Did You Know...
...Chester Carlson was a patent agent who tired of having to make multiple copies of patent applications using the only duplication method available at the time: carbon paper. In 1959 he came up with a new copying system and took it to IBM for evaluation. The "experts" at IBM determined potential sales to be only 5,000 units because people wouldn't want to use a bulky machine when they had carbon paper. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, the company founded on the system is Xerox.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8151497 | Identification device for electrical conductors An identification device adapted for attachment to an insulated electrical conductor includes a pair of generally-rectangular marking plates having planar first longitudinal horizontal surfaces. A plurality of laterally-spaced resilient tension members connect toget... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8147273 | Connector for high electrical power applications A connector assembly includes a preassembly frame to which the ends of a number of high-voltage transmission lines are connected, whereupon the preassembly frame is mounted in an open-ended chamber contained in a connector housing. The frame includes a first end wal... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8117769 | Cushioned shoe construction including toe and heel plates A shoe sole construction includes a sole member formed from a synthetic plastic material having a first durometer value of hardness and including toe, ball, arch, and heel portions. Relatively rigid toe and heel plates are secured to bottom surface of the sole membe... | 02/21/2012 |
| D652161 | Boat running light | 01/10/2012 |
| 8084903 | Connection arrangement for supplying power to an electric motor A connector arrangement is provided for supplying electric power to a three-phase motor to produce motor operation in either a delta mode or a star mode, use being made of modular units that are removably mounted within a chamber contained in an outer frame that is ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8075350 | Connector apparatus with code means, and method of assembling the same A plug connector and a method of coding of same is characterized by first and second coding elements that are pre-mountable as a unit on at least one of a pair of plug connector components. The other plug connector component is configured so that when the connector ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8056218 | Crimping apparatus for cables, particularly shielded cables Crimping apparatus for crimping separate parts of a metal sleeve arranged concentrically about the junction between a shielded cable and a plug connector, including a pair of colinearly arranged annular crimping dies that are operable by an annular operating member ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8002573 | Connector arrangement for braided conductors An electrical connector for electrically connecting a hollow bus bar member with an insulated multi-wire or braided conductor inserted axially therein, including a conductive contact screw that is threadably connected within a first opening contained in the bus bar ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7997915 | Pin or socket contact with resilient clip An electrical pin or socket terminal includes a vertical tubular body portion, and a spring clip portion connected with the upper end of the body portion. The spring clip portion includes two opposed electrical contacts at least one of which is resiliently biased to... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7987744 | Hand grip operating means for an insulation-stripping tool A pliers-type gripping tool includes a pair of gripping jaws, a pair of pivotally connected hand grip levers for operating the gripping jaws between an open separated condition and a closed gripping condition, and an adjusting device for varying one of the physical ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7955117 | Connector arrangement for flat conductors A connector arrangement includes a flat conductor component having a flat engagement portion, a conductive bus bar component having a flat engagement portion, and a conductive contact screw connecting the conductor and bus bar flat engagement portions in contiguous ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7913588 | Insulation stripping tool with striker means An insulation stripping tool of the pliers-type includes an adjustable pull rod stop device for limiting the extent of travel of the longitudinally displaceable pull rod and the cutting and stripping blades connected thereto, thereby to produce only partial removal ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7900537 | Knife assembly for insulation stripping tools A pliers-type insulation stripping tool includes a releasable fastening device for fastening a knife cassette to at least one of the knife carrier members that are longitudinally displaced by the pivotally connected tool handle members to remove a severed length of ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7891273 | Insulation stripping tool A pliers-type insulation stripping tool includes an adjusting device for adjusting the cutting profile provided by the knife edges of a stack of parallel lamellar cutting blades pivotally connected at one end with a knife holder for independent pivotal movement abou... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7864340 | Wavefront analysis method involving multilateral interferometry with frequency difference The method comprises positioning a diffraction grating with a two-dimensional meshing on the path of the beam to be analyzed and processing at least two interferograms of at least two different colors, each interferogram being obtained in a plane from two sub-beams ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7841260 | Insulation stripping tool with displaceable knife carrier means A pliers-type insulation stripping tool includes a pair of blade holders that are removably connected with the pull rod that longitudinally displaces the blades relative to the handle shell when a severed length of insulation is stripped from the insulated conductor... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7826066 | Compact achromatic optical interferometer of the three-wave lateral shearing type A method and a system for analyzing the wavefront of a light beam, wherein a diffraction grating is arranged in a plane perpendicular to the light beam to be analyzed and optically conjugated to the analysis plane. Different emerging beams of the grating interfere t... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7824190 | Connector for connecting conductors of a cable to flat conductors of a photovoltaic cell A connector arrangement connects the flat conductors that extend upwardly from a horizontal photovoltaic cell panel with the insulated conductors of a cable via the circuits of a printed circuit board, respectively. A flat conductor support member is adhesively secu... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7806533 | Optical system alternating image capture and image projection An optical system comprises a first image capture device for capturing an image of an observation area, a first display device, a semi-reflecting plate, a concave mirror disposed facing the first display device, and a second display device for displaying a backgroun... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7781684 | Insulating gasket means for supporting a cable in a housing opening A compressible sealing gasket for supporting a cable in a wall opening contained in a housing wall includes a pair of gasket sections each having a planar surface that contains a recess, and at least one integral compressible sealing projection extending from the pl... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7775806 | Electronic housing with a conductive plate A printed circuit board arrangement and method includes a planar generally-rectangular vertically-arranged printed circuit board having front and rear surfaces terminating in a peripheral edge, at least one of the front and rear surfaces having a conductive printed ... | 08/17/2010 |
| D620855 | Fender for automotive vehicle | 08/03/2010 |
| 7736161 | Stackable electronic housing with male or female connector strips A connector assembly for printed circuit board terminal blocks and the like includes a housing having spaced side and end walls defining a chamber, and a first connector component mounted in the chamber adjacent an access opening contained in the housing walls. A se... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7735228 | Insulation stripping tool An insulation stripping tool for flat cables includes a clamping device adapted to be clamped to a flat cable and to provide a linear guide edge for guiding a knife holder to accurately sever the outer insulation sheath of the cable in a transverse direction. Upon r... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7727074 | Stamped cardan joint yoke member for an automotive vehicle steering column The yoke member of Cardan joint is made in one unitary part of one piece and includes a pivot fork including two pivot arm portions each comprising a crossing hole, the axis of which is the pivot axis of a cross-piece, and a connecting element for the motion transmi... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7695324 | Stacked terminal block arrangement with connector means A connector arrangement connects the contacts of a stack of terminal blocks, including a first conductive bridge extending longitudinally of a given terminal block for selectively connecting together the contacts thereof, and a second laterally-extending conductive ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7670060 | Plug connector with an adaptor housing for receiving a plug or socket arrangement A fiber optic connector arrangement includes a locking device for fastening together a pair of male plug and female socket components, which locking device consists of locking elements mounted solely on a pair of telescopic adapter housings that support the plug and... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7667140 | Cable including helically twisted conductors A cable includes a cable sheath in which are embedded a plurality of insulated conductors at least two of which are helically twisted, the cable being provided with visible markings that indicate where one can electrically engage a selected one of the conductors by ... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7666005 | Housing for electrical components A connector assembly for a planar vertical printed circuit board includes a housing having a pair of parallel space planar vertical side walls defining an open-topped vertical chamber in which the printed circuit board is mounted. First electrical connectors mounted... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7658653 | Terminal block with plug-in module A connector arrangement includes a universal terminal block having a body containing a chamber in which is removably mounted one of a plurality of function control modules as used in commercial, industrial and residential installations, wherein a pair of module cont... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7658647 | Cable arrangement with shielded cables Connector apparatus electrically connects together a plurality of shielded cables, including a housing containing a chamber including a first opening for receiving one end of a first shielded cable, and at least two second openings receiving the one ends of at least... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7651362 | Connector arrangement for printed circuit boards and the like A connector arrangement serves to connect a plurality of the circuits of a printed circuit board with a plurality of electrical conductors, respectively, including a locking member for locking together a first connector member having terminals connected with the ele... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7648371 | Electrical connector arrangement for knife contacts An electrical connecting arrangement includes a locator device mounted on a photovoltaic panel for relatively positioning a connector housing such that a resilient contact on the connector housing is arranged for electrical connection with a stationary rigid contact... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7632109 | Electrical connecting apparatus for flat conductors A connector assembly for connecting the flat conductors of a photovoltaic panel with an electrical component, such as a diode, printed circuit or the like, includes a conductor support body having a base portion adapted for connection with the photovoltaic panel, an... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7610696 | Adjustable fit insole system for shoes An adjustable fit insole system for shoes includes an insole member formed of flexible, resilient cushioning material that is removably inserted within the foot-receiving chamber of the shoe, the insole member and the shoe having corresponding heel, arch, ball and t... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7575459 | Connector for electrical and optical cables A plug and socket connector arrangement for electrical or fiber optic cables includes a pair of tubular locking sleeves mounted for axial and rotational displacement on the plug and connector bodies, which locking sleeves have adjacent ends provided with internal an... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7568939 | Connecting system with direct plug connection A plug-in connector arrangement includes a terminal block containing a chamber in which are mounted a horizontal bus bar having a transverse wall, and a resilient contact having a fixed horizontal leg portion, an intermediate portion bent upwardly from the first leg... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7563122 | Connector system for a wall installation An electrical connector assembly includes a quick-fastening locking arrangement for locking together a plug member and a socket member, including a locking peg connected with one of the plug and socket members, and a cylindrical locking cam connected with the other ... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7091395 | Antiseptic tampon and method of preparing it The invention relates to an antiseptic tampon and a method of preparing it, which method consists of introducing metered quantities of a liquid mixture of antiseptic product and hydrophobic excipient into individual sheaths (14) for packaging tampons, then in... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7526978 | Ball coupling device for keeping two sliding shafts articulated Device for coupling an inner shaft and an outer shaft that slide in the direction of a common axis with balls disposed between the two shafts. The balls are disposed in axial grooves of the inner shaft and in axial grooves of the outer shaft. Each row of balls is he... | 05/05/2009 |
