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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7641487 | Connection device A cable connection device (7) for operatively connecting two sections of cable (3) (see FIG. 1) comprises: first and second parts (9, 10) for respective connection to the first and second cable sections, said first and second parts (9,... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7239225 | Pyrotechnic circuit breaker A circuit breaker including a pyrotechnic element configured to ablate, tear, or cut a portion of the circuit. The portion of the circuit to be broken may be formed to be readily broken and/or may be a current load-based fuse. Also, the circuit breaker may be config... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7123124 | Pyrotechnic circuit breaker A circuit breaker including a pyrotechnic element configured to ablate or cut a portion of the circuit so as to break the circuit, thereby breaking the circuit. The portion of the circuit to be broken may be specially formed to be readily ablated or cut, and/or may ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 6705882 | Connector with a mating assistance device A connector having a first module (1) carrying a lever (2) provided with at least one maneuvering arm (3), and a second module (4) provided with at least one stud (5). The lever (2) is provided with at least one stud recepti... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6254410 | Connector with a pull-out mechanism employing air pressure Described is a connector in which a plug can be pulled out of a receptacle without producing stress in the connector itself or a circuit board on which the connector is mounted. The plug is inserted into the receptacle so that the side wall of the plug ma... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6171121 | Battery cable clamp for a vehicle and method of manufacturing therefor In a battery cable clamp for vehicles with a mounting device for a cable end, in which two clamp parts (2,4) are connected together in an electrically conducting fashion by a pressed connection that can be broken with a high separating force by an auxilia... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6152755 | Device for loading/unloading modular IC to/from socket in modular IC handler Device for loading/unloading a modular IC (1) to/from a socket in a modular IC handler which facilitates an automatic, quick, and accurate loading/unloading of a modular IC to be tested to/from a socket, including a base plate, sliders (12) mounted at opp... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6081419 | Protection device for an electronic instrument and method A protection device for an electronic instrument having a power supply, a power cord for attachment to the power supply, and an interlock member being movable between a first position preventing attachment of the power cord to the power supply, and a seco... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5899754 | Coaxial connector A coaxial connector (1) has a resilient cantilever beam (23) extending from a central contact portion (6), a beam engaging surface (33) on insulation material (3) to limit movement by deflection of a first resiliently deflectable portion (24) of the beam ... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5725399 | Battery cable terminal for vehicles A battery cable terminal (2') is integrally combined with the housing (11) of a safety separator (2) to form a compact unit. An on-board cable (starter cable 4) is fastened to the separator (2) in such a way as to be separated by an incorporated powered d... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5329693 | Separation tool for multipin electrical connectors A hydraulic tool for safely separating one multipin electrical connector from another. The preferred separation tool consists of a master cylinder which operates a pair of slave cylinders, each slave cylinder having a corresponding operative shaft and an ... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5238417 | Connector with a lever A connector having a pair of opposed housings capable of being fitted to and detached from each other, guide slits formed in one of the housings, driven pins provided on the other housing, and a lever rotatably attached to the one of the housings and capa... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5153396 | Combination high pressure switch and valve device A combination high pressure relief valve/high pressure cut-off device includes a housing for mounting in a pressure control installation. A high pressure switch, biased to a closed position, is mounted in this housing. A force transmitting mechanism is al... | 10/06/1992 |
| 4950174 | Field separable ordnance stepover bracket A field separable ordnance stepover bracket connects abutting ordnance transfer fuse cables across the interstage junction of a multistage missile system using a plug and a receptacle. The plug receives a first set of ordnance transfer cables that termina... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4669791 | Connector apparatus A connector apparatus capable of connecting with a complimentary connector for the supply of energy, signals or a commodity has a connector part which can be retracted into the apparatus in response to a control signal to disengage the complimentary conne... | 06/02/1987 |
