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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187026 | Structure of a component mounting portion, and functional unit A mounting portion is configured to mount thereon a first coupler provided with a pair of engagement arms having an elastic force in a width increasing direction. The mounting portion includes a pair of support members. The pair of support members each have a suppor... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8152561 | Cantilevered mounted bracket with a receptacle with multiple degrees of motion A holder is capable of providing flexible support for the connector of a flexible printed circuit board, and has particular applicability for battery recharging cradles for a mobile computing device or hand-held scanner. The holder comprises a receptacle having a re... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8062060 | Interface element, interface element holder, and electrical appliance The invention relates to an interface element to be fixed on and/or in an interface element holder of an electrical appliance, which element includes a hard component portion. The invention provides a positioning portion which is formed from an elastic material and ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7988486 | Junction box and conductive terminals therein Disclosed are a conductive terminal and a junction box having the conductive terminals. The conductive terminal comprises a conducting wire cover, a terminal main body, a first clamping member and a second clamping member. The terminal main body serially comprises a... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7931494 | Flexible holder for a connector having a receptacle with multiple degrees of motion A holder is capable of providing flexible support for the connector of a flexible printed circuit board, and has particular applicability for battery recharging cradles for a mobile computing device or hand-held scanner. The holder comprises a receptacle having a re... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7927132 | Junction box and conductive terminals therein Disclosed are a conductive terminal and a junction box having the conductive terminals. The conductive terminal comprises a conducting wire cover, a terminal main body, a first clamping member and a second clamping member. The terminal main body serially comprises a... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7819692 | Frame for electrical connector A frame (1) for engaging with a connector (2) includes a first pair of opposite retaining walls (13), a second pair of opposite retaining walls (12) and an opening (11). The opening (11) is surrounded by the first and the se... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7749017 | High frequency unit with improved mounting plate Provided is a high frequency unit for suppressing deformation of a mounting plate which needs to be concerned when attaching or detaching an external connector, at low cost and high reliability of a connection between a core of a coaxial connector and a circuit boar... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7651368 | Appliance with an adapter to simultaneously couple multiple consumer electronic devices A modular system comprises an appliance and an adapter configured to simultaneously couple two consumer electronic devices to the appliance and to supply at least one service between the appliance and the consumer electronic devices. The appliance can comprise a ref... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7641511 | Jack cable assembly with support tray and method of making same An electrical jack cable assembly includes a jack cable connector and an adaptor coupling for attaching the connector to a support. The adaptor coupling has a face plate and a tray that extends to a rear wall. The connector body is retained in the tray behind the ab... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7537481 | Electrical junction box for motor vehicle An electrical junction box for a motor vehicle, the electrical junction box including a casing assembly, a bracket section and a bracket. The bracket section is integrated with and projected from an exterior of the casing assembly. The bracket section includes a top... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7534134 | Electrical connector retaining mechanism having slide clip member A slide clip member (2) includes a generally flat base (21), attachment features (23) integrally molded with the base for locking the slide clip member to adjacent support structure, and a locking arm (22) longitudinally projecting from t... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7517244 | Electromechanical functional module as well as a receptacle holder and an appliance holder An electromechanical functional module having a receptacle holder (1a, 1b) and an appliance holder (2a, 2b) for an electronic appliance, in which the receptacle holder (1a, 1b) has m... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7431245 | Rapid exchange system for testing wireless networks Various embodiments of the invention are directed to a system for removably mounting a signal testing unit to a suitable vehicle surface, and optionally providing for an electrical connector to a power source, GPS antenna, and cellular antennas such that moving a si... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7342327 | Series connected light string with filament shunting A string set of series-connected incandescent bulbs in which substantially all of the bulb filaments in the set are individually provided with a shunt circuit which includes a voltage responsive switch which is inoperative during normal operation of the string set w... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338314 | Electrical wire routing connector presenter bracket A connector bracket for facilitating assembly of an electrical component to an automobile. The connector bracket may include a proximal support configured to attach to an attachment structure of an automobile, and a distal support including a flange for retaining an... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7327567 | Mounting apparatus for power supply A power supply mounting apparatus includes a chassis (40), a mounting board (20) attached to the power supply, and a mounting bracket (30). The chassis includes a rear panel (50) with an opening (52), and first and second side pane... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7320620 | Electrical network-powered hand-held power tool An electrical network-powered hand-held power tool (2) includes a connection device for connecting the network cable with a power tool cabling and arranged on through-opening (23) through which a network cable (6) projects, with the connection d... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7304865 | Bridged parallel distributing frame A distributing frame (for example, FIG. 11) comprising a first distribution portion having a first series of verticals, and a first series of horizontal shelves; a second distribution portion having a second series of verticals, and a second series of horizon... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7303431 | Connector securing apparatus A connector securing apparatus (10) for securing a first connector (20) to a liquid crystal display device (30) includes a body portion (14), a pair of supporting portions (12) extending from opposite ends of the body portion and a... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7291045 | Multi-functional ornamental lighting equipment A multi-functional ornamental lighting equipment is set forth. This equipment comprises an ornamental lighting load connected to form a plurality of branch circuits; a function controller formed of a variety of electric and electronic components operable for various... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7270560 | USB connector locking device with lock prongs or movable lock ring A universal serial bus (USB) locking connector includes a cable, a polymeric body connected to the cable, and a metallic male plug that projects axially from the body. One or more locking prongs extend axially alongside but are spaced from the male plug and are resi... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7242575 | Display device having a lateral side input-and-output module A display device includes a side I/O module sandwiched between a front frame and a rear cover to form a casing having a lateral side. The I/O module includes an L-shaped connector including a back plate fastened securely to the rear cover, and a side plate extending... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7237437 | MEMS sensor systems and methods MEMS Sensor Systems and Methods are provided. In one embodiment, a method for producing a six degree of freedom inertial sensor is provided. The method comprises fabricating a first silicon wafer segment having at least one inertial sensor pair, the at least one ine... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7234977 | Multi-polar connector A connector for connecting to an energy source such as a pulse generator for a cardiac stimulator system. The connector assembly includes a pin, at least one ring and a sleeve composed of an insulative hard polymer molded between the pin and ring such that the sleev... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7192302 | Integrated sealable plate assembly system and method An integrated sealable plate assembly for a sealable electrical or fiber optic connector can be used in industrial and other settings. The integrated sealable plate assembly has a plate with frame portions that are inserted into grooves of a gasket so that the plate... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7138926 | Sensor head component A sensor head component is configured for use with a monitoring tool assembly in the performance of one or functions as part of a monitoring process. The sensor head component is configured to include at least one electrical component for performing the function as ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7134334 | Integrated fastener and motion detector A motion detector capable of sensing motion of an object includes a motion sensor secured to one of a plurality of surfaces of a fastener. The fastener is directly coupleable with the object. ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7123469 | Computer power supply mounting apparatus A computer power supply mounting apparatus includes a plurality of screws (50) and a fixing plate (40) for attaching a power supply (80) to a rear panel (20) of a computer chassis (10). Each screw has a head (52) and a body ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7083421 | Electrical connectivity system capable of being mounted to an object, and method of manufacturing same An electrical connectivity system capable of being mounted to an object includes a housing (110), a mounting mechanism (120) integrated with the housing, and a power cord (130). The housing includes an electrical connection port (111) and... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7081006 | Utility connection station A utility connection station includes a body portion having a top, a bottom, opposite sides and a plurality of receptacles. A stand is coupled to the body portion and has a first arm and a second arm movable in opposite directions for activation of the stand between... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7066677 | Fastening arrangement for plug connectors A plug-connector body for latching-in in a switch cabinet or the like includes pin-shaped fastening elements mounted on the plug connector body for sliding into latching slits on a carrier body. ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063562 | Seat power outlets integrated into floor A cabling system and method for providing access to electrical power and/or data communications onboard a mobile platform is provided. A plurality of lower connectors are attached to a bottom side of a plurality of mobile platform floor panels. Each lower connector ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7063563 | Freely rotational receptacle A freely rotational receptacle includes an upper casing member with a hollow space, a receptacle body, a terminal set, a first contact ring, a second contact ring, a relay seat and a lower casing member. When the freely rotational receptacle is assembled, the recept... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059897 | Rapid exchange system for testing wireless networks One embodiment of the system provides for removably mounting a signal testing unit to a suitable vehicle surface, and optionally provides for an electrical connector to a power source, GPS antenna, and cellular antennas such that moving a signal testing unit from on... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7047077 | Connector port construction technique for implantable medical device A connector port or “header” for an implantable medical device comprises a molded plastic connector module having a longitudinal bore formed therethrough and a plurality of slots formed inwardly of one side surface thereof and intersecting the longitudinal bore.... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040922 | Multi-surface mounting member and electronic device An electrical interconnect apparatus has a mounting member with a plurality of sides. The mounting member is formed from an insulator as a cuboid. Moreover, the mounting member also may be formed from a flexible circuit. Among other things, the plurality of sides in... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7037133 | Connector A connector has a flat wide housing (20) formed of synthetic resin and a plurality of female terminal fittings (41) are accommodated inside the housing (20). Each terminal fittings (41) includes a barrel (44) fixed to an end of an ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7007541 | Multi-parameter monitoring system A plurality of multi-parameter monitoring tool assemblies are connectable over a communications network and are further in communication with a central controller. Each of the tool assemblies is configured to interconnect with one or more sensor head components whic... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7001211 | Utility connection station A utility connection station includes a body portion having a top, a bottom, opposite sides and a plurality of receptacles. A stand is coupled to the body portion and has a first arm and a second arm movable in opposite directions for activation of the stand between... | 02/21/2006 |
