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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7988488 | Barrel nut connector assembly A connector assembly comprises a connector having a connector threaded section with threads along a length of an external surface of the connector threaded section; and a barrel nut. The barrel nut comprises a nut threaded section having threads along an internal su... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7438602 | Ruggedized USB port The instant invention provides a robust USB connection configured to occupy the space heretofore utilized by a motor vehicle cigarette lighter. The USB connection is designed to adapt the pin for pin connection between a standard USB pin configuration and a common e... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7361040 | Base with integrated heatsink for compact fluorescent lamps A subassembly (10) for a lamp base, the subassembly (10) has an outer (12) housing having a circumferential wall (14) and a top (16) closing one end (18) of the outer housing (12); at least one lamp receiving aperture... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354306 | Pole terminal The invention relates to a pole terminal for producing an electrical connection. Said pole terminal comprises a metallic conductive body which is surrounded by an insulating body which can be fixed to the housing of an electrical appliance, and on which a tensioning... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354289 | Positive locking push-on precision 3.5 mm or 2.4 mm connector for an oscilloscope probe A positive locking push-on 3.5 mm (or other diameter, such as 2.4 mm) connector is provided by retaining an existing bayonet lug and latch style push-on latch mechanism and associated male and female outer conductor shells, but which is sized for 3.5 mm use, while p... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7341484 | Control panel circuit coupler with elastic sealing member A coupler which is fixed to a meter case (lower case) includes a sleeve which penetrates the case, and a flange which overhangs from the sleeve to a circumference thereof. An annular groove holding a seal ring is provided in the flange. A step as a mark is provided ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7326091 | Connecting device A connector for electrical or optical conduits that provides a field configurable keying of the insulator plugs relative to each other and relative to the connector casings. A separate relative keying means is included that is separate from the case keying or locati... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7270561 | Lamp arm fixing device of a junction box for a pendent lamp A lamp arm fixing device of a junction box for a pendent lamp includes a lamp holder and a connection housing. When the connection housing is completely inserted in the lamp holder, the engaging plate of the lamp holder engages the positioning screw portion at one e... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7255585 | Casing member with connector portion A length of that portion of each of connection terminals 19 which projects from a partition wall 11a into a sealing member chamber 21, and includes an electrical contact portion 19a is larger than a length of an outer periph... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7244895 | Electrical feedthrough for varied environmental conditions A cost efficient electrical feedthrough is provided for forming a hermetic seal with a container and allowing a desired number of inputs to be connected between varied environmental conditions. The electrical feedthrough can be employed for environmental conditions ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7241152 | System for electrically connecting and fastening at least one plate-type electrical conductor to a support piece This system for electrically connecting and fastening at least one plate-type electrical conductor to a support piece provided with a nut designed to cooperate with a fastening screw of the conductor is characterized in that an annular spacer of electrically conduct... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238058 | Grounding plug A grounding plug for use with an accessory power outlet in a vehicle to ground an electrical test device such as a fuse tester, test light, multimeter, circuit tester, etc. The grounding plug is provided with a grounding member positioned therein with one end of the... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7207844 | Connector assembly with angular positioning structure A connector assembly comprising a pair of male connecting piece and female connecting piece which are connected to each other, and angular positioning means between the male connecting piece and the female connecting piece achieved by matching and inserting an angul... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7192306 | High voltage connector A connector having a cylindrical hollow body having a first, closed end and a second, open end. A first external thread extends from the first end toward the second end and a second external thread extends from the second end toward the first end. Additionally, a co... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7121897 | Radial travel limiter for lighter socket lances A cigar lighter including a mounting ring, and a socket insertable into the mounting ring. The socket has at least one cantilevered lance extending in a longitudinal direction of the socket and directed radially inwardly. The mounting ring has a cylindrical body wit... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7114956 | Isolated BNC connector with replaceable bayonet shell An insulated Bayonet Neill Concelman (BNC) connector includes a replaceable non-metallic insulating shell. The non-metallic shell is attached to a metallic portion of the BNC connector such that, when mounted on an oscilloscope, or other electronic instrument, the n... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7083469 | Modular mounting sleeve for jack A coaxial connection assembly including a coaxial jack. The jack is positioned within a longitudinal opening of a housing. The first end of the jack extends through a first end of the housing and the second end of the jack extends through a second end of the housing... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7074080 | Modular mounting sleeve for jack A coaxial connection assembly including a coaxial jack. The jack is positioned within a longitudinal opening of a housing. The first end of the jack extends through a first end of the housing and the second end of the jack extends through a second end of the housing... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7052332 | Connecting pole for an accumulator A connecting pole for an accumulator having a pole sleeve (1) which can be inserted in a sealed manner into a plastic housing part (8) of an accumulator housing and makes electrical contact with a cell connector (2), and having connecting elemen... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7033225 | Multipurpose power point for vehicular use A multipurpose power point for use by, and accessible to, the driver or other occupant of a vehicle, includes a generally cylindrical terminal housing having center terminal and at least one detent for retaining a ignitor plug within the terminal housing. An overtra... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7029301 | Connection device, connector unit, connectors, and electronic equipment A socket (333) of a connector (33) of an adapter (2) has a projecting portion (loose-fit portion) (333B) inserted into a hole (353A) of a base member (35) to support the connector (33) in loosely fitted manner. A diam... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6986680 | Conductive wire insertion device for installing a lamp rod A conductive wire insertion device for installing a lamp rod including a retaining seat and a locking seat. The retaining seat has a stepped through hole. A larger stepped hole of the through hole is exactly inserted by a female joint of a first electric wire. A mal... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6979205 | Modular signal and power connection device An electrical connection box for wall mounting provides a recessed external plug for receiving or transmitting power to electronic components. The connection box is configured to receive a variety of signal connection modules for interconnecting associated audio/vis... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6976884 | Securing device for the adapter of a cable intermediate connector A securing device for the adapter of a cable intermediate connector includes a holder bored with a through hole formed with a circular hole and a non-circular hole. The holder has one sidewall provided with two projecting edges to be diametrically compressed and def... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6975508 | Modular electrical device combination A modular electrical device combination includes an operator control module and a computer module that can be electrically coupled to the operator control module. The operator control module has a fastening portion on its rear side for installation into a mounting p... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6971774 | Insertion structure for inserting lamp rod to wire winding box An insertion structure for inserting a lamp rod to a wire winding box comprises a lamp seat and an inserting head. The retaining seat has a flange and a lateral side of the flange is a threaded surface. The threaded surface passes through the via hole of the wire wi... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6933713 | High bandwidth oscilloscope probe with replaceable cable A probe pod housing is connected by a cable to an active probe. The probe pod housing carries a male push-on precision BNC connector that is also a cross-series adapter. The center conductor of the cable receives a male connector that then mates with the non-BNC end... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6899570 | Hermetically sealed terminal for electrical device A terminal contact assembly is provided for hermetically sealing the interior and the exterior of an electronic device. The terminal contact assembly includes a terminal contact extending through an opening in the housing of the electronic device. The terminal conta... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6835093 | Multiple jack bulkhead feedthrough adapter An adapter and a method for the use thereof are disclosed for accommodating multiple cables or other electrical wiring through a minimal bulkhead aperture area. The adapter includes multiple jacks to make efficient use of aircraft bulkhead aperture area. The bulkhea... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6790080 | Sub-chassis orienting connectors for a motherboard and mounted to a panel prevents connector rotation A sub-chassis bracket attached to a horizontal motherboard has holes: (a) through which the connectors pass and that space the connectors apart by an intended nominal amount; and (b) that allow the connectors to shift horizontally as needed to form the mechanical pa... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6786752 | Connector for connecting welding torch The invention relates to a connector for connecting welding torch, more particularly, it relates to the socket-like connecting member to be mounted on a welding apparatus. The essential character of the connector (10) is that the connector body and the house ... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6776654 | Conduit retaining clip A compressor comprises a compressor pump unit and a motor for driving the pump unit. A compressor housing surrounds the compressor pump unit and the motor. A cable supplies power to the motor through a power supply housing mounted to the compressor housing. The powe... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6715899 | Easily assembled and detached wall lamp mounting device An easily assembled and detached wall lamp mounting device comprising a retaining seat, and a locking seat mounted on the retaining seat at one end; and another end of the locking seat being suspended with a wall lamp. The retaining seat is formed by a supporting tu... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6685346 | Do-it-yourself lamp rod A do-it-yourself lamp rod is formed by a retaining seat and an inserting rod inserting into the retaining seat. The retaining seat is locked to the inner side of a wire connecting box, and a rectangular inserted hole of the retaining seat has a positionin... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6663424 | Ultra wideband interconnect solution An ultra wideband interconnect from an external cable to an electric circuit. The interconnect includes an external cable including an external cable pin that projects from the termination of the external cable, an internal circuit, a conductive media cou... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6428354 | Coaxial connector fastening system A coaxial connector assembly for mounting in an aperture in a stiff plate includes a barrel having a shoulder at its rear end for engaging an interior surface of the mounting plate and an external screw thread intermediate the front and rear ends of the b... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6287136 | Electrical connector set A turn and lock electrical connector set including a receptacle having a recess, a plug including a projection for entering the recess and a seal located between the receptacle and the plug providing a fluid-tight seal between the receptacle and the plug ... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6238243 | Support assembly for rack-mounted installation of printed circuit boards A support assembly for supporting a circuit board in an equipment rack or similar structure. The assembly includes a circuit board defining a substantially flat board plane and a mounting member that supports the circuit board in the equipment rack. The a... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6183293 | Electrical connector latching mechanism An electrical connector for mounting in an opening (2) of a wall (3), includes a connector element (4) having a bayonet threaded shaft (7) that projects into the opening and a clamp element (5) with a nut part that can be threaded onto the threaded shaft ... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6147299 | Device for improving shielding effectiveness of an electromagnetic interference enclosure A device for improving the shielding effectiveness of apertures used for mounting electrical component in an enclosure from Electromagnetic Interference (EMI). The device includes a hollow housing which contains and a disc with an aperture, where the disc... | 11/14/2000 |
