each zone in which arcing is to be detected. A detecti... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6775117 | Zero threshold surge suppressor The present invention provides diode bridge and a parallel type, capacitor based, phase to phase surge suppressor. The suppressor acts to suppress transient energy as soon as the spike exceeds the prevailing peak of the ac waveform. The system dissipates the spike b... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6774749 | Trip cross bar and trip armature assembly for a circuit breaker A circuit breaker for interrupting the flow of current upon the detection of excess current or temperature is provided which comprises a housing, a trip armature plate, a trip armature frame, and a bias spring. The trip armature plate has at least two pivot tabs ext... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6760782 | Apparatus for controlling internetwork communications An interface allows for the transfer of real time control data with guaranteed delivery times between devices on a general purpose network and an industrial control system. A proxy server takes the role of a TCP/IP router and is configured to control the rate at whi... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6744393 | Low cost multi-range input circuit for industrial analog input modules Analog input module for a programmable logic controller, the analog input module having an input circuit with terminals for accepting either a single voltage range or a single current range from process control sensors. The analog input module includes an analog-to-... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6739205 | Controller for monitoring fluid flow volume A system, method and program for calculating a fluid flow volume within a conduit having an operably connected flow meter is disclosed. The system includes a controller having a backplane. A flow meter module is operably connected to the backplane of the controller ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6736944 | Apparatus and method for arc detection An apparatus and technique are provided for generating a plasma using a power supply circuit and arc detection arrangement. The power supply circuit has a cathode enclosed in a chamber, and is adapted to generate a power-related parameter. The arc detection arrangem... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6738441 | Method and device for filtering input signals A method and device for filtering an input signal received by an input module in order to produce a filtered input signal, wherein the received input signal is converted such that it has either a HIGH input state or a LOW input state each having a time duration char... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6732191 | Web interface to an input/output device A control system allows a user to access an input/output device over a communication network using a web browser. The system includes an Internet web site between the network and the input/output module. The web site runs from an Ethernet board coupled directly to t... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6727442 | Medium voltage motor control center load discharge device A medium voltage controller for electrical equipment, such as motors, transformers, reactors, and capacitors, having a load discharge device. The load discharge device is compact and provides fast earthing of the load-side cables. The device has a scissors-type link... | 04/27/2004 |
