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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8128427 | Illumination unit and wire harness equipped with the illumination unit An illumination unit comprising: a wire; a light emitting element including a terminal; a crimp terminal including an attachment portion to which the terminal of the light emitting element is directly attached, a fastening portion which electrically connects to the ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8033858 | Lamp holder with a fixing element fixed to a contact plate on one side of an insulating base and to a wiring element on other side of the base A lamp holder includes a contact plate having an end in a curved shape, and the other end fixed onto a side of an insulating base by an end of a first fixing element, such that a predetermined distance is formed between the end of the contact plate and the insulatin... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7654854 | Push-cord energy saving lampholder easy for the stripping of cord The present invention is to provide a push-cord energy saving lamp holder that is easy for the stripping of power cord, which comprises: a lamp holder body, having push-cord holes and nearby cord-stripped sockets at its top, and first lodging troughs and second lodg... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7635279 | Electrical cable connector An electrical cable connector includes a housing, a holder movable to bring and hold the cable in engagement with the housing, and an operator for moving the holder, through screw action, to hold the cable in engagement with the housing. The holder has opposed left ... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7611376 | LED socket An LED electrical connector is attachable to a display panel or surface. The LED connector includes a housing having a base, a backplate, and a contact arrangement. The base and backplate form a housing for the contact arrangement and a channel for a cable. The base... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7427828 | Lamp assembly provided with L-shaped electrical connector and integrated unifying means A lamp apparatus for a liquid crystal display that is capable of preventing a wire breakage of the lamp apparatus, a lamp causes a discharge by a voltage applied from a power terminal to generate light. A wire is supplied with the voltage. A connector electrically c... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7399105 | Illuminated signage employing light emitting diodes An illuminated sign (88) includes a flexible electrical power cord (100) including first and second parallel conductors (112, 114) surroundingly contained within an insulating sheath defining a constant separation distance between the parallel c... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7384163 | Rotation knob type light-regulating lamp socket A lamp socket includes a first shell, a second shell combined with the first shell, a separation plate rested on a bottom of the first shell and the second shell, a base secured to the separation plate, an electronic unit mounted in the first shell and electrically ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7381070 | Safety lampholder and method for avoiding accidental electric shock caused by lampholder A safety lampholder is disclosed, comprising an insulating housing; an insulating or electrically conductive lamp socket placed within one end of the housing; an electrically shockproof means fully integrated within another end of the housing, wherein the shockproof... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7338302 | Sealed lamp socket A novel lamp socket finding application with a type of increased protection, has a housing part (13) in which a one-piece elastomer sealing sleeve (20) is preferably rotatably held. The sealing sleeve (20) is at its lamp-side end preferably slig... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331795 | Spring probe-compliant pin connector Provided is an electrical connector for interconnecting electrical components such as a printed wiring assembly to one or more additional printed wiring assemblies. The connector includes a housing containing one or more compliant pins, one or more spring probes, an... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7322828 | LED socket An LED socket is detachably mounted on a circuit board in an LED illuminating device. The LED socket has a connector with a lead connecting assembly for connecting an LED and multiple locking protrusions having locking grooves to hold the LED socket in an opening in... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7287644 | Suspension device for a tool socket A suspension device for a tool socket has a hanging panel (10), an end cap (20) and a fastening strip (30). The hanging panel (10) has a strip latch (12), and the end cap (20) has a through hole (22). The fastening st... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7275854 | Lamp and lampholder with peripheral locking means The invention relates to a lamp comprising a lamp bulb (2) and a lamp base (3), which lamp base (3) comprises a projection (4) located in a substantially central position of the lamp base (3) and extending in a direction away from ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7234856 | Electrical connector, LED assembly, and method of assembly therefor An electrical connector for connecting multiple light emitting diodes (LEDs) in parallel to a two-wire electrical supply bus, made up of upper and lower halves that snap together and contact pins that pass through holes in the upper half to make insulation displacem... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7217012 | Illuminated signage employing light emitting diodes An illuminated sign (88) includes a flexible electrical power cord (100) including first and second parallel conductors (112, 114) surroundingly contained within an insulating sheath defining a constant separation distance between the parallel c... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7207847 | Vehicle interior illumination lamp An integral bus bar 81, having a plurality of wiring bus bars 50 formed integrally therewith, is mounted in a housing 81, and bridge portions 82, interconnecting the wiring bus bars 50, are cut, thereby separating the wiring bus ba... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7201604 | Ethernet cable connector and methods of use thereof An ethernet cable connector for coupling an ethernet cable and providing contact between insulated wires of the ethernet cable and insulation displacement contacts within the connector. The connector includes an inner body having a clamp, a plurality of holes and a ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7198505 | Light socket 3 Improvements to a 3-way light bulb socket are shown. The major improvement is to replace or complement the rigid middle contact element of the socket with an elastic/flexible contact spring. The 3-way light bulb has a solder blob on its middle contact ring, w... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7178969 | Mogul lamp holder A lamp holder is disclosed lamp holder that will accept and make electrical contact with a lamp having a predetermined base and will accept, but not make electrical contact with lamps having other bases. A cavity (or central well) in the base (or floor) of the lamp ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7165992 | Ceiling electrical connector assembly A connector assembly for interconnecting an overhead electric junction box and electric fixture, the connector assembly including a socket housing having first and second apertures, each aperture having a hook engaging end and a hook disengaging end, the socket hous... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7118406 | Socket connecting structure A socket connecting structure includes a connecting portion disposed on a suspension element and a stub extending from the connecting portion, wherein the stub is connected to a socket. The stub has a resilient stick formed on one side thereof and a spring formed wi... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7081018 | Structure of connecting wire to element-containing unit An insulative internal resin cover is provided to partition an internal space of upper and lower insulative resin covers into a wire receiving space and an element receiving space. A wire-side terminal is provided at an intermediate portion of a wire, and is electri... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7070443 | Structure for connecting a combination lamp An insulation displacement connector (40) selectively effects insulation displacement of required conductive paths of a flat cable (30) in correspondence with the function of a bulb socket connector (20). Further, the other unnecessary conductiv... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7063570 | Electrical connector and component packaging assembly An electrical connector assembly is employed for packaging an electrical component within the connector housing. The connector housing is substantially closed with an opening for receiving a mating connector along a predetermined line of insertion. First and second ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7063556 | Electrical cable connector An electrical connector for use on an electrical cable, for drawing power from the cable, includes a body having upper and lower sides, the lower side including a channel which opens to the exterior on the lower side such that the cable can be laterally inserted int... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7037145 | Electrical contact and connector An electrical contact is provided. The electrical contact includes a body with a top surface, a bottom surface, and side edges. The body includes a retention finger formed integral with the body and the retention finger is adapted to secure the body to a carrier. Th... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6974347 | Pierceable common contact plate in the combined sockets of Christmas light A pierceable common contact plate in the combined sockets of Christmas light includes a pair of sockets combined on their opened bottoms by an opened transverse portion, a pair of semi-cylindrical grooves in the center of the opened transverse portion, a plurality o... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6974354 | Bulb assembly The invention relates to a bulb assembly including a bulb holder and a socket, wherein the holder is provided with an elastic rod having an inclined bottom end. The socket is provided with a side slot having a bottom. The holder can insert into the socket and let th... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6971904 | Light bulb socket for motor vehicle lamps A light bulb socket for a motor vehicle lamp has a hull-shaped socket body formed of a cylindrically-shaped part and a separate plate for receiving contact springs. For stabilizing a seating of the contact springs, the plate has rearwardly directed protrusions that ... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6942517 | Structure for connecting a combination lamp An insulation displacement connector (40) selectively effects insulation displacement of required conductive paths of a flat cable (30) in correspondence with the function of a bulb socket connector (20). Further, the other unnecessary conductiv... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6929502 | Lamp socket and socket assembly A lamp socket (20) of the invention mainly includes an upper socket (21), a lower socket (22), and terminal members (23). The upper socket 21 has a bulb mounting portion (25) formed on an upper side of an socket body (24 | 08/16/2005 |
| 6921180 | Connector of a C-type bulb assembly The present invention relates to a connector of a C-type bulb assembly which includes two half symmetric pieces, wherein the first piece having its two side projections provided with related rods and the second piece having its two side projections provided with rel... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6913491 | Lamp socket There is disclosed a porcelain lamp socket for use in a humid environment where the socket has a body, a screw shell, a center contact and two terminals; one for the line and the other for the neutral wire connection. The screw shell and the line and neutral termina... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6837598 | Lighting device A lighting device having a three-way conductor strip with three conductors extending in an axial direction and electrically connected at intervals to LED elements arranged in a row. Each LED element is in a plastic housing which surrounds the LED and the conductor s... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6758578 | T type quick-lock lampholder A lamp holder includes a socket and a cap. The socket is provided at a rear end with a wire groove and two piercing terminals upward projected from the wire groove. The cap has a top recess to provide a bottom surface. To assemble the lamp holder to an cable, simply... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6716055 | Electrical connector for connecting a branched circuit to a main power source An electrical connector which includes a base member having a first channel for a dual conductor main power cord and a top member having a second channel for a dual conductor branched circuit power cord, the first channel comprising a space which is adapted to confi... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6692309 | Mercury vapor lamp electrical connector A connector includes a tubular wall on a first body containing a lamp envelope, coaxially receiving an insulating tube mounted on a second body having a cavity that receives the first body, spring metal strip terminals on the outside of the tubular wall i... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6619963 | Structure for connecting electric wires to a lamp unit A switch accommodating recess (13) capable of accommodating a switch assembly (30) and a wire accommodating recess (15) capable of positioning an FFC (20) which is electrically connected to a room lamp are provided in a vehicle compartment-side surface of... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6558184 | Connector of the insulation-perforating type for a suspended electrical system A connector of the insulation-perforating type for a suspended electrical system comprises conductive means for cutting an insulating covering of an insulated supply cable in order to connect an electrical device electrically to an uncovered portion of th... | 05/06/2003 |
