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...that the x-ray was discovered purely by accident? When German physicist Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen was experimenting with cathode rays in 1895, he put an activated Crookes tube in a book and went out to lunch. When he returned, he discovered that a key that had also been placed in the book showed up as an image on the developed film!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8147270 | Cord management method and sleeve for ends of Y-shaped cords A sleeve for storing a Y-shaped cord without tangling and a method of managing a Y-shaped cord by grouping a plurality of the cord loose ends in the sleeve, each into a separate portion, forming a closed loop. The sleeve is triangular-shaped, having a conical sidewa... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8137129 | Vehicular retractable cable systems A vehicular retractable cable system may include a housing and a cable assembly including a retract assembly with associated retractable cable. The cable has extended and retracted positions. A position setting assembly is associated with the cable assembly. The pos... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8123552 | Portable storage device box A portable storage device box includes a cover, a hard disk in the cover, a transfer module and a control circuit in the cover. The cover comprises an upper cover, a base portion and a cutout. The transfer module comprises a spool, a telescopic plug, a control butto... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8087952 | Electrical connection device for making seat to seat connections The invention relates to an electrical connection device for making a connection between a first seat and a second seat disposed in front of or behind the first seat, in particular in aircraft, wherein the device comprises: a casin... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8075335 | USB cable and method for producing the same A method and apparatus for producing a USB cable capable of being fed out of and returned to a cable reel is disclosed along with a cable reel that houses the cable and provides connectivity for the cable. ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8038468 | Adapter equipped with a wire winding and holding apparatus An adapter equipped with a wire winding and holding apparatus comprises a circuit laying section to hold a conversion circuit, a wire holding section to define a holding space and a wire winder movably held in the holding space. The wire winder includes two conducti... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8016611 | Electrical power supplying device having a ring-like structure for receiving the power plugs and/or power adapters associated with a plurality of electrical appliances, and an integrated thermal management system An electrical power supplying device for supplying electrical power to a group of electrical appliances located in an environment, includes a power supply cord for plugging into a standard power receptacle by way of a supply power plug, and also a base housing porti... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7972169 | Passive electrical component with a body with I/O structure including ground at two opposite corners of the body The present invention is directed to a corner interconnect component which is a passive filter component. The corner interconnect component includes a body portion having an input structure located at a first corner of the component for receiving an input. At a seco... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7959459 | Retractable information handling system cable An information handling system disposed within a housing may include a cable coupled to the information handling system. The cable may be configured to move from a retracted position substantially within the housing to an extended position wherein a portion of the c... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7942691 | Universal serial bus cable (USB) cable assembly having ports to slidably receive upstream and downstream connectors A Universal Serial Bus (USB) cable assembly for connecting a portable electronic device to a host device includes a USB cable, an upstream connector, a downstream connector connected to the upstream connector by the USB cable, and a main body section having an upstr... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7909640 | Console with a storage space A console (1), particularly for the hospital sector, with a support device having, in particular, two vertical support tubes (2), has an assembly device (25), which is used to mount at least one tray (5) to the support device. The tray ( | 03/22/2011 |
| 7909641 | Cable management systems for product display A cable retraction mechanism for displaying merchandise mounted on a display post in a retail location. The cable retraction mechanism includes a cable assembly having a coiled or equivalent elastically stretchable section. The mechanism also includes a coaxial hous... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7901241 | Dual level modular network cable hub Network cables are provided via spool cartridges remove ably held inside snap-in cassettes that again are slideably inserted and snap arrested in a rack mountable chassis. The network cables are spring loaded spooled such that they autonomously retract upon unpluggi... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7887362 | Supporting device of a socket A supporting device of a socket is located around a socket for supporting the electronic device and the transmission wire. When the plug located at the end of the transmission wire of the electronic device is plugged into the socket to connect with a power source or... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7871292 | Power adapter provided line winding A power adapter equipped with line winding function comprises an adapter body and a line winding means. The adapter body includes a housing and a conversion circuit held in the housing. The housing has a coupling side substantially in parallel with the conversion ci... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7871291 | Power adapter A power adapter, comprising a cord Storage assembly extendable from a housing to enable a cord to be at least partially wound thereabout, the cord storage assembly retractable within the housing to store the cord within the housing. ... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7857659 | Electronic device with stretchable USB receptacle An electronic device having a stretchable USB receptacle is provided. An extending connecting cable is added to the USB receptacle on the electronic device. In normal condition, the connecting cable is accommodated in a cable reel to make the USB receptacle accommod... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7845974 | Power strip A power strip is provided. The power strip includes a first power cord to receive an input of electricity. The power strip also includes a housing including a plurality of socket modules for receiving electrical plugs. At least one socket module is removably attache... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7841893 | Portable electronic device A portable electronic device includes a main body, a compartment and a transmission line. The transmission line has a cable and a connector part. One end of the cable is electrically connected to the main body, and the other end of the cable extends out from the mai... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7803012 | Cable collector of power supply apparatus A cable collector of a power supply apparatus is provided. The power supply apparatus includes a power adaptor, a cable, and a cable collector. One side of the cable is connected with the power adaptor. The cable collector includes a first board, a first power conne... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7758376 | Electrical power apparatus with retractable cords and moveable sockets An electrical power apparatus is provided, the apparatus comprises: a housing comprising a top portion, a bottom portion and side walls creating an external surface generally perpendicular to said top and bottom portions and an internal cavity, said housing having a... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7744404 | Cable management system for product display A cable retraction mechanism for displaying merchandise mounted on a display post in a retail location. The cable retraction mechanism includes a cable assembly having a coiled or equivalent elastically stretchable section. The mechanism also includes a coaxial hous... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7717738 | Power cord management attachment for use with a power socket device A cord management device includes a first end (13); a second end (13); and an intermediate portion (12) between the first (13) and the second (13) ends. The first (13) and the second (13) ends include mating details f... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7695312 | Cord wrap and power plug receptacle arrangement for inflator A temporary mobility kit to minimize or prevent the inadvertent outflow of tire sealant is provided. The temporary mobility kit includes a switch-inflator assembly and a removable sealant assembly. The switch-inflator assembly includes a pump motor and an electrical... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7682185 | Supporting device of a socket A supporting device of a socket is located around a socket for supporting the electronic device and the transmission wire. When the plug located at the end of the transmission wire of the electronic device is plugged into the socket to connect with a power source or... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7682186 | Computer housing with retracting headphone cable A computer housing is provided. The computer housing includes a front panel with an opening formed thereon. A cable winding assembly is disposed within the computer housing and includes a stop member, a cable winding member, two support members, and an elastic rope.... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7677920 | Adapter capable of storing and positioning cables, and adapter having a cable organizing device An adapter capable of storing and positioning cables comprises a main body, a cable, and a casing. The cable is connected to the main body, and the main body is wrapped by the casing. The casing comprises a cable organizing portion comprising a plurality of elastic ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7654860 | Signal transmission wire with an audio interface and a USB interface A signal transmission wire with audio interface and USB interface, the wire is a four-core connection wire, one end of which is connected to a USB interface, the other end of which is connected to a dual-track audio interface; the four-core signal connection wire is... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7637771 | Cable slack manager system and method A cable slack management system is used in conjunction with a conventional component rack to secure cables of excess length to minimize disturbance, interference, and general clutter that the excess cable length would otherwise cause. In one implementation, the cabl... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7566240 | Console with two vertical support tubes With a console (1) particularly for the hospital sector, with two vertical support tubes (2), and with at least two assembly claws (3), the assembly claws (3) are mounted onto the support tubes (2) in such a way that two assembly c... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7566239 | Console with a storage space A console (1), particularly for the hospital sector, with a support device having, in particular, two vertical support tubes (2), has an assembly device (25), which is used to mount at least one tray (5) to the support device. The tray ( | 07/28/2009 |
| 7563130 | Cable management techniques for power converters A variety of arrangements for management of DC power cords in AC-to-DC power converters. These arrangements include a frame for wrapping the cord around, in which the AC power plug may or may not be pivotably attached to the frame. The AC-to-DC power conversion circ... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7530840 | Medical system including a cable retainer In one aspect, a medical system includes a medical device having a housing, and a cable connectable to the housing; and a cable retainer associated with the medical device. The cable retainer has a constantly exposed opening maintained at a size sufficient to receiv... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7510426 | Electrical power apparatus with retractable cords and moveable sockets An electrical power apparatus is provided, the apparatus comprises: a housing comprising a top portion, a bottom portion and side walls, the housing having at least one indentation situated at the top portion and a slot situated on the side wall; and at least one so... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7507113 | Wire harness assembly assist program The present invention is to provide a wire harness assembly assist device, a wire harness assembly assist unit, and a method of assisting assembly of a wire harness with a reduced time for acquiring a necessary information and a reduced operation error. The assembly... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7494369 | Display base with forward facing interconnect panel A structure for permitting connectors to be passed through a support from back to front is herein disclosed. The structure includes a channel formed in the support from a rear surface to a front surface. A connector passed through the channel may be coupled to a ter... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7467971 | Retractable extension socket A retractable extension socket includes an socket body, a fixing structure, a receiving structure, a conducting wire and a plug. The fixing structure and the receiving structure are disposed on the socket body. One end of the conducting wire is connected to the sock... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7431610 | Cable slack manager system and method A cable slack management system is used in conjunction with a conventional component rack to secure cables of excess length to minimize disturbance, interference, and general clutter that the excess cable length would otherwise cause. In one implementation, the cabl... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7422473 | Power adapter cable with commonly configured interfaces A power cable having a commonly configured interface at either end of the cable is provided. The power cable is used to connect a power source to a power inverter or to provide power from the power inverter to a device. The power cable has two ends each provided wit... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7416439 | Methods and devices for preparing wires for installation in a headrest entertainment system A device for preparing a wire for installation in a headrest entertainment system for a vehicle includes a wire wrapper for facilitating feeding of the wire including a plurality of connectors through a headrest post. The wire wrapper includes a heat shrink tubing c... | 08/26/2008 |
