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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177567 | Apparatus for signal and current transmission between end points which can move relative to one another Apparatus for signal and current transmission between end points capable of moving relative to one another having a flat ribbon line arranged in between. The ribbon has at least two conductors, embedded in an insulating sheath. The ribbon is subdivided into winding ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8167633 | Multifunctional transmission and charging device with a power conversion module An intelligent multifunctional transmission and charging device includes a casing, a power conversion module, a reel device, at least one cable, and a plurality of openings and connectors to provide functions of charging mobile devices and extending service lives th... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8033845 | Rotary connector device There are provided the body supported to the side of the combination switch and having the circular wall, the rotor connected rotatably to the body and coaxial with the wall section, the free motion spacer formed circularly between the body and the rotor and capable... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7988474 | Electronic apparatus and flat cable An electronic apparatus includes: first and second electronic units opposed to each other and connected to relatively rotate in a given plane; and a flat cable electrically connecting the first and second electronic units. The flat cable includes: first and second e... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7811108 | Rotary connector device There are provided a body, a rotor, a free motion spacer including a group of spacer sections arranged circularly between the body and the rotor and a reverse guide section in which a guide face is provided to be opposed to a roller in the group of spacer sections i... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7758362 | Rotary connector A rotary connector apparatus includes a body supported fixedly, a rotor supported rotatably by the body and rotatable together with a steering wheel, a floating spacer disposed between the body and the rotor, rotatably floating according to rotation of the rotor, an... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7758363 | Rotary connector device equipped with built-in steering angle sensor A rotary connector device equipped with a rotary connector and a steering angle sensor for detecting rotational angles of a steering wheel, includes one circuit board, in which the circuit board is used for the rotary connector and the steering angle sensor simultan... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7758364 | Rotary positioning An apparatus and associated method for rotary positioning is provided in an apparatus having an outer housing disposed around an inner housing, wherein at least one of the housings is rotatable with respect to the other housing. The rotary positioner also has a util... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7740496 | Hinge structure with electrical connector A hinge structure with an electrical connector is connected to a first body of an electronic device through a support frame. A pivot portion of the hinge structure is connected to a second body of the electronic device and includes a rotating shaft connected to the ... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7726989 | Apparatus for signal and/or current transmission between terminals An apparatus for signal and/or current transmission between terminals which can move in relation to one another and which are fitted, on the one hand, on a fixed stator and, on the other hand, on a rotor of a cassette that can rotate about a common axis with the sta... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7686632 | Rotary connector device A rotary connector device includes one cover having an outer peripheral wall, the other cover having an inner peripheral wall, and a plurality of flat harnesses which are received in a generally annular shape within a space formed by the two covers, and are rotated ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7682170 | Electronic apparatus The present invention relates to a cable wiring structure of an electronic apparatus that has such a movable unit as an opening/closing unit and a rotary unit. The cable wiring structure is provided to suppress the wearing of a cable to improve the durability of the... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7594819 | Rotary connector A rotary connector includes a stator housing in which an outer tubular body is erected at an outer edge of a bottom plate having a center hole, an upper rotor having a top plate facing the bottom plate and an inner tubular body facing the outer tubular body, and rot... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7534120 | Foldable information processing apparatus having protected crank-type structured flexible printed circuit board A foldable information processing apparatus includes a hinge part that foldably couples two housings with each other, a crank-type structured flexible printed circuit board that passes through the hinge part and electrically connects the two housings to each other, ... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7462050 | Rotary connector Any one of the reversing portions of the flat cables is positioned in the sighting window when the inner case is in the neutral state. A prescribed mark is attached to the reversing portion which is positioned in the sighting window when the inner case is in the neu... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7452224 | Clockspring sensor with locking clip and centering mechanism A clockspring device that includes an outer housing with a circumferential wall that defines a chamber. The circumferential wall includes a vertically-oriented track. A rotor having a keyway is configured to fit at least partially within the outer housing. A coil of... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7425143 | Rotary connector device A rotary connector device includes one cover having an outer peripheral wall, the other cover having an inner peripheral wall, and a plurality of flat harnesses which are received in a generally annular shape within a space formed by the two covers, and are rotated ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7413454 | Apparatus for signal transmission between terminals An apparatus for signal transmission between terminals (6, 8), between which at least one cable (10) is arranged, which is accommodated in an essentially circular cassette (K), to which ongoing cables can be connected at the terminals, and whose length... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7412270 | Multifunctional mobile radio communication apparatus A mobile radio communication apparatus includes a first housing, a second housing, a hinge part that foldably connects the second housing to the first housing, a one touch opening mechanism that is provided to the hinge part, and automatically opens the second housi... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7393222 | Rotatable connector A rotatable connector includes a stator having an outer cylindrical portion; a rotor having an inner cylindrical portion and rotatably supported by the stator; three or more flat cables received in an annular space defined between the outer cylindrical portion and t... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7371090 | Mobile wireless device with a conductive part connected to a reference potential layer A mobile wireless device including: first housing, a second housing, a signal line electrically connecting a circuit of the first housing and a circuit of the second housing, and a connection portion for connecting the first housing and the second housing so that th... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7357654 | Interface apparatus with a rotational mechanism An interface apparatus having a rotational mechanism for connecting with an interface port in an electronic product is provided. The interface apparatus comprises a body, a connector and a rotational mechanism. The connector is used for connecting with the interface... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350617 | Method for mounting a steering angle and steering torque sensor and steering gear including a steering angle and steering torque sensor A method for mounting a steering angle and steering torque sensor to a steering has the following steps: At first, there is provided a steering angle and steering torque sensor which includes a housing and a rotor. Then, the rotor and the housing are rotated through... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7329135 | Device for transmitting signals or current between end points A device for transmitting signals or current between end points which can be moved relative to one another is specified between which at least two flat ribbon lines (4-7) extending in turns and accommodated in an essentially circular cassette are arran... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7320363 | Energized slip ring assembly A slip ring assembly including a slip ring and an electrical contact assembly. The slip ring defines a circumference and an electrical contact groove extending around the circumference of the slip ring. The electrical contact assembly preferably includes a plurality... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7317626 | Power converter A power converter of the present invention is connected between a direct current power source and controls power to a load by switching equipment. The converter is equipped with a first conductor for connecting a negative pole of the power converter and the switchin... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7311536 | Transmission device for transmitting electrical signals between a rotor and a stator The invention concerns a transmission device for transmitting electrical signals between a rotor and a stator, having an annular space formed by the rotor and the stator, wherein the space receives at least one flat strip cable which extends between the rotor and th... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7284998 | Robot control device and robot system A robot control device is connected to an industrial robot through a connection cable. The robot control device has a casing that accommodates an actuator controller. A side surface of the casing has a stepped portion. The stepped portion includes a connecting porti... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7274332 | Multiple evaluators for evaluation of a purality of conditions A system and method is disclosed for locating people or objects. In particular, a system and method for locating a wireless mobile station using a plurality of mobile station location estimators is disclosed. The system is useful for 911 emergency calls, tracking, r... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7268661 | Composite fuse element and methods of making same A composite fuse element includes a network or matrix of conductive material that is in contact and interspersed with arc suppressing materials at a particle level. In such a matrix, the conductive (e.g., metal) network and the arc suppressing material particles pro... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7251512 | Water-proof collapsible cellular terminal apparatus A cellular terminal apparatus has a structure for folding an upper apparatus 2 and a lower apparatus 3 via a hinge portion 4. Printed circuit boards 5, 6 arranged in the upper apparatus 2 and the lower apparatus 3 are connec... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7232312 | Rotary connector having an integral fuse A rotary connector including a first part, a second part rotationally coupled to the first part to form an interior of the rotary connector, and an electrical cable housed within the interior of the rotary connector. An over current protection device is housed withi... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7223104 | Rotary connector device A rotary connector device includes a stator, a rotor rotatably fitted to the stator, a cable chamber surrounded by the stator and the rotor and also formed around a rotating center of the rotor circumferentially, a flexible flat cable accommodated in the cable chamb... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7214067 | Hinge connector for electronic devices A hinge for an electronic device, such as a notebook computer, a personal digital assistant, a cellular telephone, a portable compact disc player and the like, includes a body member and at least one contact provided on the body member. Structure is provided for ele... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7192293 | Non-reversing short tape coil device The invention provides an apparatus including a housing and a spool disposed in the housing for rotation. The apparatus also includes a wire disposed in the housing and having a first end fixedly engaged with the housing and a second end fixedly engaged with the spo... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7188414 | Method of assembling a flat electrical cable A flat electrical cable and a modular rotary anvil for assembling a flat electrical cable wherein the flat cable includes an upper and lower layer. The upper layer has ribs protruding along its length that are substantially parallel to one another, and continuous su... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7180020 | Steering column module A steering column cover body accommodates therein at least one of an electric junction block, a meter and at least one switch which are directly connected with each other. The switch includes at least one of a turn switch, a wiper switch, a hazard switch and an igni... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175453 | Rotating connector In the rotating connector wherein the rotor having the inner tube is rotatably coupled with the stator having the outer tube, and the flat cable is contained in the annular space defined between the outer tube and the inner tube, the cable winding direction is rever... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175448 | Compressor having a terminal cluster block with locking end fittings A connector block assembly has a connector block and a plurality of end fittings which are attached to at least one wire. Each end fitting is secured to the connector block by being inserted into the connector block and then being rotated to trap the end fitting wit... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175454 | Rotary connector A rotary connector includes a stator housing including a bottom cover having a central hole and an outer cylindrical portion provided along the outer edge of the bottom cover; an upper rotor including an inner cylindrical portion and a top plate protruding outward f... | 02/13/2007 |
