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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8164013 | Contact device for a high resistive power contactor A contactor comprises, for each phase, a pair of contact devices which comprise a connection strip and at least two conductors provided with a stationary contact, and a movable contact bridge able to close the two stationary contacts or not. According to the inventi... | 04/24/2012 |
| 7999202 | Contact A contact includes a first conductor that has a fitting hole formed therein; a second conductor that has a shaft that can be inserted into the fitting hole and an annular groove formed on an outer circumference of the shaft; and an inclined coil spring that has a ri... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7915550 | Pneumatic system electrical contact device An electrical circuit operating system for controlling operating of an aluminum processing bath includes an electrical contact device. The electrical contact device includes a tubular body of an electrically insulating material, the body including at least one circu... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7763815 | Key for an electronic keyboard A conductive tracing for a keyboard including a pair of electrically conductive paths that are electrically isolated from each other. The pair of electrically conductive paths may each include conductive surfaces that are electrically coupled together. Each of the p... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7372708 | Position detecting switch fixture for cylinder A position detecting switch fixture for cylinder, having a pair of clamping reinforced plates at both ends of a mounting band, and clamping/holding a position detecting switch between these plates by a clamping screw. A holder is installed between the pair of clampi... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7349223 | Enhanced compliant probe card systems having improved planarity Several embodiments of enhanced integrated circuit probe card and package assemblies are disclosed, which extend the mechanical compliance of both MEMS and thin-film fabricated probes, such that these types of spring probe structures can be used to test one or more ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7273992 | Mechanical limiter device A mechanical limiter device, having: a housing with a slot passing at least partially therearound, the slot forming a plurality of teeth in a side of the housing; a plunger movable within the housing; a biasing mechanism configured to urge the plunger in a proximal ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7268642 | Universal switch A dimensionally flexible sparse matrix comprising multiple ports connected to a plurality of interconnected universal switches is disclosed. Each universal switch has at least three terminals and is switchable to connect any pair or all three terminals together. The... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7258585 | Device and method for latching separable insulated connectors A latching mechanism for joining separable insulated connectors employs a plurality of finger contacts to create an interference fit with an electrode probe of an elbow connector. The electrode probe enters a cylindrical grouping of the plurality of finger contacts ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7259341 | Tamper switch actuator arrangement A tamper switch actuator is used in combination with a circuit board held between two outer structural members. The tamper switch actuator includes a suspended displacement member moveable to a conducting position after a given amount of compression of a compressing... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7240432 | Method of manufacturing a semiconductor device testing contactor having a circuit-side contact piece and test-board-side contact piece A contactor is placed between a semiconductor device and a test board. A contact electrode of the contactor electrically connects the semiconductor device to the test board. The contact electrode is formed of a conductive layer provided on an insulating substrate. T... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7147488 | Module structure of AC connector A module structure of an AC connector applied to an electronic device is disclosed. The module structure of the AC connector at least includes an isolation main body having a through hole and an opening, an integrally formed conducting element, a holding element and... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7138594 | Push switch A push switch includes an insulative housing (1), a pair of fixed terminals (2), a moveable contact (3) and an actuator(4). The insulative housing (1) made of insulative material has a base (10), a plurality of periphery wal... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7129434 | Electric contact device An electrical contact device (X1) includes a first contactor with contact portions (C1, C2) and a second contactor with contact portions (C3, C4). The device (X1) also includes an electrical circuit having a branch path (YA)... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7097491 | Plug connector The invention concerns a plug connector for establishing a contact between an electrical component and a conductor bar of a lead frame (not shown). The plug connector has a lamellae packet with contact lamellae into whose slot the electrical conductor can be inserte... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7094064 | Multiple-contact woven electrical switches The present disclosure is directed to electrical switches that utilize conductors that are woven onto loading fibers and a mating conductor that has a contact mating surface. Each conductor has at least one contact point. The loading fibers are capable of delivering... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7075270 | Charger contact The present invention provides a solution to the needs described above through an inventive charger contact. The conductive contact includes a housing with an outer cylindrical surface and a hollow inner cylindrical core with a longitudinal axis. An actuator is disp... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7075023 | Pushbutton mechanical limiter switch including movable contact located in housing passage way A mechanical limiter switch device, having: a housing with a slot passing at least partially therearound, the slot forming a plurality of teeth in a side of the housing; a plunger movable within the housing; a biasing mechanism configured to urge the plunger in a pr... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7012204 | Silver contact fixing structure for conductive blades A silver contact fixing structure for conductive blades aims at providing a retaining force on a silver contact so that the silver contact is more secure and does not break loose when subject to striking. The silver contact is built in a fastening section formed on ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7011551 | Electrical terminal block A terminal block for conductively coupling multiple pairs of electrical wires includes a deadfront cover mounted onto a non-conductive base so as to define multiple pairs of wire receiving receptacles, each pair of wire receiving receptacles being electrically conne... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7008273 | Cable connector assembly and method of making the same A cable connector assembly (1) in accordance with the present invention includes a plug (3), a cable (4) and a fusible element (5). The plug comprises a terminal (30) having a connecting portion (301). The connecting portion... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7009412 | Massively parallel interface for electronic circuit Several embodiments of massively parallel interface structures are disclosed, which may be used in a wide variety of permanent or temporary applications, such as for interconnecting integrated circuits (ICs) to test and burn-in equipment, for interconnecting modules... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7006720 | Optical switching system A MEMS system including a fixed electrode and a suspended moveable electrode that is controllable over a wide range of motion. In traditional systems where an fixed electrode is positioned under the moveable electrode, the range of motion is limited because the supp... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7000315 | Method of making photolithographically-patterned out-of-plane coil structures An out-of-plane micro-structure which can be used for on-chip integration of high-Q inductors and transformers places the magnetic field direction parallel to the substrate plane without requiring high aspect ratio processing. The photolithographically patterned coi... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6977350 | Power switching device to enable power switching between single phase power and three phase power An power switching device includes a base with input wires and output wires electrically connected to the base and opposite to the input wires, multiple conducting tubes electrically connected to and orthogonally mounted on the base, and multiple conducting plates e... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6973722 | Release height adjustment of stressy metal devices by annealing before and after release Spring structures are subjected to pre-release and post-release annealing to tune their tip height to match a specified target. Post-release annealing increases tip height, and pre-release annealing decreases tip height. The amount of tuning is related to the anneal... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6958454 | Navigation switch device A navigation switch apparatus with simple construction is capable of operating in eight directions including longitudinal, lateral and diagonal directions. The apparatus has a printed circuit board having four conductors provided thereon with small spaces between ea... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6955570 | Semi-permanent connection between a bus bar and a connector contact A connector for providing semi-permanent connection between a bus bar and a connector contact is formed by ovelapping a bus bar tab with at least one contact tail of the connector contact and gripping the overlapped bus bar tab and the contact tail with a spring cli... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6947291 | Photolithographically-patterned out-of-plane coil structures and method of making An out-of-plane micro-structure which can be used for on-chip integration of high-Q inductors and transformers places the magnetic field direction parallel to the substrate plane without requiring high aspect ratio processing. The photolithographically patterned coi... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6939142 | Semiconductor device testing contactor having a circuit-side contact piece and test-board-side contact piece A contactor is placed between a semiconductor device and a test board. A contact electrode of the contactor electrically connects the semiconductor device to the test board. The contact electrode is formed of a conductive layer provided on an insulating substrate. T... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6922327 | Photolithographically-patterned variable capacitor structures and method of making A new type of high-Q variable capacitor includes a substrate, a first electrically conductive layer fixed to the substrate, a dielectric layer fixed to a portion of the electrically conductive layer, and a second electrically conductive layer having an anchor portio... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6849813 | Step switch with selector The invention relates to a tap selector switch with a preselector for uninterrupted switching-over between different winding taps of a tapped transformer. The entire selector is in that case accommodated as a separate assembly in an own insulating material housing, ... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6803533 | Steering wheel having a switching device for actuating an electrical functional group of a motor vehicle A steering wheel for motor vehicle that includes at least one switching device for actuating an electric functional group such as, for example, a vehicle horn. The switching device includes two electric contact elements that can be moved in relation to one another a... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6798325 | Connector rail made of profiled semifinished products for electrical devices and appliances for various nominal currents A connector rail includes a full profile which is provided with first bearing surfaces and second bearing surfaces which are used to provide support in the window opening of the rear wall of the housing. The second bearing surfaces are provided with projections for ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6791045 | Shielded-type automotive relay controlling a magnet clutch load of a vehicle air-conditioner The invention is directed to an electric contact material useful in the fabrication of a vehicle relay of high durability against inductive load to which the relay incorporated in a magnetic clutch of a vehicle air-conditioner is exposed, and also to a relay having ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6784382 | Push-on switch The first movable contact including a ring portion and projections extended in same width as the ring is arranged against the peripheral fixed contacts and the central fixed contact at the bottom of the switch case in such manner that the ring portion confronts the ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6737599 | Motor starting switch A switch for an electric motor which inhibits vibratory noise during operation of the motor. The switch includes a housing with a wall, an electrical terminal, and a flexible switch arm. A control lever is engageable with the switch arm to actuate movement of the sw... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6720511 | One-piece semi-rigid electrical contact An electrical contact includes a hollow tube having first and second end portions and a center portion; and a spring portion formed in a wall of the hollow tube. The spring portion may be located in the center portion of said hollow tube or in one of the first and s... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6700085 | Push switch with improved click spring The present invention has as its object to provide a push switch utilizing a click spring with superior electrical conduction during operation of the switch. The push switch 20 of the present invention has a fixed contact 4, and a spherical click spring t... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6692841 | Joined structure of dissimilar metallic materials A friction welded joint structure includes friction welded dissimilar first and second metallic materials. The first metallic material has a rigidity greater than the second metallic material. The angle of the first metallic material to a free edge of the... | 02/17/2004 |
