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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182200 | Self priming pump A self-priming centrifugal pump comprises a centrifugal impeller (19) arranged in a pumping chamber (9) for transferring liquid from an inlet (5) to an outlet (7) of the chamber, a diaphragm (21) arranged downstream of the impeller... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8123536 | Connector with isolated grounds A compact electrical connector has first contacts (32) with a first characteristic impedance (50 ohms) and second contacts (34) with a second characteristic impedance (100 ohms), with each set of contacts having a separate electrical ground (G1,... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7972173 | Dual spring probe coaxial contact system A connector system includes first and second mateable connectors (12, 14) with coaxial contacts, wherein the first connector has movable center and outer contacts (20, 22) that are each biased forward by a separate spring (24, 26) to engage stat... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7857607 | Rotary lobe pump A rotary lobe pump comprises a pump body having a driving means and an outer casing, and an insert that can be replaced. The replaceable insert comprises a housing formed of a plastic material and having an inlet port, an outlet port and internal surfaces defining a... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7828606 | Push lock connector A plug connector (11, 12), having a body (13, 16) with boreholes containing contacts (14, 15), and a detent (23-26) that protrudes into the boreholes (21, 22) behind a contact collar (65). To make possible the locking... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7766705 | Connector arrangement A connector arrangement comprises a rigid inner conductor (107), a dielectric sleeve (111) arranged around the inner conductor and a rigid outer conductor (109) arranged around the sleeve. A surface of at least one of the inner conductor, the sl... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7744383 | Grounded connector Ground connections are made between first and second electrical connectors (1, 27). The first connector has a first sleeve (5) and has contact elements (23) mounted on the first sleeve. The second connector has a second sleeve (31) with s... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7625226 | Radial anti-rotation coupling A connector that has a coupling nut (14) that is rotatable about a barrel (12), with an annular space (42) between them, and with a resistance ring (40) lying in the annular space. The resistance ring allows the nut to rotate with moderat... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7553179 | Connector latch retainer A connector system wherein a first connector (12) has a pair of latches (34, 36) that can be depressed to release them from a pair of strikes (30, 32) of a mating second connector (14). A retainer (60) is provided that prevents acc... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7396256 | Filter connector with high frequency shield A shield is provided that blocks high frequency EMI (electromagnetic interference) from reaching circuitry that is connected to pins of a filter connector. The filter connector includes a plurality of pins (12) that extend through holes (92) in first b... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7326913 | Ball-based device for controlling the movement of a cursor, and optical unit for such a device The invention proposes a device (20) comprising an actuation ball (30, FIG. 13), a casing (22) that surrounds the ball, elements (56) for guiding the ball in rotation, a first detection light source (LS1) for emitting at lea... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326081 | Plug-and socket connector A plug-and-socket connector (10) has a plastic housing (11) that holds electrical male or female contacts (14) in boreholes (16, 17) next to each other, and whose forward end forms a plug extension (13) or as a socket extension ( | 02/05/2008 |
| 7297883 | Electrical switch with multiple switching ways The invention proposes an electrical switch (20) with multiple switching ways comprising a bottom support (22) in the bottom (32) of which are arranged fixed contacts (30a, 30b, 30c, 30d), ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7235754 | Switch device provided with a light source A casing (3), in which a plurality of conductive tracks are fixed, an operation element (5) which is arranged so as to be able to move in translation in the casing (3), a conductive dome-like member (51) which is arranged in the casing ( | 06/26/2007 |
| 7218530 | Enhanced blind hole termination of pin to PCB Tails (20) projecting from an electrical component (12) that lies on a circuit board surface, are terminated to traces on a multi-layer circuit board (14) in a manner that minimizes the disadvantages of long through hole soldering and of surface... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7195496 | Connector mounted to display board A connector assembly (11) for providing electricity to an electroluminescent display (12) that is mounted on an outer face of a carrier plate (10), includes a first connector (13) that has an insulative body (21) with a rearwardly-... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7196280 | Miniaturized electric switch A switch (10) comprising a bottom contact-holder (12) supporting two fixed electric contacts (30, 30B), an actuation member (54) and an intermediate conductive contact strip (14) that can be deformed elastically in order to modify ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7160139 | Contact assembly A contact assembly (11) for providing electricity to an electroluminescent display (12) that is mounted on an outer face of a carrier plate (10). The contact assembly includes contact pads (16) on the outer face of the carrier plate and a... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7101223 | Compact sealed and shielded connector A connector (10) is connected to the front end of a cable (11) in a compact connection that provides electrical shielding and a water-tight seal. The connector has a metal main sleeve (30) with a rear end (64) having circular crimps (3... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7082037 | PC card housing A sheet metal cover (11) for a PC card, or electronic card, includes identical top and bottom sheet metal cover parts (13, 12) with opposite sides constructed to allow the cover parts to be joined together by merely pushing the sides of the top cover p... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7074059 | Fraud protection for smart card connector A smart card connector with a signal blade contact (22a, FIG. 5) and a ground blade contact (22b), wherein the signal blade contact has a signal tail (34a) at the rear end of the connector frame, and wherein the conne... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7066748 | Smart card connector with slider A smart card connector with a slot into which a smart card can be inserted, includes a slide assembly (251) that initially receives the smart card and moves the card forward to a fully installed operating position, and that can be moved to move the smart card... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7060915 | Multiple switching device A miniature switching device has an operating member (14) with an upstanding button (26) that can be rapidly slid in any one of four horizontal directions to close any one of four switches in a casing (12). A sheet metal conducting member (28... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7033221 | Connector for high capacity smart cards A smart card connector that includes an insulative support (52) with a card-supporting face (62), and a sheet metal cover (54) mounted on the support to form a card-receiving cavity (58) between the support and cover, for receiving SD and... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6971929 | Modular high density connector A connector includes sheet metal contacts (40, 42) with termination ends (60, 62) for terminating to wires and with mating ends (70, 72) for mating to other contact devices such as circuit board pads. Each terminating end includes a wide groove ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6969284 | Connector arrangement for compact servomotor A plug connector device (11, FIG. 2) for medium voltage (e.g. 220 volts) compact servomotors has a power plug unit (16) and a control signal plug unit (17), each with connectable/disconnectable outer and inner plugs (49,48 and 5... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6957988 | Clip unit for holding contact A clip unit (10) that holds an electrical contact (11) in a passageway (12) of a connector frame (13), is of small cost and small length and can be installed using a small force, and provides the functions of centering a location along th... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6956179 | Rocker/pushbutton switch A switch has a housing (11), a pair of switching units (17, 18) with buttons (19) that can be depressed to operate each switch unit, and a rocker (23) pivotally mounted on the housing to pivot clockwise and counterclockwise from a neutral... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6953285 | Anti-backout latch for fiber optic connector An optical fiber connector (14) is provided, of a type that has a housing (70) and a fiber block (72) slideable between forward and rearward positions within a passage of the housing, the housing having guide-receiving spaces (120, 122) o... | 10/11/2005 |
