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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8117747 | Installing vehicle wiring harness One or more connectors at one end of a wire bundle are passed through a polarized through-opening in a wall. The wire bundle is advanced to place a grommet having a substantially right angle curved bend, through and along which the wire bundle curves, immediately pr... | 02/21/2012 |
| 7805838 | Method of forming an electrical connector A method of forming an electrical connector includes winding a conducting wire around a carrier strip, cutting the carrier strip to a desired length, forming the carrier strip into a cylindrical member to form an inner tube subassembly, and inserting the inner tube ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7793415 | Method for suppression of EMI emissions A method for suppression of EMI emissions around an opening of an electronic enclosure that holds a physical layer switch. Fiber optic cables are installed on a plurality of ports attached to the switch such that the cables pass through the opening in the cabinet. T... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7752754 | Method for increasing the current carried between two high voltage conductor support towers A method for increasing the current carried between two high voltage conductor support towers is provided. The method includes removing a first high voltage carrying cable mounted between the towers and replacing it with a composite core cable. This replacement of c... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7426782 | Methods and apparatus for connecting conductors using a wedge connector A method for connecting first and second elongate conductors using a wedge connector includes: providing a wedge connector including a sleeve member, a wedge member, and a lubricant coating disposed on at least one of the sleeve member and the wedge member, the slee... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7426779 | Method of fabricating wire member A wire member adapted to be used in a detection coil of an NMR spectrometer's probe. The wire member has a sleeve made of a copper tube having a high electrical conductivity, strands made of platinum, and a thin film of gold or rhodium formed on the surface of the s... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7424771 | Method of producing a piezocomposite A method of preparing a composite sheet unit includes arranging a plurality of sintered piezoelectric thin wires in a uniform direction on a surface of a resin layer is prepared. A plurality of the same are laminated and integrated so that the sintered piezoelectric... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7414199 | Joined cable assembly A joined cable assembly joins the interfacing ends of cables, one to another. The joint includes a pair of cables, each cable having an end and comprising a first plurality of conductor strands. A terminal enlarging member is provided longitudinally of each cable pr... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7406763 | Method of producing multiconductor cable harness A method of producing a multiconductor cable is provided herein. A plurality of wires are arranged in a flat array with a specific pitch at both ends of them having an intermediate portion that are bundled together and a transforming portion. The plurality of wires ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7383628 | Cable duct punch tool and method Disclosed is a punch tool which is used to create apertures at any desired location in a raceway duct. The punch tool has two opposed jaws. A first jaw has an angularly-truncated tubular blade. The other jaw has a tube-shaped blade receiving device which receives th... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7383631 | Method of fabricating antenna connector A method of fabricating an antenna connector is provided. The components of the antenna connector are mechanically assembled in an automatically operated workstation to effectively eliminate the labor/time consuming assembly process requiring assembly by hand as in ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7367121 | Electrical wiring method An electrical box is mounted on a wall stud, and a wiring panel is installed within the electrical box so as to partition the interior of the electrical box into a user inaccessible wiring compartment and a user accessible module compartment. A protective cover is a... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7353602 | Installation of spliced electrical transmission cables A method of installing an electrical transmission cable includes providing an electrical transmission cable extending from a first end to a second end. The cable includes a flexible, full tension splice between the first end and the second end. Additionally, the ele... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350291 | Method for manufacturing a cable by stringing an element through a sheath A method for stringing a conductive element through a hollow sheath to assemble an electrical cable is provided by injecting compressed gas into the sheath to propel the conductive element therethrough. The conductive element is loaded into a closed channel in fluid... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7339114 | Cable, cable connection method and cable welder A connection method for connecting an end of a signal wire (53) of a cable (51) to the connecting face of a contact (59) of a connector (52). The lengthwise direction of the connecting face of the contact (59) and the lengthwise di... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7329141 | Method for shielding flat circuit body, shielded flat circuit body, and wiring harness A method of shielding a flat circuit body and a wiring harness including the shielded flat circuit body, the shielded flat circuit body of the wiring harness includes a FFC having insulator covering around a conductor, a shield film covering the FFC and a connecting... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325294 | Method of making electromagnetic wave shielded write and read wires on a support for a magnetic media drive A method of making electromagnetic wave shielded read and write wires is provided. The method includes forming a bottom insulation layer on a bottom shield layer formed on a substrate. Then, forming electrically conductive wire material into openings in a first form... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324876 | System for remotely controlling energy distribution at local sites A power management system and associated method includes provision of local wireless energy control units at remote sites for controlling power delivery to customer loads, and a central station with a wireless transmitter for broadcasting commands to the wireless en... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7299549 | Slotted cable guide A guide for inserting the prepared end of a coaxial cable into the cylindrical post of an end connector of a coaxial cable. The guide is an elongated member that is fabricated of a resilient material having a plurality flat sides that come together at equal angles t... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7299548 | Method of waterproof of electric cable joint Sealing material is injected into a cap receiving an electric cable joint without remaining air bubbles. The cap has an opening at both ends and receives the joint, the electric cable being in the upper side and the joint being in the lower side. The sealing materia... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7290329 | Method and apparatus for a sensor wire A cable includes a conductor having an insulation layer wrapped substantially about the conductor. A foamable polymer layer is applied substantially about the insulation layer. A cross-section of the foamable polymer layer has a substantially uneven outer surface. A... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287320 | Method for programming a routing layout design through one via layer A method for programming a routing layout design through one via layer includes forming a plurality of metal traces on a first routing layer and a second routing layer, and positioning a plurality of vias within a via layer disposed between the first and second rout... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7279633 | Apparatus for providing an electrical wiring hub An apparatus for an electrical wiring hub is provided. The electrical wiring hub includes: a hub housing, configured to receive a plurality of wires; a plurality of conductor rings, configured to conduct electrical current from one of the plurality of wires to anoth... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275317 | Method of production for a wiring harness job order An object of the present invention is to provide a wiring harness job-order production method and a wiring harness job-order production system, wherein a space for producing a wiring harness is reduced and the production efficiency of the wiring harness is improved.... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7264482 | Anisotropic conductive sheet An anisotropic conductive sheet capable of transmitting high-speed digital signals reliably is provided. The anisotropic conductive sheet has a conductive property in a thickness direction thereof under a predetermined condition, and includes: insulative matrix memb... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7265652 | Controllable electronic switch A controllable electronic switch for, e.g., controlling power distribution comprises a deformable member such as a bimetal arm that can be deformed to break an electrical path. The deformable member may be anchored at one end and in controllable contact with an elec... | 09/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7254880 | Electromechanical drive device and method for manufacture thereof During the positioning of a control device for controlling an electromechanical drive, contact elements, which are connected to the control device in a fixed manner, are positioned in relation to one or more openings in a connector collar. To position the control de... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7251886 | System for installing a cord in a cavity A system for installing a cord in a cavity includes a traveling member and a base assembly. The traveling member includes a first magnet member attached to a first leader for insertion in a first opening. The base assembly includes a magnetic bar, a second magnet me... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7246428 | Method for making a coil piece onto a core of rotary electric machine A method for mounting a coil onto a stator for a rotary electric machine. The method includes forming a coil piece by winding wire having a flat cross section into a single row lamination state including wire layers that are aligned along a line that is perpendicula... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7244127 | Anisotropic conductive sheet and its manufacturing method An anisotropic conductive sheet interposed between a circuit board such as a substrate and various circuit parts to render them conductive and its manufacturing method. The anisotropic conductive sheet has a fine pitch required by the recent highly integrated circui... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7228627 | Method of manufacturing a high strength aluminum-clad steel strand core wire for ACSR power transmission cables A manufacturing method is provided to form an overhead transmission cable having an elongated stranded steel core, and at least one layer of conductor wires generally encircling the stranded steel core. Each conductor wire includes a circumferentially extending, met... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7228625 | Method for attaching an electrical cable to a connector shield An intermediate portion of the outer insulation of a shielded electrical cable is removed near an end of the cable. A remaining small segment of the outer insulation at the cable end is moved axially inward along the cable to bunch up an exposed conductive braid of ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7228626 | Adapter mandrel used in conjunction with premolded high voltage connectors and connector components A mandrel, useful in high voltage cable splicing and termination operations, having a tapered surface and longitudinal ribs for assembly onto a high-voltage cable to be connected to a premolded or extruded high-voltage component. As the premolded high-voltage compon... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7225008 | Multiple use analyte sensing assembly A method of making a multiple use analyte sensing assembly. The method includes placing a coated wire analyte sensing assembly on an article having a surface that defines a set of pockets so that the wire extends into each pocket. The coated wire is then typically c... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7219425 | Arrangement in explosion joining of ends of wires and the like A method of joining the interfacing ends of cables, one to another, wherein each comprises a plurality of conductor strands, comprising (i) providing each of the ends with an enlarged terminal portion of greater diameter than the cable adjacent the end, (ii) inserti... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7219424 | Method for temporary repair of the overbraid for metal overbraided wiring harnesses A method for the repair of the overbraid for metal overbraided wiring harness is provided. The method requires no special wiring harness design, uses readily available materials and can be accomplished without removing the wiring harness. The method involves trimmin... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7217884 | Electrical wire and method of fabricating the electrical wire An electrical wire includes at least one electrifiable conductor, and first and second return conductors which are respectively formed on opposing sides of the at least one electrifiable conductor, such that the at least one electrifiable conductor is at least subst... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7200931 | Cable management bar and patch panel A cable management member for a telecommunications patch panel can include a horizontal cable bar including a first bar end and a second bar end, and a first side member with first and second ends. The first side member can be coupled to the first bar end, the secon... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7201867 | Method of installing circuit member in resin-molded panel A method includes a first, a second and a third step, and a circuit member is installed in a resin-molded panel simultaneously when this resin-molded panel is vacuum formed. In the first step, the circuit member to be installed is placed on an upper surface of a cir... | 04/10/2007 |
