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...that while attempting to develop a super strong glue, 3M employee Spencer Silver accidentally developed a glue that was so weak it would barely hold two pieces of paper together? However, his colleague Art Fry needed the glue. Fry sang with his church choir and marked the pages of his hymnal with small scraps of paper that often fell out. He used Silver's glue to hold the papers in place. Today we call this invention Post-it Notes.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8113869 | Cable connector assembly with a front shell A cable connector assembly (100) in accordance with the present invention comprises an insulative housing (1) and a plurality of contacts (2) received therein, a cable (5) connected with the contacts (2), a strain relief portion ( | 02/14/2012 |
| 8113870 | Cable connector assembly with a front shell A cable connector assembly (100) in accordance with the present invention comprises an insulative housing (1) and a plurality of contacts (2) received therein, a cable (5) connected with the contacts (2), a strain relief portion mo... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8002574 | RF module with a housing with spring loaded connectors and a strain relief extending rearward of the housing An RF module includes a housing that has walls defining connector cavities. The walls include a rear wall that has a plurality of openings therethrough. The connector cavity is open opposite the rear wall to receive an electrical connector. RF connectors are receive... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7901239 | Cable connector The invention relates to a cable connector including a housing and ferrule receiving structures for receiving ferrule systems of at least two cables. Each of said ferrule receiving structures is adapted to accommodate a flange of at least one of said ferrule systems... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7798843 | Connector assembly with improved cable retaining means A cable assembly (100) includes a housing having a mounting section, a retaining cavity defined in an interior side of the mounting section, and a mounting cavity (1030) defined in an external side of the mounting section. An ejection mechanism is asse... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7744402 | Cable conductor assembly with protective stiffener A cable connector assembly (100) includes an insulative housing (2) including a front mating portion and an opposite rear end, and a pair of wing portions (29) extending along a front-to-rear direction from the rear end to form a terminating are... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7364438 | Electrical connection box A case that houses a circuit component includes a frame along a peripheral edge of a circuit board, and a cover assembled to the frame so as to cover the circuit board, and connectors, facing an outer peripheral side of the frame are provided in the frame. In corres... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7331792 | Trailer tow connector assembly An electrical connector including a first connector portion and a second connector portion. Each of the first and second connector interfaces includes several terminals. At least a portion of the terminals of the first connector interface are electrically coupled to... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7304241 | Swivel connector, cable, and assembly An assembly having a connector capable of rotating up to about +/−170 degrees; and a plurality of conductors, sized in the range of gauge 22 to gauge 26. ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7288000 | Buffer structure for power cord connector A buffer structure for a power cord connector is disclosed. The buffer structure comprises a main body, a plurality of slits and a coating layer. The main body covers on an exterior of a power cord at a connecting end to an electronic apparatus. The plurality of sli... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7278876 | Connector in which two housings holding a cable are firmly engaged with each other A connector includes two housings coupled with each other to hold a cable therebetween. One of the housings includes a cable receiving portion for receiving the cable, a restricting portion adjacent to the cable receiving portion, a first wall portion formed outside... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275649 | Assembly system for an electrical distribution box An assembly system for an electrical distribution box designed to allow pre-assembly of the electrical connections within the electrical distribution box before final assembly of the electrical distribution box within a vehicle. ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7275960 | Wire harness-side shield connector A wire harness-side shield connector includes an outer case fittingly connected to a unit-side connector and having a shielding function, and a housing receiving connection terminals fixed respectively to end portions of a plurality of shielded wires, wherein the ou... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7235205 | Integrated flange seal electrical connection Disclosed herein are a method and an apparatus for providing a high efficiency seal in an electrical connector. The seal provides an impediment to the passage of fluid at one end of the electrical connector to the environment at the other end of the electrical conne... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7201609 | Connector with a sealing boot having inner and outer sealing lips A connector (10) has a housing (11) with an outer peripheral surface (11S). A rubber boot (15) has a tubular sealing portion (21) with an inner peripheral surface that mounts over and seals to the outer peripheral surface (11 | 04/10/2007 |
| 7182626 | Electrical connector with improved latch means A electrical connector includes a dielectric housing member for mounting a plurality of terminals. A cover member is engaged with the housing member and combines therewith to define an interior cavity for receiving thereinto a plurality of electrical wires for termi... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7168984 | Electrical connector An electrical connector has a hard base part forming a plurality of rearwardly and forwardly open seat, respective contacts in the seats each having a front end and a rear end, and respective wires projecting forwardly into the seats and connected in the seats to th... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7163408 | Electrical connector A connector has a first outer casing, a second outer casing, and a cable module. The first outer casing has a first front sectional portion. The second outer casing has a second front sectional portion. The cable module includes a printed circuit board, a cable, and... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7163417 | Multi-conductor connector plug A connector plug intended for a multi-conductor cable (12) with a set o power conductors (30) and set of signal conductors (31) and comprising a casing (10) with a rear cable receiving opening (11), a number of contact elements ( | 01/16/2007 |
| 7147505 | Connector assembly with strain relief member a connector assembly comprises an electrical connector (1); a cable assembly comprising a cable (2) having a connecting portion (22) electrically connecting with the electrical connector and a strain relief member (5) circumferentially fi... | 12/12/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7094064 | Multiple-contact woven electrical switches The present disclosure is directed to electrical switches that utilize conductors that are woven onto loading fibers and a mating conductor that has a contact mating surface. Each conductor has at least one contact point. The loading fibers are capable of delivering... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7083427 | Woven multiple-contact connectors A multiple-contact woven connector comprising at least one conductor woven onto a plurality of loading fibers. Each conductor has at least one contact point. The loading fibers are capable of delivering a contact force at the contact points of the conductors. The co... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7074087 | Cable connector system for shielded cable A cable connector assembly includes a ferrule assembly configured for attachment to a cable braid, and a resilient contact element surrounding an end of the ferrule assembly. A retaining band clamps the cable braid to the ferrule assembly. A conductive shell is conf... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7070457 | Telecommunications connector The present disclosure relates to a connector having a connector body. A housing mounts over the connector body. The housing is adapted for securing the connector to another element such as a piece of telecommunications equipment. ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7052311 | Balanced transmission cable connector A disclosed balanced transmission cable connector includes a relay board having a wiring pattern extending from the upper face to the lower face through a via hole. Wire connection pads to output signals are disposed on the upper face of the relay board, and wire co... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7044795 | Miniature, shielded electrical connector with strain relief An electrical connector assembly includes a wire bundle having at least one wire with a metal shield surrounding at least a portion of the wire. The shield has an end portion and provides electromagnetic interference protection to the wire. A backshell includes a bo... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040916 | Plug housing with improved cable sealing A plug housing (5) includes a first housing part (10) and a second housing part (12) which rest at each other along a parting line (14), and a cable passage (9) for a cable (8) from an interior space of the plug housing (... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7001213 | Shielded electrical connector A shielded electrical connector is provided for terminating a plurality of coaxial cables, each cable including an inner conductor surrounded by a dielectric cover and an outer conductive shield. The connector includes a dielectric housing having a mating end and a ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6966797 | High-speed cable assembly A cable assembly (1) includes an insulative housing (2) having a number of terminals (3) received therein, a metallic shielding (4) at least partially enclosing the housing and defining a wall (424) with an opening (4242) th... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6962504 | Protecting device for connector and connector assembly with the same The protecting device has a wire passage for wiring the wires led out of the connector. The wire passage includes a first passage part for wiring the wires along a first wiring direction to lead the wires to terminal out of the connector, a second passage part for w... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6957970 | Connector for a cable for underground mining The invention relates to a connector for a cable for underground mining, comprising a socket part 1 and a plug part axially insertable into the socket part and having a hole in the back for inserting a cable, the plug part being secured to the socket part ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6955565 | Cable connector with shielded termination area A cable connector is provided that has a connector housing that is thin and takes the form of a wafer. Terminals are held within the housing and termination portions extend lengthwise from the terminals. The termination portions extend out from the housing for termi... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6951465 | Multiple-contact woven power connectors Multiple-contact woven power connectors are provided that have at least a first set of loading fibers and at least a first set of conductors. When woven onto a set of loading fibers, the conductors define a space. The loading fibers are capable of delivering contact... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6948969 | Electrical connector assembly with a cable guiding member An electrical connector assembly includes an electric cable, and an electrical connector member for signal transmission. The connector member terminates an end portion of the electric cable. A cable guiding member is mounted on the end portion of the electric cable,... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6948952 | Modular interface test adapter A modular interface connection system having a receiver and a test adapter. The receiver includes a non-circular torsion shaft for providing improved strength and ease of assembly and a cover for providing safety. The test adapter has a frame, a shield, and one or m... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6942496 | Woven multiple-contact connector A multiple-contact woven connector including a weave arranged to provide a plurality of tensioned fibers and a conductor woven with the plurality of tensioned fibers so as to form a plurality of peaks and valleys along a length of the conductor. The conductor has a ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6926553 | Cable assembly with improved grounding means A cable assembly (1) for engaging a complementary connector includes an insulating housing (10), a number of circuit modules (20) received in the housing, and a two-piece cover (30) cooperating with the housing for retaining the circuit m... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6908332 | Connector A connector structure 1 has a cable 3, and a left connector 10 and a right connector 20 connected respectively to left and right ends of the cable 3. The left and right connectors 10 and 20 respectively have terminal ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6846188 | Right angle cable end connector assembly and the method of making the same A cable end connector assembly (1) includes an insulative housing (10), a number of contacts (20), a cable (40), a casing (50) and a cover (60). The insulative housing includes a rear portion. The contacts are received in th... | 01/25/2005 |
