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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7980881 | Connecting device and method of use The connecting device for connecting a cable fitted with a conductive shell to a case having a receiving portion, a contact portion, and a conductive joint. The contact portion includes electrical contacts, which are adapted to be joined with the receiving portion a... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7811116 | Connector, a connector assembly and a connecting method A connector is provided with terminals (11) to be connected with terminals (32) of a mating connector (30) by bolting and a nut accommodating portion (20) for accommodating nuts (17) for bolting. An entrance (20A) enabling t... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7749016 | Lever-fitting type connector with rotatably insertable locking lever A lever insertion hole (6) for inserting a lever (5) is provided in a female housing (2). A rib (10) and a flexible lever-holding lock (11) are arranged on the inner wall (6A) of the lever insertion hole (6). The rib ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7365620 | Microwave window with a two part metallic frame having different coefficients of thermal expansion An RF feed-through connector has a single pin or multi-pins supported and hermetically sealed between a first portion of the connector facing the hermetically sealed interior portion of an electronics-containing housing and a second portion of the connector exposed ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364476 | Electrical connecting terminal assembly A connecting terminal (10) for a busbar is provided and can include an electrically insulated housing (20), in which an electrically conductive clamp body (40) is provided with a first clamp screw (41) for fixing a connector cable (50 | 04/29/2008 |
| 7351113 | Audio jack connector An audio jack connector includes a dielectric housing, a plurality of terminals received in the dielectric housing and a nut received in the dielectric housing too. The dielectric housing has a first body. A nut fixing means protrudes from the bottom of the first bo... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341484 | Control panel circuit coupler with elastic sealing member A coupler which is fixed to a meter case (lower case) includes a sleeve which penetrates the case, and a flange which overhangs from the sleeve to a circumference thereof. An annular groove holding a seal ring is provided in the flange. A step as a mark is provided ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7314377 | Electrical power connector A pair of mating connectors includes a receptacle having an insulative housing and at least one conductive receptacle contact with a pair of spaced walls forming a plug contact receiving space. The plug connector has an insulative housing and at least one conductive... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7309242 | Power connector A pair of mating connectors includes a receptacle having an insulative housing and at least one conductive receptacle contact with a pair of spaced walls forming a plug contact receiving space. The plug connector has an insulative housing and at least one conductive... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7306475 | Electrical connection construction Power feed terminals (50) are held in movable side housings (20), and intermediate terminals (40) are held in a waiting side housing (10). Each intermediate terminal (40) includes a power-feed side contact (42) and a motor s... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7281939 | Bolt driven connector A bolt-driven connector (10; 70) includes a housing (12; 72) with cavities (24; 84) extending in front to rear directions through the housing (12; 72). At least one position assurance slot (36, 38; 90) extends into the housing (... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7270562 | Connector with thumb screw retention member An electrical connector includes a housing having a contact loading end and a locking member rotatably mounted in the housing and substantially enclosed within the connector. The locking member has a circumferential edge portion that is exposed through a window of t... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7214087 | Cable connector having fastening member A cable connector (100) in accordance with the present invention includes an insulative housing (1) defining a number of passageways (13) therethrough, a number of contacts (2) assembled to the insulative housing and respectively received... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7201586 | Housing for fastening of electrical and/or electronic power components to a circuit board The invention concerns an arrangement for fastening of electrical and/or electronic power components to a circuit board, wherein the electrical and/or electronic power components (8) are mechanically and removably fastened to the board (6). The power c... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7186035 | Optical fibre connector An optical fibre connector includes a connector having a receptacle or socket with a recessed optical fibre ferrule assembly for aligning an optical fibre within the connector. An optical socket has recessed therein a sleeve for receiving and bringing into optical a... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7172447 | Subsea gang connector system A subsea connector system is used to connect internally mounted couplers to provide sealed conduits for subsea operations. The system has a removable (outboard) connector and a fixed (inboard) connector each with a housing having special geometric properties that fa... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7156560 | Optic fiber alignment retainer assembly An alignment assembly (20) is provided for holding alignment sleeves that each aligns the ends of a pair of optic fiber ferrules (22, 26) projecting from two mating connectors (12, 14), which assures that the mating connectors will always be mat... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7147504 | Lever-fitting type connector In a lever-fitting type connector, a moving plate is accommodated in a hood part of the male connector housing. The moving plate includes a plurality of temporary engagement parts that can be slidably and temporarily engaged with the male connector housing. These te... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7140925 | Power connector with safety feature Electrical receptacle connectors are provided including an insulative housing and AC power contacts disposed therein that are configured for engaging an external power supply. The receptacle connectors are employed with a safety guard for restricting operator access... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7128601 | Wire cover for connectors A wire cover for an electrical connector that defines the direction in which a plurality of wires is led out of the electrical connector comprises a main body having side walls. At least one of the side walls has an interference member receiving recess. An elastic e... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7081004 | Bend radius friction lock system Locking devices and methods of using the devices for interlocking two, three, four or more electrical type extension cords together with each other and/or with electrical cords on appliances and tools, to one another. Versions of the devices can include side facing ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7077702 | Terminal position assurance with forward interlocking face keying A connector assembly comprising a cap member having a plurality of fixed cap terminal position assurance mechanisms defined thereon, and a plug member having one or more of fixed plug terminal position assurance mechanisms defined thereon, wherein each of the cap te... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7074070 | Connector assembly with latch mechanism A connector assembly includes a plug connector and a receptacle connector. The plug connector includes a dielectric body which has at least two rows of male contact receiving holes extending therethrough and a passageway defined between the two rows of male contact ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7072188 | Power distribution module for personal recreational vehicle A power distribution module for a personal recreational vehicle includes a housing and a cover. The housing defines an interior and includes a wall having an array of receptacle openings. The receptacle openings are adapted to receive and secure electrical component... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7070464 | Power connector A pair of mating connectors includes a receptacle having an insulative housing and at least one conductive receptacle contact with a pair of spaced walls forming a plug contact receiving space. The plug connector has an insulative housing and at least one conductive... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7063555 | Quick release connector for light bulb The connecting apparatus for facilitating installing, maintaining and replacing light bulbs comprises a non-conductive base grip including two electrodes manufactured from conductive material embedded in the base grip. The two electrically conductive electrodes are ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059919 | Power connector A pair of mating connectors includes a receptacle having an insulative housing and at least one conductive receptacle contact with a pair of spaced walls forming a plug contact receiving space. The plug connector has an insulative housing and at least one conductive... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7044766 | Automotive electrical connection box and method of assembling thereof An automotive electrical connection box (10) has a casing main body (11) fastened to a holder (20) by a bolt (B). A mating connector (12) is mounted in the casing main body (11) and is connected with a waiting-side connector (21... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040913 | Controller module positioning and alignment frame The present invention relates to the field of security gate operating systems, more specifically a method and apparatus for attaching control module housings to a printed circuit board containing at least a portion of the controller for the security gate operating s... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7037142 | Power connector with safety feature Electrical receptacle connectors are provided including an insulative housing and AC power contacts disposed therein that are configured for engaging an external power supply. The receptacle connectors are employed with a safety guard for restricting operator access... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7017764 | Electrical junction box An electrical junction box includes a main body, having a contain portion for containing electric function components therein, a lid member, covering an open part of the main body, a fixing leg, provided so as to extend from a side wall of the main box being near a ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6948966 | Portable-type information apparatus A notebook type personal computer has a common connector detachably connected to a mating connector of a connection unit, or replicator, which further has plural connectors affording detachable connections to plural peripheral units. One or more fastener units, carr... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6945831 | Circular electrical connector An electrical connector includes a hollow conductive post member having a circular periphery, a foot portion and a distal end. The distal end has a generally cup shaped indentation. A base member is included having top and bottom surfaces. The foot portion of the po... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6932638 | Tap handle with an integral electrical connection An integral electrical connection for use with a tap handle in a beverage dispenser. With the integral electrical connection, the tap handle can be internally suppled with low voltage power, with safety and reliability, by a quick connection circuit, housed within t... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6930248 | Automotive electrical connection box Upper and lower casings (10, 11) have the surrounding walls coupled together. A bolt (B) is mounted beforehand in the casings (10, 11), and projects through a bolt hole (11c) in the lower casing (11) to fix the casings (10, 11 | 08/16/2005 |
| 6926545 | Electrical connection box with a lower cover for holding and mounting a connector An electric wire cover (60) is mounted on a lower portion of a housing (31) of a female connector (30). The electric wire cover (60) is accommodated inside a rectangular box-shaped connector-holding part (22) formed on a bottom wal... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6922331 | Bus bar structure of electric distribution box In an electric distribution box (1), electric power, supplied from an alternator (ALT), is supplied to fusible links (F/L) via a power supply terminal (4) and a bus bar (3). The bus bar (3) includes a first bus bar (3B), forming a ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6902430 | Connector housing retainer A retainer for retaining a connector to a board is provided. The retainer is positioned between a first carrier board and a second carrier board that is mounted to a circuit board. The retainer body has a middle retainer portion having a hole therethrough. The first... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6780071 | Circular electrical connector An electrical connector includes a hollow conductive post member having a circular periphery, a foot portion and a distal end. The distal end has a generally cup shaped indentation. A base member is included having top and bottom surfaces. The foot portion of the po... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6774326 | Switch with a removable connector A switch including a switch box housing an electrical switching assembly, the box having a front part, a middle part and a back part that has two lateral wing-shaped walls, with a detection head located in the front part and a removable cable connector located in th... | 08/10/2004 |
