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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8156638 | Connection systems and methods A connector apparatus is provided. The apparatus can include a housing having at least a first aperture and a second aperture. The apparatus can further include a hollow, flexible member having a first end and a second end. The first end of the hollow, flexible, mem... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8024855 | Crimping device for electrical crimping and sealed crimping The invention concerns a device for crimping a contact on a cable end portion, comprising an axial bore (2) and: first means for crimping (3) the contact on one stripped part of the cable and second means for crimping (4) the contact on one shea... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7900346 | Inspection sensor mounts and a method for mounting an inspection sensor In non-limiting, exemplary embodiments a mount assembly is provided for mounting an inspection sensor to a surface of a workpiece. The mount assembly includes a mount having an attachment portion and an engagement portion. The attachment portion is arranged to attac... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7406760 | Forming tool for use in a machine for making armored cable The inventions presented herein provide an armor forming tool for use with an armor forming machine. The machine feeds a continuous strip of metal to a sub-assembly of a cable so as to wrap the continuous strip around the sub-assembly. The tool applies appropriate p... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7357614 | Functional element for attaching to a sheet metal part composite component produced from said element and method for attaching the functional element to a sheet metal part The invention relates to a functional element for attaching to a sheet metal part, such as for example a nut element or a bolt element comprising a body section or head section, which has a requisite cylindrical part on one axial end and runs into a cylindrical rive... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7346980 | Press-connecting head of press-connecting pliers for coaxial terminal A press-connecting head of a pair of press-connecting pliers for connecting a coaxial terminal, it is composed of an inserting/retracting member and two pressing dies respectively provided on two mutually opposite sides of the inserting/retracting member; wherein th... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7325292 | Method for refinishing a test electrode A method for reusing a conductive (carbon) core/glass or sapphire cylinder test electrode comprising expelling spent core material from the tip of the electrode and refinishing the electrode tip for use in further tests and refinished test electrodes produced in acc... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7287944 | Self-riveting male fastener and panel assembly A male fastener formed of heat treated carbon steel for high performance applications, including a shank portion, radial flange and tubular barrel, wherein the barrel has an axial length of 60% or less than the outside diameter and a fastener and panel assembly, whe... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7225532 | Terminal pliers structure A terminal pliers structure includes a seat, a drive mechanism, and a clamping mechanism. The clamping mechanism includes a first clamping block, a second clamping block, and a spring. In operation, the first clamping block and the second clamping block are forced t... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7225529 | Bonding device A bonding device. A plurality of bonding units each has a base and a fastening member. Each base has a first connecting portion, a second connecting portion, and a stopper. An electronic device has a circuit unit and a predetermined element. The circuit unit has sev... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7219420 | Screening of a printed-circuit electronics card mounted on a metal substrate A protective assembly for a printed-circuit electronics card having a metal substrate and a metal screening cover electrically connected to the substrate. The substrate includes a recessed gutter in which the edge of the cover is accommodated. The edge is crimped on... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7216421 | Stamping machine for mounting retention frame of heat sink to motherboard A stamping machine for mounting a retention frame of heat sink (510) to a motherboard (500) includes a machine body (100), an adjusting device (200), and a controlling unit (300). The machine body comprises a support plane (110 | 05/15/2007 |
| 7210221 | Transfer system for assembling a head gimbal assembly A base plate and load beam for an HG assembly are formed in series, stacked, and transferred by a transfer system in the form of the stacked-layer series to undergo the necessary assembly processes such as layer joining, slider attachment, and electrical connections... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7197816 | Hand-held apparatus for installing flashover protection covers on energized electrical conductors Hand-held devices that can be used to quickly install flashover protection covers around energized electrical conductors and equipment are provided. Each device includes a guide assembly that defines a pair of spaced-apart, converging passageways that are configured... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7199487 | Modular wiring harnesses A system for making up wiring harnesses includes a base harness having a set of flexible multi-conductor cables and a set of supplementary wiring harnesses adapted to connect in a particular location of said base harness. The connection area does not have a multi-co... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7152309 | Press-connecting pliers for coaxial pins of multiple specifications The pair of press-connecting pliers mainly have a first handle provided with a press-connecting die block, the press-connecting die block at least has two set of press-connecting sections allowing diversion and position changing, while the second handle can drive a ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7134190 | Wire harness manufacturing machine The present invention is an automated wire harness machine (40) capable of manufacturing a wire harness (42) unique in-part due to the automation process. The novel wire harness is generally a plurality of bundled, preferably un-stripped, insulated wir... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7120997 | Connector axial compression tool A connector axial compression tool having a lever end and a cable end, with a body slidably supporting a cradle in a cavity formed in the body. The cradle is slidable via a handle which pivots about the body, linked to the cradle by a lever mechanism. The cradle has... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7096573 | Compression hand tool for cable A hand-held tool for terminating connectors onto a coaxial cable has an elongated body and an end stop and plunger on the body, the plunger being controlled by a lever arm which will axially advance the plunger toward and away from the end stop to radially compress ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7096565 | Flanged inner conductor coaxial resonators A method and apparatus for making an inner conductor from a conductive body integrally forms a flange on one end of the conductive body. The flange is formed integral to the conductive body by flaring the end of the conductive body. The size and shape of the flange ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7062846 | Tool for engaging electrical hardware devices An apparatus is provided for engaging electrical hardware devices. The apparatus has a handle; a planar body; a planar engagement bar projecting normal from the body; a pair of arms, one arm formed at each of two ends of the bar; and each arm further bending and ter... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7040007 | Crimping tool for connecting a modular plug connector A crimping tool is provided for connecting a modular plug connector with a telephone/data cable, and an axial connector with a coaxial cable, including a pair of operating arms pivotally connected intermediate their ends to define on opposite sides of the pivot axis... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7028393 | Contraction tool A contraction tool includes a main body, and a pressing unit mounted on the main body. The pressing unit includes two press plates each having an upper section formed with a positioning recess and a lower section formed with a tapered face. The contraction tool furt... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7003868 | Coated stainless-steel/copper weld for electroplating cathode A copper welding rod is used in an arc-welding operation to form a bead that joins a copper starter sheet and a stainless steel hanger bar. The amperage level of the arc-welding equipment is set to generate heat at the weld site which is above the melting point of c... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6948234 | Compression tool with toggle action In a preferred embodiment, an end connector compression tool, including: a body; supports to support a cable and uncompressed end connector parts; a compression member axially movable with respect to the body to fixedly attach the end connector parts to the cable by... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6901657 | Wiring harness production apparatus The wiring harness has a plurality of first sub-harnesses and a plurality of second sub-harnesses. The first sub-harness has a first press-fit terminal joined to each end of a first electrical cable, and the first sub-harness has a first isolator holding the first p... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6860001 | Splicing device for joining component belts A splicing device for connecting component belts via metal splicing two jaws that can be pressed together. At least two centering pins are located in one of the jaws. The centering pins are spaced at single or multiple intervals of holes of transport perforation pro... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6859995 | Universal fixture for HSA assembly and its testing process A new fixture which is capable of holding an HSA throughout all processes is invented so that Quasi-Static Test can be done before swaging. Handling operations are reduced and rework is made much easier. The invention further provides a process for testing the HSA b... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6823581 | Apparatus for assembling a head gimbal assembly A base plate and load beam for an HG assembly are formed in series, stacked, and transferred by a transfer system in the form of the stacked-layer series to undergo the necessary assembly processes such as layer joining, slider attachment, and electrical connections... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6820326 | Compression assembly tool with multiple split bases A compression assembly tool having multiple split bases for attaching connectors of different sizes to corresponding coaxial cables of different dimensions by compressing the connectors axially. The tool uses a light rigid O-frame and at least two pairs of split bas... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6792675 | Apparatus for aligning and soldering connectors to a printed board The present invention relates to an apparatus that proactively ensures alignment (parallelism) of the connectors on the circuit board during the solder assembly of the connectors to the circuit board. The apparatus includes an alignment fixture that has been specifi... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6782608 | Terminal-crimping mold In a mold for pressing an electric-wire clamping portion of a terminal, a lower side-wall mold part and an upper side-wall mold part are provided for pressing side walls connected to the electric-wire clamping portion. A pressure face substantially continuously conn... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6769173 | Electrical connector crimping die An electrical connector crimping die comprises a first section for removably connecting the die to an electrical connector compression tool. A second section of the die, which is connected to the first section, is provided for crimping a connector. The second sectio... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6708396 | Universal crimping tool A hand-held tool for terminating connectors onto a coaxial cable has an elongated body and an end stop and plunger on the body, the plunger being controlled by a lever arm which will axially advance the plunger toward and away from the end stop to radially compress ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6675466 | Intake device for connectors and crimping station provided with such a device Intake device for connector modules between two treatment posts for these modules, the device having a holding arm for the modules provided with a comb positioned at the end of an arm, the comb coming to hold the connector at the level of the paddles join... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6658725 | Apparatus for forming a crimped electrical joint A method and an apparatus for forming a crimped joint in an electrical wire terminal. The apparatus forms a crimped joint and substantially simultaneously bends and/or twists the terminal and electrical wire about their respective longitudinal axes, effec... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6618932 | Terminal changeover system On a turntable are disposed a plurality of applicators and their respective terminal reels holding strings of terminals. A rail and a shank holder guide are provided between a press for operating one of the applicators and a waiting position on the turnta... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6513235 | Terminal-crimping mold In a mold for pressing an electric-wire clamping portion of a terminal, a lower side-wall mold part and an upper side-wall mold part are provided for pressing side walls connected to the electric-wire clamping portion. A pressure face substantially contin... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6485621 | Cathode An improvement to a cathode used in an electrorefining or electrowinning of copper. The cathode has a solid copper head bar with a horizontal groove on its undersurface. The upper edge of a stainless steel flat sheet has several holes along its width and ... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6442832 | Method for coupling a circuit board to a transmission line that includes a heat sensitive dielectric A preferred method for coupling a transmission line to a circuit board includes the steps of: providing a circuit board with a first side and an opposing second side; dispensing solder upon the first side of the circuit board; providing a first coupler ha... | 09/03/2002 |
