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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7371111 | Coaxial cable connector with improved shielding A coaxial cable connector assembly includes a coaxial cable comprising a conductive braid, and a primary shield coupled to the cable and in electrical contact with the conductive braid. The primary shield defines a three sided enclosure surrounding the cable, and a ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7365807 | LCD television, flat panel television, and television cabinet An LCD television in which a cable is fixed firmly with no possibility of loosening and the rigidity of its cabinet is enhanced. In the cabinet composed of a front cabinet and a rear cabinet, the cable extended from a speaker is passed through latch ribs in a zigzag... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7292458 | Circuit board assembly having a set of edge clips for connecting multiple boards together A circuit board assembly includes a motherboard defining a motherboard plane, and a daughter board defining a daughter board plane which is substantially parallel to the motherboard plane. The motherboard and the daughter board electrically connect to each other thr... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7275282 | Motor vehicle door lock A motor vehicle door lock having a casing (1), a drive (2) and a fixing device (5) for the drive (2). The fixing device (5) has a receiving element (6) for the drive (2) and the drive is fixed in the receiving element... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7255589 | Grounding connector A grounding connector includes a base with a first crimping structure extending from the base for crimping to the cable and securing the cable relative to the base along a cable axis. A first contact member can extend from the base laterally adjacent to the first cr... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7228048 | Liquid tube and electrical cable clamp with locking features An improved mounting clamp adapted to simultaneously secure flat ribbon cables and a number of fluid tubes to a surface and having a locking feature to facilitate assembly and release. ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7195513 | Self-locking wire termination clip A solar grounding connector for capturing a wire. The connector includes a base and a stuffer. The base is made from a conductive metal and includes a base plate. The base plate includes means for assembling the base to a solar panel. A pair of opposed sidewalls ext... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7156687 | Insulation displacement connection connector assembly with cable positioning recesses An insulation displacement connection (IDC) connector assembly includes an IDC connector and external cables. The cables are inserted in the IDC connector through passageways disposed in a surface of the IDC-connector to be terminated to the IDC connector. A positio... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7155821 | Techniques for manufacturing a circuit board having a countersunk via A technique for manufacturing a circuit board involves obtaining a plane-shaped structure having layers of circuit board material integrated together, and carving a hole within the plane-shaped structure (e.g., using a single countersinking drill bit). The carved ho... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7153156 | Coaxial cable connector A connector for a coaxial cable having a braid layer includes a housing and a shield configured to receive the housing. An insulation displacement contact (IDC) is formed on the shield. The IDC includes a contact wall and a prong. The contact wall defines and extend... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7066772 | Plug connector An improved plug connector including a housing and a housing cover engaged to each other in a length direction i.e. axial direction of the plug. Since the engaging portion is not provided in the width direction of the plug, the dimension in the width direction of th... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059889 | Splice block for interconnecting electrical conductors A splice block for interconnecting conductors, which include wire and insulation covering the wire. A container having openings through which conductors can access an interior of the container contains multiple connectors. Each connector includes a housing having a ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7052308 | Receptacle retainer for snap-in style receptacles A retaining device for a surface mounted electrical receptacle that includes: a substantially flat base plate, wherein the base plate connects to the receptacle; and a plurality of legs extending outwardly and upwardly from the base plate. The plurality of legs are ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6966793 | Electrical connector having a cover for registering cables with contacts An electrical connector is provided that includes a plurality of contacts having cable engaging ends that are configured to engage respective conductors in corresponding cables. The electrical connector includes a housing that holds the contacts parallel to one anot... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6964372 | Conference-table-based wired information system A table-based wired information system includes a table having a plurality of actual positions designed to receive people and a monitor positioned so as to be observed by people at any of the plurality of actual positions. A flat ribbon cable with a plurality of ele... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6866536 | Insulation displacement connector A conductive terminal for receiving a conductor is disclosed. The terminal includes a base and two resilient beams extending from the base. Generally distal the base, the beams define a mouth for receiving the conductor. The beams have facing inner edges which defin... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6575779 | Pressure-contact terminal A pressure-contact terminal includes: a contact portion (21); and a pressure-contact portion (32) which has a bottom plate, a pair of side plates formed by bending from the bottom plate in the same direction, and at least a pair of pressure-contact plates... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6520793 | Terminal connector having arcuately curved slot A terminal connector has a Y-shaped opening and a slot having a predetermined shape so as to have at least one protruding portion and a recessed portion, such that when a wire is inserted into the slot, the wire is able to be secured in the slot by the pr... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6517374 | Insulation displacement and press connector device A terminal is for displacing an insulator of an insulated wire. A housing includes an end which defines a groove for accommodation of the terminal. The end defines an insertion part for insertion of a jig for pressing the insulated wire to the terminal.... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6478604 | Methods and apparatus for forming an insulation displacement connection A ribbon cable assembly includes a segment of ribbon cable having first and second ends, a first IDC connector mounted to the first end of the ribbon cable segment, and a second IDC connector mounted to the second end of the ribbon cable segment. Each con... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6447324 | Terminal fitting and a production method A cramping terminal fitting is provided to maintain a satisfactory contact state with a wire without applying plating again after shaping the terminal fitting by a press. The terminal fitting includes insulation displacement contact (IDC) portions (6) int... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6371792 | Insulation-displacement terminal fitting An insulation-displacement terminal (T) includes opposed side walls (12) and a wire-receiving space therebetween. Insulation-displacement portions (17) project from the side walls (12) and into the wire-receiving space. Each insulation-displacement portio... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6224416 | Insulator-displacement type connector A connector housing has a terminal accommodating chamber for a terminal and has an upper wall defining an opening part for insulator displacement. The connector housing has a flexible engagement piece at a front edge of the opening part. The connector hou... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6190203 | Waterproof connector and method of assembling the same Disclosed are a waterproof connector and a method of assembling the same. The waterproof connector is equipped with an inner housing having formed therein a plurality of the terminal accommodation compartments, a seal housing connected to the inner housin... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6163958 | Method for making vehicular wire harness having juxtaposed wires A plurality of insulator-sheathed electric wire elements (a) are secured together to a connector (C) by an insulation displacement manner by means of juxtaposing the electric wire elements (a) on a plane, passing the wire elements (a) through a gripper (1... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6142820 | Slot type terminal and the terminal block provided with the same The present invention provides a slot type connecting terminal (40) which may make a connection between the conductor material (Wc) of the insulated conductor (W) and the slot (42) by penetration into the insulation of conductor and contacting the conduct... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6113417 | Terminal fitting To increase the accuracy of the slot dimension of a pressure contact terminal fitting, a pair of anteriorly and posteriorly located pressure contact blades 22 and 23, engage protrusions 26 and 27 formed in the terminal base. The position of the blades 22 ... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6102728 | Connection structure and method for electric wire and terminal Terminals are inserted into groove portions of a first member and a covered wire is mounted on each of the terminals. Protrusions of a second member are engaged with the groove portions of the first member. The second member is pressed so that the covered... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6000962 | Wire pass through device for an insulation displacement connector A device for selectably passing a wire through a cap of an insulation displacement connector to a point beyond the connector. A wire is inserted into a passage in the cap and exits the passage through an exit aperture in the cap. A stop wall is positioned... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5924887 | Pressure contact terminal fitting A pressure contact terminal (10) has a pair of anterior and posterior pressure contact blades (17) formed thereon to define pressure contact grooves (20). A pushing-in member (23) is provided that fits into the terminal and has pressure contact grooves (2... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5895285 | Press-contact type connector A press-contact type connector comprises: a connector housing 11 having terminal accommodating chambers 15 which accommodate press-contact terminals 25, and openings 16 provided for pressing wires against the press-contact terminals in the terminal accomm... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5759061 | IDC having wire slippage control An (IDC) (10) includes a first pair of arms (12a and b) depending from a bridge (14) and defining a first conductive slot (15) for receiving an insulated wire, displacing the insulation thereon, and completing an electrical connection thereto. A detent (2... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5691884 | Semiconductor device with removably fixed lead frame A semiconductor device of the invention is formed of an insulative case frame with a frame portion having elongated coupling holes, a radiator base plate covering a first opening of the insulative case frame, a circuit board with semiconductor chips bonde... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5577930 | Electrical connector with improved conductor retention means An electrical connector includes a dielectric housing having a conductor-receiving groove defined at least in part by a pair of side walls between which an elongated insulated conductor is receivable essentially normally of its length. An electrical conta... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5573430 | Pressure connector A cover, which is to be fitted onto a housing from the front of the housing and constructed of a single part, is releasably fitted over the housing from outside. Contact projections and vibration preventing projections are formed on inner surfaces of the ... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5433625 | Press-contact connector assembly A terminal 20 is provided with a coupling portion 21 on an end thereof and with a press-contact portion 22 on the other end. A press-contact member 23 is coupled to the press-contact portion 22. The member 23 is provided with a press-contact slot 23a an i... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5417582 | Connector terminals for use in computers The present invention provides an improved structure for connector terminals for use in computers, directing primarily to terminals for serial and parallel connectors wherein one end of the terminal is a contacting section and the other end is a connectin... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5069635 | Vacuum cleaner hose construction and method of making the same A vacuum cleaner hose construction and method of making the same are provided, the vacuum cleaner hose construction comprising an elongated vacuum hose having an electrical conductor extending therealong and being provided with an end portion, and an elec... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5030132 | Bidirectional insulation displacement electrical contact terminal A stamped and formed terminal for use in establishing an insulation displacemnt termination to wires extending in either of two orthogonal directions is disclosed. The stamped and formed terminal has a box-like conductor terminating portion in which wires... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4971564 | Method and article used for connecting electronic components A method of and apparatus for connecting electronic components, uses the component pins for insertion in the end of insulated electrical wire. The pin and the electric conductor are held in galvanic contact by the insulation around the wire and a bracket ... | 11/20/1990 |
