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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7906956 | Polarity tester for an electronic communication port A polarity tester is engagable with an electronic communication port to test the polarity thereof. A connector is supported on a housing and features a plurality of electrical contacts for placement into electrical connection with a respective plurality of electrica... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7893686 | Power cord voltage indicator A voltage indicator for mounting on a power cord (FIG. 3) for indicating the presence or absence of a single-phase AC voltage potential on a monitored power cord for a grounded AC power distribution system. The indicator comprises; a housing (16,18), a... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7482799 | High-voltage detecting circuit for saving power in standby mode A high-voltage detecting circuit for saving power in a standby mode is provided. The high-voltage detecting circuit includes a high-voltage detecting module, a switch module and a control module. The high-voltage detecting module is composed of several resistors for... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7459901 | Voltage presence indication device and electrical apparatus comprising such an indicator The voltage presence indication device comprises a collector electrode (2) designed to have at least one capacitive connection (5) with an electrical ground (6) or a capacitive connection (3) with an electrical conductor (4) to be ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7402992 | Circuit component tester A circuit component tester includes a portable casing and a circuit provided within the casing. A plurality of leads are provided to electrically connect the circuit to a gate and two terminals of a circuit component under test. A test switch provided on the casing ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7382272 | System, a tool and method for communicating with a faulted circuit indicator using a remote display Provided is a system, a tool and a method for communicating with a faulted circuit indicator (FCI), the faulted circuit indicator including a detection circuit for monitoring an electrical conductor of a power system. The system includes a remote display mounted in ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7371128 | Cable terminal with air-enhanced contact pins An electrical connector has a body with a number of probes. Each probe has a spring biased pin with a contact tip, and includes a sleeve receiving the pin. Each sleeve has a first end connected to an incoming conductor, a second end connected to the body and from wh... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364474 | Cable terminal with contact pins including electrical component A cable terminal or connector has several electrical probes. Each probe has a conductive sleeve defining a bore, with a probe pin received in the bore. The probe pin has a free end contact tip extending in a first direction beyond the periphery of a circuit board su... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365950 | Wiring error detection circuit A wiring error detection circuit for providing the status of the wiring of an AC outlet and the status of the AC outlet's ground connection. ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7363175 | Query based electronic battery tester An electronic battery tester for testing a storage battery provides a test output indicative of a condition of the battery. Electronic measurement circuitry provides a measurement output related to a condition of the battery. The battery condition is determined base... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7358640 | Automotive rotary electric machine The present invention provides an automotive rotary electric machine enabling brush abrasion limit detection reliability to be increased and stable brush abrasion limit detection indication to be performed. The construction thereof is provided with a detecting termi... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7351082 | Electrical connector including silicone elastomeric material and associated methods An electrical connector may include a connector body having a passageway therethrough. The connector body may include a first layer adjacent the passageway, a second layer surrounding the first layer and comprising an insulative silicone elastomeric material, and a ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341441 | Nanoprint equipment and method of making fine structure Provided is a nanoprint apparatus in which a substrate and a mold formed on its surface with fine concavities and convexities are heated and pressed with each other through the intermediary of a buffer member interposed therebetwen, including a mechanism for success... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7342393 | Multimeter with filtered measurement mode A multimeter with a filtered measurement mode. By pressing a single button or key, a low-pass filter is switched into the signal path to filter voltage spikes, noise, and switching transients from pulse-width modulated pulses, or lower frequency sinusoidal signals w... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7341457 | Electrical or optical connector capable of being immersed in a fluid environment The invention relates to an electrical or optical connector of the type comprising a fixed male connector part or receptacle (3) having at least one axial contact pin (7), and a mobile female connector part or plug (1) capable of being coupled t... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7336338 | Liquid-crystal indicator of voltage presence The subject of the invention is a liquid crystal indicator of voltage presence in electric conductors and equipment. The device is used to indicate the presence of an AC voltage, especially in medium and high voltage systems. The indicator according to the invention... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7327122 | Battery heating circuit A battery delivers its rated capacity when the battery is below a temperature when the available battery capacity is limited. The battery includes a heating element, a temperature sensor, and a switch operatively connected to the heating element and temperature sens... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7319304 | Shunt connection to a PCB of an energy management system employed in an automotive vehicle A method of coupling a shunt to a printed circuit board (PCB) of an energy management system is provided. The method includes coupling flexible electrical connectors to the shunt and soldering the flexible electrical connectors to connection points on the PCB of the... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7315169 | Microprocessor controlled fault indicator having inrush restraint circuit A fault indicator for indicating the occurrence of a fault in an electrical conductor has a housing, a high capacity battery, at least one light emitting diode (LED) visible from the exterior of the fault indicator upon the occurrence of a fault and which may be aut... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7310049 | Status indicator A status indicator indicates an operating state, including an electrical malfunction, of an electrical load that is located and controlled from locations remote from a monitoring location. ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7295936 | Electronic battery tester with relative test output An electronic battery tester for testing a storage battery determines a condition of the battery. The condition is a relative condition and is a function of a dynamic parameter of the battery and an empirical input variable. ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7295130 | Voltage sensing hand tool A hand tool which provides an alarm signal to a user as the tool approaches a live electrical wire is disclosed. The hand tool comprises a tool head and coupled to a handle. A non-contact voltage sensing circuit is provided in the handle of the tool. As the tool app... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7288718 | Separable electrical connector component for sending and receiving communication signals through underground power distribution lines An electrical connector component for sending and receiving communication signals through a power distribution line generally includes an internal conductor, an insulative housing surrounding the conductor and a signal filtering device having a medium-voltage end in... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7289855 | Implantable medical device package antenna A wireless communication system is provided that includes an antenna structure adapted for coupling to a medical device antenna when the medical device is not implanted in a patient's body. The antenna structure effectively extends the medical device antenna length,... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285960 | Measuring device, and method for locating a partial discharge A device and a method for locating partial discharges in a conductor rod of a dynamo-electric machine are provided, the conductor rod being provided with an exterior electrical insulation. A first and a second sensor are embodied so as to detect a signal which is ge... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7285989 | Device for detection of power-off A power-off detection device is formed without use of a photo coupler, which is expensive and occupies a relatively large area. The power-off detection device rectifies AC power, provided as external input power from a power supply device, into DC power, detects the... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7276911 | Detection of malfunctioning bulbs in decorative light strings A system for locating a malfunctioning bulb in a decorative light string uses an antenna that produces an output signal corresponding to the strength of the electric field produced by a portion of the light string near the antenna. An amplifier is coupled to the ant... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7271580 | Apparatus and method for programmable trip settings in a faulted circuit indicator A fault indicator for indicating the occurrence of a fault in an electrical conductor is programmable, such as in the field, by placing a magnet in proximity to the housing of the fault indicator. A data processor senses the changed state of a magnetic switch and, a... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7256674 | Power module A power module located on a substrate. In one embodiment, the power module includes power conversion circuitry with a magnetic device and at least one switch. The magnetic device includes a magnetic core with a shielding structure located about the magnetic core con... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7253604 | Assembled capacitor polarity automatic inspecting method and system An assembled capacitor polarity automatic inspecting method and system is proposed, which is designed for use to perform an automatic inspecting procedure to check whether an array of polarized capacitor are mounted correctly in polarity on a circuit board; and whic... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7248056 | Three-phase electrical receptacle tester A three phase receptacle tester including a housing, an electrical connection and a coupling assembly. The housing includes an outer surface, an opening and an inner cavity, wherein the opening provides access to the inner cavity. The electrical connection assembly ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7246015 | Alternator tester An alternator tester is provided for testing an alternator of a vehicle while the alternator is coupled to the vehicle. A sensor is configured to couple to the vehicle and sense a signal related to operation of the alternator. A memory contains data related to opera... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7242173 | Combined test instrument probe and voltage detector A voltage detector is combined with a test instrument probe to provide an indication of the presence of a.c. voltage when the test instrument probe approaches or comes in contact with a source of a.c. voltage. ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7234980 | Loadbreaking electrical connector probe with enhanced threading and related methods A loadbreak electrical connector may include a housing having first and second intersecting passageways therein, and a conductive member to be received in the first passageway. The conductive member may have a first end to receive a cable end, and have a transverse ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7212011 | Capacitor deterioration judgment method A method for determining the deterioration of a capacitor that increases the measurement accuracy to have an improved reliability is disclosed. In this method for determining the deterioration of a capacitor, the deterioration of a capacitor including a pair of elec... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7208932 | Voltage detector A voltage detector used to determine if an exposed or unexposed wire or terminal is “hot.” The voltage detector includes a low density EMF field detecting circuit and a high density EMF field detecting circuit each coupled to an indicator to inform the user that... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7209330 | Reset lockout for circuit interrupting device Resettable circuit interrupting devices, such as GFCI devices, that include a reset lock-out mechanism are provided. The reset lock-out mechanism prevents the resetting of electrical connections between input and output conductors if the circuit interrupting mechani... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7205746 | Battery cover assembly having integrated battery condition monitoring A battery cover assembly having integrated battery condition monitoring for measuring electrical current passing to and from a battery post, including an electrically conductive collar for connecting to a post of a battery, and an electrically conductive terminal fo... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7199571 | Probe apparatus for use in a separable connector, and systems including same A probe apparatus disclosed for use in a separable connector includes an insulating body and spaced apart first and second electrical conductors in contact with the insulating body. The first and second electrical conductors have adjacent surfaces configured such th... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7196891 | Control circuit for frequency converter A control circuit for a frequency converter is provided. The control circuit includes a switch circuit, a timer switch, a starter circuit, a starter relay, and a timer relay. The control circuit is capable of keeping the frequency converter on for a predetermined ti... | 03/27/2007 |
