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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187021 | Lighting connector devices and uses thereof A lighting connector which includes (a) an upper housing having plural connector pins, and one or more interlocking grooves; and (b) a lower housing, the lower housing having a plurality of connector pin guide holes, and one or more interlocking tongue portions. The... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8187022 | Lighting connector devices and uses thereof A multi-way connector connects a plurality of lighting apparatuses together. The multi-way connector comprises: (a) a plurality of lighting connectors, each lighting connector comprising: (i) an upper housing having: plural connector pins, and one or more interlocki... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8123549 | Multiple layer conductor pin for electrical connector and method of manufacture A multiple layer conductor pin for a harsh environment connector or penetrator has a conductive shaft, an outer layer of non-conductive, insulating material extending along at least part of the length of the shaft, and an intermediate layer of conductive or semi-con... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7404725 | Wiper for tool string direct electrical connection In one aspect of the invention, a downhole electrical connection system comprises first and second tubular bodies adapted for threaded connection to each other, each tubular body comprising an inner and an outer diameter. First and second electrical conductor assemb... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7363175 | Query based electronic battery tester An electronic battery tester for testing a storage battery provides a test output indicative of a condition of the battery. Electronic measurement circuitry provides a measurement output related to a condition of the battery. The battery condition is determined base... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354308 | Waterproof connector for flat cable A waterproof connector for a flat cable 10 includes a connecting housing 13 into which the terminal portions of two FFCs 11 can be guided through a guide hole 24 formed in the base end portion thereof and also which can store therein two ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7319304 | Shunt connection to a PCB of an energy management system employed in an automotive vehicle A method of coupling a shunt to a printed circuit board (PCB) of an energy management system is provided. The method includes coupling flexible electrical connectors to the shunt and soldering the flexible electrical connectors to connection points on the PCB of the... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7295936 | Electronic battery tester with relative test output An electronic battery tester for testing a storage battery determines a condition of the battery. The condition is a relative condition and is a function of a dynamic parameter of the battery and an empirical input variable. ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7246015 | Alternator tester An alternator tester is provided for testing an alternator of a vehicle while the alternator is coupled to the vehicle. A sensor is configured to couple to the vehicle and sense a signal related to operation of the alternator. A memory contains data related to opera... | 07/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7235742 | Circuit board connector A circuit board connector includes a main body portion, a first connecting portion for connection to a first circuit board, and a second connecting portion for connection to a second circuit board. The circuit board connector is obtained by cutting a conductive plat... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7225876 | Connector assembly A reciprocable connector assembly for coupling a service line through a path in a wellhead and hangar wall, the assembly comprising: connector for coupling with a corresponding connector disposed in the hangar wall; a shuttle carrying said connector between a first ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7217157 | Waterproof connector In a waterproof connector, a sealing material is filled in an internal space of an outer housing which lies between an inner housing and a waterproof plug. The outer housing is so formed that a centerline of a connector opening and a centerline of a waterproof plug ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7198510 | Kelvin connector for a battery post A Kelvin connector for coupling to a post of a battery includes a first contact having a surface which at least partially conforms to and is adapted to engage and electrically connect to a surface of the post. The connector also includes a second contact having a su... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7186138 | Multiple pieces dual type BNC connector with all metal shell A multiple pieces type dual type BNC connector with all metal shell comprises a rear section casing combined with a plurality of middle section casing, each middle casing is combined with a front section casing; an accepting room formed by the each front section cas... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182634 | Connector cell having a supported conductive extension An apparatus, method, and system for a connector cell having an electrically and/or mechanically supported conductive extension are disclosed herein. ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7165620 | Wellhead completion system having a horizontal control penetrator and method of using same A well completion system includes a completion device defining a bore therein attached to a wellhead and a tool, disposed within the bore, comprising an operational element and a control receptacle in communication with the operational element. The system further in... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7164142 | Electrical feed-through structure and method Electrical lead-through systems from atmospheric into vacuum environments are presented. Electrical feed-through structures (EFTS) comprised of a multiplicity of parallel connection lines used to operate e-beam tip-array sources in high vac environments for chip lit... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7126341 | Automotive vehicle electrical system diagnostic device An automotive vehicle electrical system diagnostic apparatus includes first and second electrical connections configured to electrically couple to an electrical system of an automotive vehicle which includes a battery. Digital samples are obtained during operation o... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7114970 | Electrical conducting system A generally tubular drill string has a conductive path over a plurality of drill pipe section (10). Each drill pipe section has a first end and a second end, and a wall, and the first end has a first radial sealing surfaces (11) and the second end has ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7106070 | Broad-band low-inductance cables for making Kelvin connections to electrochemical cells and batteries A broad-band technique for reducing the distributed inductance of a four-conductor Kelvin cable is disclosed. A special inductance-canceling cable section is connected in tandem with the cable section contacting the cell/battery. Connections between the two cable se... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7086870 | Electrical connector (receptacle) with easily removable bottom A structure of an array of connectors fastened to a planar insulator, usually formed of a high temperature thermoplastic. The planar insulator has a pattern of substantially cylindrical openings formed therein into which is inserted a machined copper alloy sleeve wh... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7059891 | Electrical connecting and fastening apparatus An electrical connecting and fastening apparatus includes a guide arrangement for respectively connecting a plurality of conductors of a hollow cable with a plurality of stationary contacts mounted in circumferentially spaced relation within a bore contained in one ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7048577 | Waterproof signal splitter A waterproof splitter box includes a hollow casing with threaded sleeves integrally extending out of the hollow casing, plastic inserts each securely received in a corresponding one of the threaded sleeves, rubber plugs each having a top portion, a mediate portion a... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7034541 | Query based electronic battery tester An electronic battery tester for testing a storage battery provides a test output indicative of a condition of the battery. Electronic measurement circuitry provides a measurement output related to a condition of the battery. The battery condition is determined base... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7003410 | Electronic battery tester with relative test output An electronic battery tester for testing a storage battery determines a condition of the battery. The condition is a relative condition and is a function of a dynamic parameter of the battery and an empirical input variable. ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7003411 | Electronic battery tester with network communication An electronic battery tester for testing a storage battery includes test circuitry configured to provide a battery test output related to a condition of the battery. A memory stores a battery tester address of the battery tester, and communication circuitry transmit... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6998847 | Electronic battery tester with data bus for removable module An electronic battery tester is provided for testing storage batteries. Battery test circuitry is configured to couple to the storage battery and measure a condition of the battery. A removable module is configured to couple to the battery tester to add increased fu... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6979225 | Electrical connector with sealable contact interface A connector includes a housing having a mating face configured to join a mating connector. A contact held in the housing proximate the mating face. A gel material is provided on the housing between the contact and the mating face. The gel material includes a self-se... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6906523 | Method and apparatus for testing cells and batteries embedded in series/parallel systems A “three-point” measurement technique effectively removes system effects to determine impedance, admittance, resistance, or conductance of an individual cell, battery, or interconnecting conductor embedded in a series or series-parallel electrochemical battery o... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6857894 | Electrical connector having a contact and spring member An electrical connector comprises a terminal block and a housing. The terminal block has an electric wire receiving passageway that communicates with a spring receiving passageway. The terminal block moves between a pre-latched position and a locked position. The ho... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6776636 | PBR with TEC bypass and wet disconnect/connect feature A wet connect/disconnect arrangement is disclosed for a downhole system that allows installation of various tools and/or a string and subsequent electrical connection to the downhole system in a wet environment. Several embodiments are disclosed, all of which produc... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6710604 | Device and method for directly injecting a test signal into a cable A device for piercing a cable includes a first clamp member and a second clamp member. The first clamp member and the second clamp member are superposed relative to each other. A conductive piercing member is disposed on the first clamp member. The device further in... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6652310 | Connecting member for flat circuit member and method of connecting the connecting member and the flat circuit member A claw portion (26) of a connecting member (21) penetrates a first piercing portion of a flat circuit member (100, 110) in a thickness direction thereof. In the case of connection to the flat circuit member having a thick conductor portion (102), the claw... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6604958 | Terminal and electrical connector with the terminal A terminal (11) comprises a contact section (16) for penetrating the insulation (C2) of a cable (C) to come to contact with the core wires (C1). The contact section (16) has a central crest portion (16B) and a pair of pressure faces (16A) extending outwar... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6547586 | Sealed electrical distribution center A sealing member for use in an electrical distribution center has a housing overlain by a terminal connector body. The connector body has a plurality of cavities. Terminals project from the housing into the cavities through an inner surface of the connect... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6527574 | Waterproof connector and method for assembling same A housing (11) of a waterproof connector (10) comprises a housing body (15), and a terminal housing (17) assembled in a water sealing manner to the housing body (15) and provided with a terminal accommodation portion (16) for accommodating terminals (13).... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6394837 | Electrical connector system An electrical connector system is described for use in subsea environments for providing electrical connection through the wellhead into a tubular element with apertures for carrying electrical cables downhole. The system includes a circumferential electr... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6373259 | Connector testing system having a test prong including a projection A connector testing system includes a connector having a top section and a housing having a test channel formed therein, an electrically conductive terminal strip disposed within the connector, a portion of the terminal strip disposed within the test chan... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6368143 | Modular plug with two piece housing An enhanced performance modular plug with a two piece housing is provided. The plug comprises a plurality of contact members each having an insulation displacement contact (IDC) end and a distal end. A first housing portion includes a plurality of slots f... | 04/09/2002 |
