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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7882629 | Electrical connector for aluminum conductor composite core (ACCC) cable A dead end electrical connector assembly including a dead end connector member, a collet, wedges and an outer sleeve. The dead end connector member has a first end section and a second end section. The second end section includes a threaded section. The first end se... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7565740 | Method for standardizing coaxial cable jacket diameters A method of preparing the end of a coaxial cable for insertion within a coaxial cable connector involves stripping the cable jacket from the end of the cable, and reducing the outer diameter of the cable jacket portion lying adjacent the stripped portion of the jack... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7480991 | Method of mounting a triaxial connector to a cable The present invention relates to a method of mounting a triaxial connector to a cable using a radially deformable collet including an inner wall, an outer wall, a first end and a second end, the ends separated by a width. Slots from the inner wall to the outer wall ... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7406762 | Method of fabricating an electrical terminal connector A fabricating method of an electrical terminal connector comprises the following steps: (1) providing an angled insulating housing having a first opening, a second opening and a through passage therein, the insulating housing further including a window and a cover; ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7318274 | Method for fitting waterproof seal members over electric wires A method is provided for fitting waterproof seals onto outer peripheries of end portions of electric wires. The method feeds seals along the axis line of the wire and into a seal cavity. A passage forming member forms a feeding passage to feed the seal into the seal... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7256348 | Step-down in-line butt connector A step-down in-line butt connector receives a pair of wires, one at either end, wherein the wires are each of a different gauge. A hollow tubular body member has a first end and a second end such that the inside diameter and the outside diameter of the first end is ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7234236 | Method for producing a contact part The invention relates to a method for producing a conductive contact part for a detachable electric plug-in connection. Said method provides a contact element comprising a bushing part, sections of which contain longitudinal slits and which has ribs distributed arou... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7228624 | Methods for connecting wires The invention is a methods of connecting wire that is suitable to connect electrical devices implanted in a living body. The invention enables manipulation of a narrow wire and a crimping component that are on the order of a millimeter in size. The method utilizes a... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7228628 | Electrical connector and method of making the same In one aspect, the invention provides a method for making an electrical connector. The method may include: obtaining a part having a first end portion, a second end portion, and an interim 1 portion between the first and second end portions; flattening the se... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7207204 | Crimper In one embodiment, an apparatus for shaping an article may comprise a plurality of movable dies arranged to form a chamber whose size may be varied by moving the dies. Each of the dies may have a contacting surface for contacting the article to be shaped. The chambe... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7197821 | Triaxial connector including cable clamp The present invention relates to a center conductor insulator with a tapered entry for use with a coaxial cable transmission line connector that provides guiding and centering of a center conductor pin within the connector. The present invention further relates to a... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7178235 | Method of manufacturing an optoelectronic package A method for providing an encapsulated optoelectronic chip is provided. The optoelectronic chip is secured on a substrate. A translucent coating substance is then applied on said optoelectronic chip and the translucent coating substance is then polished away to enab... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7168159 | Wire termination apparatus In a wire termination apparatus, an anvil for placing a terminal thereon is mounted on a base plate, corresponding in position to a crimper of a ram. The terminal is crimped by a crimping portion, which includes the crimper and the anvil. An elongate link piece is m... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7029294 | Enclosed electrical connector with isolator for shielded cables A shielded cable assembly that receives a shielded cable therein and includes an isolator or spacer block having a bore and a spring having a fixed portion disposed about the isolator and a resilient portion extending into the bore. A housing retains the isolator an... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7021114 | Stent crimper An apparatus for applying an inward force to a medical device may include at least two independently operable sections. Each section may include a plurality of movable blades arranged to form an aperture or chamber whose size may be varied. Each blade may be pivotal... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7007381 | Method of attaching an electric conductor to an electrically conductive terminal via a telescoping sleeve A method for attaching an electric conductor to an electrically conductive terminal. The electric conductor comprises a wire and a cladding surrounding the wire. The wire has an exposed end portion extending from an end of the cladding. The method comprises placing ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7003869 | Crimp tool for strain relief connector and method of forming a strain relief connector Crimp tool is for and a method forms a strain relief connector including an optical fiber, a cover enclosing the optical fiber. The cover has an inner surface, an outer surface, a first end and a second end, the first end having a tapered portion that extends radial... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6995321 | Etched hole-fill stand-off An assembly is disclosed that includes an etched hole-fill standoff; a tooling plate contacting the etched hole-fill stand-off, the stand-off and tooling plate being aligned to each other; a device having holes to be filled removably contacting the stand-off, the st... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6976889 | Method and structure for connecting a terminal with a wire In a method of connecting a terminal with a wire in which a core (2) of a wire is inserted into a tubular wire connecting portion (1) of a terminal, and the wire connecting portion is crimped in a radial direction of the wire, the wire connecting porti... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6964288 | Apparatus and method for automated preparation of an optical fiber An automated fiber preparation system and method for automatically fabricating an optical fiber. One or more fabrication processes associated with fiber preparation may be performed on an optical fiber without requiring active user input. The fiber preparation syste... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6948233 | Device for manufacturing metal ferrules used for optical fibers The present invention's device of manufacturing metal ferrules used as connector elements for optical fibers is characterized such that, by growth-guidance of an internal-diameter formation member whose external diameter is the same as the internal diameter of the m... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6939055 | Stub having an optical fiber A device includes a stub, and an optical fiber. The stub has an aperture, and a first end and a second end. The optical fiber is mounted in the aperture of the stub. The optical fiber has a first end and a second end. The first end of the optical fiber is polished s... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6935549 | Brazing fixtures and methods for fabricating brazing fixtures used for making feed-through assemblies A brazing fixture for fabricating a feed-through assembly during a brazing process and a method for forming a brazing fixture are provided. The brazing fixture includes a holding tray and a nesting plate removably mounted on the holding tray. The nesting plate has a... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6925847 | Hand held stent crimping apparatus and method A hand actuatable apparatus and method for crimping a stent or processing other articles by segmental radial compression. The apparatus includes a stationary base housing; a rotatable drive hub which is moveable in relation to the base housing; a crimping head commu... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6901647 | Automated connection of connectors to cables and method An apparatus for accurately connecting a connector to a cable includes a securing device that secures the cable in place and a stop attached to the securing device. The stop is positioned so that a ferrule on the cable can rest against the stop. A connector installe... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6826832 | Method of manufacturing ferrule for optical connector A method of manufacturing a ferrule for an optical connector including a ferrule body formed of a resin and including a through-hole having an inner wall for releasably receiving an optical fiber, the inner wall of the through-hole being defined by a large-diameter ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6805596 | Compression formed connector for a composite conductor assembly used in transmission line installations and method of constructing the same A connector assembly for use in transmission line installations. An elongated steel tube is provided and an aluminum sleeve is axially inserted into the tube and exhibits a rate of extrusion greater than the tube. A current carrying cable has a plurality of outer st... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6742251 | Method of crimping a terminal onto an electrical wire equipped with a water-proof plug using a positioning means An apparatus is provided that crimps an electrical wire having a water-proof plug onto a connector terminal in a given positional relationship and can be applied to an automatic assembling operation. In the vicinity of upper crimping members and lower crimping membe... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6722033 | Pallet assembly for assembling a fiber optic module that includes a housing Apparatuses and methods for automating the assembly of a fiber optic module. The fiber optic module typically includes a housing, a clip, and a ferrule that is attached to the end of a fiber optic cable. The housing, clip, ferrule and fiber optic cable are supported... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6604283 | Method of making precurved, modiolar-hugging cochlear electrode A method of manufacturing an electrode array has an elongate flexible carrier that is much more flexible in a first direction than in a second direction orthogonal thereto. The elongate flexible carrier is formed with a bias force that causes the array to... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6604280 | Device for adjusting the clamping pressure in applicators for clamping terminals onto electrical cables A device for adjusting the clamping pressure in applicators for clamping terminals onto electrical cables comprising a composite pivot interposed between an actuation hammer and a supporting element to which the tools for clamping the terminal respectivel... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6457857 | Sheathed and flanged temperature probe A sheathed and flanged temperature probe is formed using a cylindrical sheath and a flange of the same metallic material. The cylindrical sheath is closed on one end and open on the other, and has a length at least an order of magnitude greater than its o... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6453551 | Manufacture for feed-through devices An improved method of manufacture for wire feed-through devices, wherein a pre-formed tubular seal having a central axial opening for accommodating the wire insulates the wire from the ferrule and provides a tight environmental seal between the ends of th... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6338193 | Terminal-processed structure of tape-shaped cable including plurality of coaxial cables arranged in parallel and method for processing terminal of the same A method for processing a terminal of a cable including a plurality of fine coaxial cables arranged in parallel and a terminal-processed tape-shaped cable are provided. After sheaths closer to the terminal of a plurality of fine coaxial cables are removed... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6266875 | Method for connecting a wire to a press-connecting terminal A press-connecting punch (3) for press-fitting the sheathed wire (40) into a slot between each pair of opposed press-connecting blades (33) of the press-connecting terminal (30), supported on a bed (1), is moved downward to act on the sheathed wire (40) p... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6260262 | Wire press-connecting apparatus A press-connecting punch (3) for press-fitting the sheathed wire (40) into a slot between each pair of opposed press-connecting blades (33) of the press-connecting terminal (30), supported on a bed (1), is moved downward to act on the sheathed wire (40) p... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6230406 | Flexible bond harness and manufacturing method therefor A flexible bond harness including a flexible ground subassembly and a rigid ground subassembly which are joined together by a barrel connector. The flexible ground assembly has a first terminal connector which is mounted to the distal end portion of a sub... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6151776 | Method for installation of devices having different heights An installation method for installing machines of different heights at an installation site includes provision of a flexible power cord of particular length, affixed to an upper region of each machine. The power cord is terminated in a power-rated male co... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6125534 | Method of making a cable joint The present invention relates to method for making a joint between two polymer insulated power cables (3,4) including the steps of jointing the two bare cable conductors (1,2) and placing a heat sink device over the joint. The method includes injection mo... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6101712 | Method of making a connector assembly A connector assembly useful in grounding applications is provided which includes an insulative housing and a conductive ground shell. The insulative housing includes a passage into which a contact and a cable may be inserted, and a passage which provides ... | 08/15/2000 |
