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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8147257 | Apparatus for mounting electrical and mechanical components on a support body An electrical, electronic, fiber-optic, hydraulic, or pneumatic component is mounted upon a rectangular support body having an upper surface containing at least one linear groove, wherein a first connector is mounted in protectively concealed relation adjacent a giv... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8118606 | Conductor arrangement, system and method The present invention relates to a connector arrangement (30) for connecting a connector device (40) to a conductor (15a-16e) in a carrying structure (12), which connection arrangement (30) comprises a neck por... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8092237 | Electrical connection bar and adapted connection device An electrical coupling bar is described. The coupling bar includes an electrically insulating support with two parallel grooves and metallic strips engaged in the grooves. The metallic strips project out of the grooves with opposite interior faces delimiting a free ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7891993 | Power rail system The invention relates to a power rail system comprising a power-conducting base structure and at least one module for power distribution and/or power supply fittable to the base structure wherein said power-conducting base structure over substantially the entire len... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7871276 | Electrical connection bar and adapted connection device An electrical coupling bar is described. The coupling bar includes an electrically insulating support with two parallel grooves and metallic strips engaged in the grooves. The metallic strips project out of the grooves with opposite interior faces delimiting a free ... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7695292 | Complex input/output port connector A complex input/output port connecter is applied in an electronic device and electrically connected with at least an input/output module. The electrical connecter includes a frame and a plurality of signal lines. The frame accommodates at least one input/output modu... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7601013 | Connection or device adapter A connection or device adapter, which can be placed on a mounting unit at right angles with respect to a longitudinal direction of busbars and mechanically connected, one contact element being electrically conductively connected to the facing busbar in a connection ... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7503778 | Lighting system and method Lighting systems and methods are described, including track lighting systems and methods. ... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7438566 | Electric distributing system An electric distributing system includes at least two electrical tracks and an electrical connector. Each electrical track includes a track body having two opposite ends, at least one of which is provided with a retaining hole, and at least two track wires disposed ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7425081 | LED lamp assembly with conductive epoxy LED interconnections A lamp assembly including at least two light emitting diodes (LEDs) attached to an electrically non-conductive housing by at least two beads of electrically conductive epoxy. The electrically conductive epoxy beads are disposed in at least two grooves formed in the ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7370831 | Power strip for seats A system for distributing signals between a first seat and a second seat of a platform. The system generally includes an elongated bus and a connector operable to provide a connection between the bus and the passenger seats. Signals can be transmitted between the bu... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7354303 | Wire holder for fixing electrical wire in electronic device A wire holder for fixing one or more wires on a plate of an electronic device includes a pair of latches formed on the plate defining a guiding slot therebetween in a lateral direction for containing the one or more wires. Each of the latches includes a main body, a... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7335041 | Bus bar support A bus bar support, including a lower part which can be mounted with a lower side thereof to the base. Several bus bars which are disposed in a longitudinal direction and at a distance from each other, are used to insert, in an isolated manner, bush bars extending in... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331803 | Power control system and method A power system includes an energy harvesting device, a battery coupled to the energy harvesting device, and a circuit coupled to the energy harvesting device and the battery. The circuit is adapted to deliver power to a load by providing power generated by the energ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7320610 | Power-rail adapter and power rail A power-rail adapter (39) for mechanical and electrical connection of a light fixture (10) and/or of an operating unit (15) of the light fixture with a power rail (28), comprising at least a switch shaft (41) that can be pivoted be... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7311434 | Movable lighting apparatus A movable lighting apparatus includes first and second slide bars to which negative and positive electric power is respectively applied, sliders which move perpendicularly with the first and second slide bars, respectively and receive electric power of a correspondi... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7306480 | Wire holder for electronic device A wire holder for fixing two or more wires on a plate of an electronic device includes a fixing portion and a latch formed on the plate. The fixing portion includes two sidewalls, and the latch is formed between the sidewalls. The latch includes a main body, two ela... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7294919 | Device having a complaint element pressed between substrates A device comprises a first substrate, a second substrate and a compliant element. The compliant element is composed of a first, compliant material between the first substrate and the second substrate and has a side surface coated at least in part with a layer of a s... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7284988 | Mechanical and electrical coupling system A coupling system that allows maximum flexibility for vehicle users to relocate, remove or replace electrical and/or mechanical devices throughout the interior of a vehicle, with several slot openings formed in the vehicle structure and coupling components which pro... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7258555 | System and method for electrical power track and slidable accessories A system for vehicle interior electrical power distribution includes an electrical power track assembly having at least one electrical power strip and at least one electrical ground strip, and an electrical connector assembly slidable in the track assembly. The elec... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7254850 | Radial arm system for patient care equipment A system for supporting patient care equipment alongside a patient support is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a plurality of arms supported by a support structure. The arms may be pivoted to either side of the patient support. The arms may be stored... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7249872 | Method and system for displaying lighting fixtures A lighting fixture display system and method including a light support member for supporting truncated floor-based lighting fixtures and a rail member. The light support members have shelf structures and brackets and are mounted on or attached to the rail member, wh... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7201589 | Apparatus for distributing electrical power and/or communication signals In one embodiment, an electrical power distribution apparatus is disclosed which includes a track made up of a plurality of track sections 100 connected together by/to joints and end sections. The track sections are each provided with a slot 110 with w... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7188805 | Continuous power bus for seat power A power distribution system having a continuous power bus to supply power and/or data to aircraft passenger seats in a mobile platform. The power distribution system generally includes a bus strip that extends along a length of the passenger cabin and a connector op... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7185850 | Cut to fit powered seat track cover A seat track cover for transferring at least one of electrical power and data between two seats. The cover has a housing and a cable. The housing is sized to extend between a first seat leg assembly of a first seat and a second seat leg assembly of a second seat. Th... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7186118 | Electrification system for use in a vehicle An electrification system for use with an article slidably supported on a track within a vehicle is provided. The electrification system comprises a conductor assembly including a positive conductive interface supported parallel and adjacent to a negative conductive... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7172332 | Field bendable line voltage track lighting system A bendable line voltage track lighting system includes a track having a conductor subassembly and first and second bendable sheaths that engage the conductor subassembly. The conductor subassembly includes first and second insulators that receive first and second bu... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7161646 | Liquid crystal device and electronic apparatus provided with the same Reflective display and transmissive display are performed by driving liquid crystal in a predetermined area (region b) in a non-crossing region by using an oblique electric field. Light passed through the region b when a voltage is applied is shaded since the liquid... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156694 | Electrical outlet plug strip An electrical outlet plug strip comprising an elongated horizontally disposed housing having a horizontally disposed upper wall member, a vertically disposed inner wall member, a horizontally disposed bottom wall member, and an angularly disposed outer wall member w... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7140888 | Track lighting A track lighting includes a housing, a support member, a limit board, a connecting bar, a first contact, a second contact, a rail, two insulating jackets, two conductors, a seat, a contact lever, an upper cover, and a spring. The spring biased between the upper cove... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7122744 | Profiled rail and accessories used as a suspension device The profiled rail (1) is designed for a suspension device having carriers (6) which can be plugged into the profiled rail (1) and on which articles can be suspended or set down. The profiled rail (1) is fastened horizontally on a carrying... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7105744 | Mounting bracket for electrical fixtures A mounting assembly for connecting a housing of an electrical fixture to an electrical junction box, in which a plate attached to the housing includes a locking member having an engager at a first end moveable relative to the plate between a first position and a sec... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7086874 | Seat track cover and method with embedded conduits for seat-to-seat electrical connectivity A seat track system for conducting electricity between spaced apart seats, such as between passenger seats of an aircraft passenger cabin, comprising a conductive tube assembly and a housing. The conductive tube assembly includes a conductive inner layer having a fi... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7083437 | Aircraft seat electrical quick disconnect A mobile platform seat electrical connection system includes an electrical bus having multiple conductors. A C-shaped trough includes an insulating medium to fix the conductors in a parallel configuration. Each of the conductors has a bulbous or male shaped head and... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7080994 | Adjustable power outlet A power outlet includes a housing that has walls sized and shaped for defining a rectilinear and longitudinal length. A front wall is provided with equidistantly spaced and coextensive tracks extending parallel to each other and traveling along a major portion of th... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7065811 | Radial arm system for patient care equipment A system for supporting patient care equipment alongside a patient support is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a plurality of arms supported by a support structure. The arms may be pivoted to either side of the patient support. The arms may be stored... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7056163 | Neutral bar with slide-on saddle lug A neutral bar assembly for providing an electrical connection for a wire to a neutral bar, with the neutral bar assembly having a neutral bar and a neutral bar saddle assembly. The neutral bar has a first end, a second end, an upper portion having a top surface, a l... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7056140 | Zero-insertion-force connector structure A zero-insertion-force connector structure is provided herein. The major characteristic of the invention is to have a reinforcing plate configured inside the body of the connector so as to, along with the related cam, positioning plate, etc., avoid the deformation o... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7034902 | Image display system, image display apparatus and peripheral devices of image display apparatus An image display system has an image display apparatus and a peripheral device that can be mounted on the image display apparatus. The image display apparatus includes a first electrode for electrically connecting the image display apparatus and peripheral device, a... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7027293 | Breaker distribution module A breaker distribution module is disclosed. The breaker distribution module essentially includes an insulation rod, a plurality of output terminals, a plurality of input busbars and a plurality of breakers. The insulation rod is composed of a plurality of insulation... | 04/11/2006 |
