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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7842888 | Finishing tool for cable mold connection The present invention relates to a finishing tool for a cable mold connection. The finishing tool includes a connection base, a connection cover, and a plurality of couplers. The connection base has a thickness corresponding to the base and has at least two acceptan... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7406241 | Methods and devices for the installation of the fiber optic cable to a house or other building structure Methods and devices for the installation of a fiber optic cable to a house or other building structure are provided. The method may include identifying a preferred location of a customer through an indication left by the customer either on the interior side or exter... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7332677 | Multiconductor cable assemblies and methods of making multiconductor cable assemblies A multiconductor cable assembly and a method of making a multiconductor cable assembly are disclosed. The multiconductor cable assembly comprises a conductor and a covering comprising a thermoplastic composition. The thermoplastic composition comprises a poly(arylen... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7287354 | Vinyl siding wire channel An apparatus and methods of use for a wire channel device that is positioned between an upper siding panel and a lower siding panel along the side of a building and that routes, supports, and/or secures one or more wires. The wire channel device includes an upwardly... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7250574 | Cable trough A cable trough for installing cables alongside a railway line or other right of way is described. The cable trough is constructed using longitudinally oriented reinforcing fibers coated with polymeric resin that generally aligns the reinforcing fibers with the lengt... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7249872 | Method and system for displaying lighting fixtures A lighting fixture display system and method including a light support member for supporting truncated floor-based lighting fixtures and a rail member. The light support members have shelf structures and brackets and are mounted on or attached to the rail member, wh... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7228663 | Decorative trim assemblies An exterior trim assembly for use with a window or door surround in a building structure comprises at least one mantle for affixing above the window or door, and first and second pilaster assemblies for affixing on the sides of the window or door. The mantle compris... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7220917 | Electrical wire and method of making an electrical wire An electrical wire has a conductor and a covering. The covering includes a thermoplastic composition having a poly(arylene ether), a polyolefin and a polymeric compatibilizer. The thermoplastic composition may further have a flame retardant. ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7217885 | Covering for conductors The covering for used with a conductor having a thermoplastic composition. The thermoplastic composition has a poly(arylene ether), a polyolefin and a polymeric compatibilizer. The thermoplastic composition may further have a flame retardant. ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 6245994 | High impact-resistant fuse box An apparatus, such as a fuse box structure, containing circuitry capable of receiving and processing a current having a power of at least 0.1 megawatts, and associated method of fabrication, for use with a vehicle such as a railed vehicle, or with a stati... | 06/12/2001 |
| 4861942 | Adjustable riser assembly A riser assembly of rigid conduit is provided for an electrical cable which is adjustable. The riser assembly includes first and second rigid conduits having a telescoping interconnection at an elongated enlarged diameter lower end of the second conduit. ... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4797507 | Outlet box provided with coaxial connectors A coaxial outlet box which is intended to be mounted on a wall, an electrical conduit front or like support surface and which can be fastened directly to the support surface or to a conventional conduit box recessed in the surface. The outlet box includes... | 01/10/1989 |
| 4702444 | Sealing system A sealing system for the sealing passage of cables or tubes, consisting of a rectangular frame, parallelepipedal blocks of resilient material, each block consisting of two identical halves, and featuring a bore adapted to the dimensions of the cables, com... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4683695 | Channelled base member for divider panels The base member for divider panels comprises a load-bearing support which defines two supply passages or channels for electrical cables and houses power outlets for supplying items of electrical equipment which are adjacent to the panels. The support is i... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4667840 | Fire-resistant electrical junction boxes and method of manufacture An electrical junction box has an interior electrical component container having a forward opening, and a second rearwardly opening container portion which opens rearwardly and is filled with insulating material. The housing is a one-piece unit preferably... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4360705 | Panel raceway system corner fitting A customized raceway system is disclosed which is designed to be surface mounted along the bottom of a structural panel for quick and easy installation and concealment of telephone and electrical wiring. The raceway system features a corner fitting for in... | 11/23/1982 |
| 4355197 | Service line terminal box system, especially for ships moored to quays A system for primarily supplying fishing boats lying berthed in harbor with electrical power, comprises a plurality of terminal boxes (1) which are countersunk along the edge of the quay and each contains electric power socket outlets (2), a drain hole (1... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4255611 | Energy distribution system for enclosed areas An energy distribution system comprising elongated support members housing power and communication lines and being arranged end to end on a floor along the primary walls of an enclosed area such as a room in an office building. Each support member include... | 03/10/1981 |
| 4232494 | Composite construction panel A composite construction panel and process for its fabrication. The contruction panel has a lightweight cellular insulation core adapted for receiving imbedded electrical conduits and further includes a cementatious fireproofing layer. The panel is comple... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4172962 | Terminal box intended to be used in combination with a socket outlet or the like A terminal box intended to be used in combination with a socket outlet or the like of outside the wall type in such a way that the terminal box is arranged between the socket outlet and the wall supports the socket outlet.... | 10/30/1979 |
| 4156795 | Electric duct The invention provides an electric duct for locating insulated electric wires along a wall. A removable cover member has internal channels in which wires are located at junction positions adjacent blind holes in the member through which spikes or claws of... | 05/29/1979 |
| 4056297 | Removable electrical fixtures for modular wall panels An electrical socket bearing fixture is adapted for use on a modular wall panel having a rigid peripheral support frame enclosing a decorative compressible planar wall surface. The fixture includes an electrical socket bearing member and a molding member ... | 11/01/1977 |
| 4037900 | Baseboard for electrical installations A baseboard for electrical installation includes a shaped cover part which is fastened to a wall by holding means, and is provided with longitudinally extending bare wires which may be readily connected to adapters to form electrical switch apparatus or e... | 07/26/1977 |
| 4017137 | Electrical raceway and receptacle assemblies An electrical raceway assembly having a channel-shaped cover and a plurality of receptacles mounted in the cover. A pair of cover sidewalls have free edges bent toward one another, and longitudinally extending recesses are formed in opposite sides of the ... | 04/12/1977 |