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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7534127 | Implantable connector An implantable electrical connector is disclosed for use with implanted medical devices. Each part of the connector has an array of contacts which can mate, one part being a cutting contact and the other half a receiving contact. When mated, this forms a reliable el... | 05/19/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7351099 | Step up pin for coax cable connector The invention provides a coaxial cable connector having a step up pin that engages the center conductor of a coax cable to increase the diameter of the center conductor to thereby make it more manageable. The pin is stored with the connector until the pin and connec... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7338327 | Coupling A coupling with two sleeves facing in opposite directions for the plugs of two shielded data cables that are to be connected to each other is in particular configured as an RJ 45 coupling. A printed circuit board (10) carries a contact assembly for each of th... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7329141 | Method for shielding flat circuit body, shielded flat circuit body, and wiring harness A method of shielding a flat circuit body and a wiring harness including the shielded flat circuit body, the shielded flat circuit body of the wiring harness includes a FFC having insulator covering around a conductor, a shield film covering the FFC and a connecting... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7327930 | Modular light-emitting diode lighting system A modular light system for a spa where replacement of a light emitter, such as but not limited to a LED and/or a cable is accomplished without needing access an area around a tub in the spa. Furthermore, replacing the cable and light emitter can be accomplished indi... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322848 | Paperless picking system A paperless picking system for use in a product distribution center includes multiple bays of product supports and operator interfaces, at least one of which is at the bays. The product supports include case flow racks, pallet racks and/or product shelving. The oper... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320616 | Insulation displacement connector assembly and system adapted for surface mounting on printed circuit board and method of using same There is provided an insulation displacement connector (IDC) assembly having a main body defining at least one wire channel. The main body has at least one substantially flat surface to which a vacuum nozzle can be affixed in order to pickup the IDC assembly. The ID... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7303429 | Terminal and connector using the same A terminal and a connector using the same are provided. The terminal includes a contact portion having a number of contact protrusions for making electrical contact with terminal portions of a cable; a support portion connected to the contact portion via a connectio... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7273389 | Connecting arrangement and production method for a connecting arrangement A connecting arrangement includes at least first and second housings in which at least one conductor of a first cable can be electrically connected to at least one conductor of a second cable fed via a cable receiver. At least one piercing element is electrically co... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7264498 | Flat harness with a cut conductor, and manufacturing method thereof Among each of the conductors 4a to 4e that form the flat cable 2 of the flat harness 1, at the installation part of the relay connector 6, conductors 4a and 4e, conductors 4a | 09/04/2007 |
| 7249962 | Connector assembly A connector assembly for interconnecting an end of a cable comprising one or more twisted pair conductors, each of the conductors enveloped in an insulating covering, with the bifurcated contacts of a connecting block. The assembly comprises an insulated housing and... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7241189 | High-current terminal blade type connector An electrical socket contact for high-current applications includes a cage-like receptacle housing having two lateral plates on opposite sides. The lateral plates forming an interspace therebetween for holding a complementary plug contact. The socket contact further... | 07/10/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7207806 | Low cost coaxial cable connection for wireless antennas A connection assembly provides an electrical connection from a coaxial cable to planar circuitry. The connection assembly includes an innermost connector node, configured to connect electrically to an innermost conductor of a coaxial cable, having one opening that a... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7184862 | Turret targeting system and method for a fire fighting vehicle A turret control system and method for a fire fighting vehicle is disclosed. The turret control system includes one or more control modules, such as an envelope control module, turret targeting module, a turret pan module, a turret deploy module, a turret store modu... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7162332 | Turret deployment system and method for a fire fighting vehicle A turret control system and method for a fire fighting vehicle is disclosed. The turret control system includes one or more control modules, such as an envelope control module, turret targeting module, a turret pan module, a turret deploy module, a turret store modu... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7127331 | Turret operator interface system and method for a fire fighting vehicle A turret control system includes one or more control modules, such as an envelope control module, turret targeting module, a turret pan module, a turret deploy module, a turret store module. The preferred turret control system also provides improved turret control f... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7102256 | Distribution line structure for electric power supply A distribution line structure for electric power supply is provided with a pair of first conductors and a second conductor. Each of the first conductors is provided with a first main portion formed in a flat strip shape and first connection portions, and the second ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7095146 | Motor having housing member A running motor (100) used for vehicles is provided with a stator (200), a rotor (300) and a housing (400) for holding them, wherein the rotor has a support member (330) for preventing rotor magnets (320) from separating fro... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7074061 | Versatile communications connectors An apparatus for conveying signals between a communications card and a signal utilization device or network. In one form (FIGS. 1,2), structures are provided for receiving an RJ series plug and for making electrical connection with at the contacts on the plug... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7049531 | Modular electrical component with electrical circuit selector assembly A circuit selector assembly including an electrical conductor, an electrical contact, a first spring beam connected to the electrical contact and a second spring beam connected to the electrical contact. The second spring beam biases the electrical contact to a firs... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040915 | Insulation displacement electrical plug assembly and method of making plug assembly An insulation displacement plug assembly includes a plug housing, a pair of insulated conductors and a pair of electrical terminals. Each electrical terminal includes a crimp flange, a pair of insulation piercing knives and a blade. The crimp flange has a pair of up... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7033219 | Modular plug assemblies, terminated cable assemblies and methods for forming the same According to embodiments of the present invention, a modular plug assembly for use with a cable including a drain wire includes a plug housing, an electrically conductive plug wrap, and an electrically conductive contact member. The electrically conductive plug wrap... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7029145 | Low voltage decorative light string including power supply One or more strings of decorative lights are supplied with power by converting a standard residential electrical voltage to a low-voltage, and supplying the low-voltage to at least one pair of parallel conductors having multiple decorative lights connected to the co... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7025636 | Adaptor for making broken connectors serviceable An electrical adapter (16) for receiving a male plug (10) having male plug electrical contacts (30) and having a broken latching tab (12), the male plug (10) being constructed to be received in a receiving unit (18) in a plu... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7001062 | Structure of multi-directions socket for christmas lights A structure of multi-directions socket for Christmas light includes a pair of first and a second sockets alternately and juxtaposedly integrated with one another toward opposite directions, a vertical slender common copper plate disposed between the sockets having a... | 02/21/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6960716 | Solar cell module, method of connecting solar cell module, method of installing solar cell module and method of grounding solar cell module A solar cell module includes a connecting member to be passed through a coating of a cable for electrically connecting a plurality of solar cell modules and to be electrically connected to a core wire of the cable. The solar cell module is connected to the cable by ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6935885 | Connector with piercing contact The present invention provides a connector for contacting the conductors of a cable. The connector includes a receptacle for receiving the cable and a contacting device which may be placed on the receptacle and which comprises at least one piercing contact for conta... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6932639 | Electroluminescent cable connector The electroluminescent cable (EL-cable) connector is a connector for mechanically and electrically splicing together a pair of EL-cables, each cable having a center conductor coated with an electroluminescent phosphor and two fine wires spiraling the length of the p... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6933447 | Electrical extension cord An electrical extension cord that has a male or female adapter, a cylindrical wire casing and a connecting clamp. The adapter has a circular face, a cylindrical upper portion and a conical lower portion. If a male adapter is employed, two to four prongs protrude fro... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6922615 | Turret envelope control system and method for a fire fighting vehicle A turret control system includes one or more control modules, such as an envelope control module, turret targeting module, a turret pan module, a turret deploy module, a turret store module. The preferred turret control system also provides improved turret control f... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6902406 | Cable plug connector An cable plug connector to connect one or more standard telephone or computer cable plugs into wall outlets of the same type at an angle, so that the devices' plugs and cables are protected from damage, including a housing, a cable plug adapter to be connected to a ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6851966 | T-tap connector A T-tap connector with a common conductive element in a housing has a one end shaped to clamp a wire thereto and the opposite end sharpened and adapted to pierce the insulation on a main wire. Threaded connections are utilized to multiply the force to press the main... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6773294 | Electrical connector and network interface module A connector is disclosed for electrically connecting a conductor to a terminal. The connector has a body and an electrically conductive member. The body has a passage for positioning the conductor therein. The passage has an aperture to an outer surface of the body.... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6743042 | Piercing contact clip A contact clip for an insulated, multi-strand electric cable has first and second clip parts engaging one another. The first clip part has a receptacle for correctly positioning the cable and the second clip part has contact pins assigned to a strand of the cable, r... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6702606 | Electrical connection device The electrical connecting element for a connecting of fine wire cables (strands) consists of a contact pin having preferably points at both its ends and a radially projecting abutment flange on the shaft of the pin which contact pin penetrates through ins... | 03/09/2004 |
