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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8067701 | I/O connectors with extendable faraday cage An apparatus providing one or more I/O connections to a computer. The apparatus includes a Faraday cage generally about a flex cable, or other computing element, that may translate when the I/O ports to the computer are utilized. The embodiment maintains the Faraday... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7880095 | Gasket and display apparatus having the same A gasket is interposed between a circuit board that generates electromagnetic waves and a conductive member, and includes an elastic member separating the circuit board from the conductive member. The gasket is electrically connected with the circuit board by a cond... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7659483 | Electroactive polymer compressed gasket for electromagnetic shielding A gasket for shielding a seam between two surfaces includes a resilient member, a first electrode, a second electrode and a conductive layer. The resilient member has a first side and an opposite second side. The first electrode is disposed on the first side of the ... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7473855 | HF sealing strips A HF sealing strip (1) for electromagnetically shielded, insertable electronic modules comprises a core (2) of an elastically deformable material and a cover (3) of a flexible, conductive textile fabric. The cross section of the core (2) ... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7470866 | Electrically conductive gasket An electrically conductive gasket and methods of manufacturing electrically conductive gaskets. In one embodiment, the gasket includes a core that supports an electrically conductive cover thereon. The electrically conductive cover may be attached to the core or por... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7456365 | Electroactive polymer compressed gasket for electromagnetic shielding A gasket for shielding a seam between two surfaces includes a resilient member, a first electrode, a second electrode and a conductive layer. The resilient member has a first side and an opposite second side. The first electrode is disposed on the first side of the ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7446264 | Electromagnetic wave shielding gasket An electromagnetic wave shielding gasket comprising a gasket body integrated with an electroconductive non-woven fabric or woven fabric, a seal part being provided, while avoiding the area of the electroconductive non-woven fabric or woven fabric, where the gasket b... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7402761 | Electric conductive gasket Disclosed is an electric conductive gasket including: an electric conductive sheet having a natural pulp base, a soft aluminum foil adhered to a surface of the natural pulp base with an adhesive being interposed therebetween, and a hot melt layer formed on the other... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7339119 | Harness outlet structure of engine A harness outlet structure of an engine permitting a reliable shield at a harness outlet of the engine. The structure includes a wiring harness is clamped by a shield cover and an engine main body via a grommet bracket. The grommet bracket includes a groove having a... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7326861 | Shielding cover having cooling fin and optical scanning device The present invention insulates the source of noise efficiently by forming a thick noise insulating portion to the cover to tightly seal a drive unit which generates heat and noise and at the same time, increases the cooling effect of cooling fins by making the surf... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7310872 | Computer enclosure A computing device having an improved enclosure arrangement is disclosed. One aspect of the enclosure pertains to enclosure parts that are structurally bonded together to form a singular composite structure. In one embodiment, structural glue is used to bond at leas... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7292459 | Shielding case structure of handheld communication apparatus A handheld communication apparatus includes a metallic insert molding member, a circuit board and a shielding frame. The metallic insert molding member includes a metal plate. An electronic component is mounted on the circuit board. The shielding frame defines oppos... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7097495 | System and methods for connecting electrical components The present disclosure is directed to methods and devices that use a contact interface for establishing an electrical connection with an electrical component. In certain exemplary embodiments, the contact interface of a device includes at least one loading fiber and... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7083427 | Woven multiple-contact connectors A multiple-contact woven connector comprising at least one conductor woven onto a plurality of loading fibers. Each conductor has at least one contact point. The loading fibers are capable of delivering a contact force at the contact points of the conductors. The co... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6958527 | Wiring board having interconnect pattern with land, and semiconductor device, circuit board, and electronic equipment incorporating the same A wiring board includes a substrate, and an interconnect pattern which is formed on the substrate and includes a land. A penetration hole, which exposes the substrate, is formed in the land. The penetration hole is formed in a region along a periphery of the land. | 10/25/2005 |
| 6951465 | Multiple-contact woven power connectors Multiple-contact woven power connectors are provided that have at least a first set of loading fibers and at least a first set of conductors. When woven onto a set of loading fibers, the conductors define a space. The loading fibers are capable of delivering contact... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6945790 | Multiple-contact cable connector assemblies The present disclosure is directed to electrical cable connector assemblies that have a woven connector element and a cable subassembly. The woven connector element utilizes loading fibers and conductors. Each conductor has at least one contact point. The conductors... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6742361 | Apparatus for producing a cooling or lubricating spray An apparatus for delivering a spray of cooling liquid to opposed shear blades of an apparatus for shearing a stream of molten glass into gobs, the apparatus having liquid outlets (24, 26) that lead to spray nozzles. A liquid is intermittently delivered at a l... | 06/01/2004 |
| 4866213 | End clip for mesh-clad RFI/EMI shielding strips and shielding strip assembly including same An end clip for attachment to the ends of finite strips of mesh-clad RFI/EMI shielding strips. A clip attachment is formed of a thin strip of metal, such as stainless steel, with hook-like flanges at opposite ends for securement to the edge margins of a m... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4864076 | Electromagnetic shielding and environmental sealing device An electromagnetic shielding and environmental sealing device includes an elastomer strip that is attached to a metal strip. The metal strip includes a base member and a plurality of fingers that extend from one edge of the base member at an angle. The el... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4857668 | Multi-function gasket A multi-function gasket for electrical apparatus and the like, operation of which tends to generate or be adversely affected by electromagnetic and radio frequency interference (EMI/RFI), comprising: a continuously molded, resilient foam core having a sea... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4831498 | Shield structure for circuit on circuit board A shielding structure for a circuit on a circuit board has a conductive box member for enclosing a region of the surface of the circuit board requiring shielding. The edge defining the open side of the conductive box member has a conductive rib protruding... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4823229 | Canopy dryseal This invention relates to a seal for an aircraft canopy having a compressible, resilient core and is encapsulated by a low-density, electrically conductive polymeric tape and to a method for making the seal.... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4720606 | Seal in housing means containing electrical apparatuses In a housing-like structure which contains electrical apparatuses, a resilient, profile-like sealing element (3) and a shielding element (6) are combined to form a flexible profile (5) in order to seal the adjacent surfaces of components (1, 4) against fo... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4710590 | Sealing device in metal cabinets, which screens off electro-magnetic fields A sealing device in metal cabinets, which are used to screen off electromagnetic fields, for compressing metallic gaskets along the edges of its door. The device includes an elongate element (3,5,18) the length of which conforms with that of the door (1,2... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4678863 | Corrosion resistant conductive elastomers A corrosion resistant resilient electrically conductive gasket is comprised of a metal-containing conductive elastomer which has had any exposed metal coated with a protective conductive coating. The metal may be silver and the coating may be tin-lead sol... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4590710 | Seal for a shielding enclosure with opening A seal assembly for an enclosure, which attenuates or eliminates frequencies through the enclosure, and including a non-magnetic electrical conducting membrane on a door frame to which the door seals. Also, means for opening the door from either of its si... | 05/27/1986 |
| 4414425 | Broadband non-contacting RF shielding gasket An RF gasket for reducing the flow of energy in the interface area between two conductive surfaces includes a plurality of stub pairs. These stub-pairs are dimensioned to form sub-groups of low impedance paths between the two conductive surfaces with each... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4399316 | Non-contacting RF shielding device A non-contacting RF shielding means is provided to inhibit the flow of energy in a given frequency band through an interface area between two conductive surfaces. A series of stub-like members are provided which are open circuited at one end and connected... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4399317 | Sealing apparatus for radio frequency shielding enclosure An electrically conductive rectangular housing contains a conductive elastomeric tube with a resilient core material. The housing also contains an inflatable seal which is preferably a flattened inflatable elastomeric member. Inflation of the elastomeric ... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4396795 | Non-contacting RF shielding gasket with molded stub members An RF shielding gasket is provided for establishing low impedance paths, in a given frequency range, in the interface area between two conductive surfaces. The gasket includes a first and second plurality of stubs. The stubs are joined to one another by a... | 08/02/1983 |
| 3946143 | Heat recoverable article for protecting junctions A heat recoverable article for shielding junctions in cables or conduits comprised of a corrugated sheath capable of radial deformation disposed within a member of heat-recoverable material. A sheath made of conductive material may function to protect the... | 03/23/1976 |