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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182286 | Water-proofing joint connector The present invention provides a water-proofing joint connector capable of electrically interconnecting a plurality of terminals, with a simple structure, irrespective of the number of the terminals. The water-proofing joint connector includes a connection conductor... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8177584 | Connector with wire sealing resilient plug A waterproof connector has a housing (21) with cavities (22) for accommodating terminal fittings (40). A wire insertion tube (24) is integral to the housing (21) and receives wires (41) connected with the terminal fittings (... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8152565 | Sealed connectors for portable electronic devices A portable electronic device may have a sealed connector secured within a device housing. The sealed connector may have a metal shell. A plastic contact housing may be insert molded within the shell. Conductive signal contacts may be laterally spaced in the contact ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8128431 | Connector A terminal comprising a plate shaped electrical connector including an engagement portion and an equipment portion, a ring shaped support member intimately attached to an outer periphery of the equipment portion and abutting to the engagement portion, and a ring sha... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8113880 | Electrical connector The electrical connector includes an insulating housing, for receiving at least one electrical contact terminal connected to a cable, wherein at least one terminal accommodating chamber is formed, said insulating housing including a front face intended to mate with ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8109789 | Connector assembly with strain relief A connector assembly includes an outer housing, an inner housing, a collet, and a retainer. The outer housing longitudinally extends between a front end and a rear end. The rear end has an opening for receiving a cable. The inner housing is located within the outer ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8100717 | Connector with integral seal A connector is provided comprising a tubular connector body with a mating end, an end face at the mating end, an outer diameter, and a center axis. A circular groove in the end face defines a ring with a sealing surface, and a coupling member mates with the sealing ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8100716 | Electrical connector comprising a sealing mat Electrical connector including a sealing mat made of a deformable material body having a thick portion and a thin portion having: an upper face a lower face parallel to the upper face, hollow passageways extending along a longitudinal axis from the upper face to the... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8025530 | Method and apparatus involving a housing with a sealed electrical connector A method and apparatus involve: configuring a wall portion to have an opening therethrough and to have a first annular surface extending around the opening; supporting on a circuit board an electrical connector having a plurality of electrical contacts and having a ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7997931 | Waterproof electrical connector and system In one possible embodiment, a waterproof connector is provided having a unitary compressible housing comprised of a waterproof material encasing a finger board. The finger board is constructed to receive interconnect wires and corresponding electrical contact pins, ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7955127 | Connector A connector which can be made small is provided. The connector 1 includes: a connector housing 2 receiving terminal fittings 13 arranged in rows, the terminal fitting 13 attaching an electric wire 17 thereto; and a holding part ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7950962 | Connector with tapered ribs for improving resin flow A male connector (10) is provided with a housing main body (20) formed with a plurality of cavities (21) penetrating in forward and backward directions, into which terminal fittings are insertable, a surrounding wall portion (36) arranged... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7938682 | Adapter, a cable connector with the adapter and a cable connector assembly The present invention discloses an adapter adapted to be fitted on a cable connector, comprising a body having hollow tubular shape, the body includes: a cable connecting chamber adapted to accommodate the cable inserted therein; and a cable sealing chamber adapted ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7934956 | Connector for a cable A connector for a cable contains a connecting sleeve, an internal tube, an inner fitting member, an outer fitting member, a sheath member, and a circular paw piece, wherein the inner fitting member, the outer fitting member, and the sheath member are made of plastic... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7922530 | Electrical connector grommet with axial and radial extending flange This grommet-type joint includes a plug member, and a plurality of through passages for wires, said passages extending in an axial direction (X), and at least one peripheral flange, which projects outwards from said plug member, said flange being provided to sealing... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7883365 | Resilient plug and a waterproof connector A waterproof connector (10) has a terminal fitting (30) connected with an end of a wire (60). A resilient plug (40) is mounted on the end of the wire (60) and has a main body (42) held onto the wire (60) by the termin... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7874872 | Submersible electrical set-screw connector Disclosed herein is an electrical connector sealing member. The electrical connector sealing member includes an outer surface and an inner channel. A portion of the outer surface includes a stepped outer diameter. The sealing member is adapted to be received by an e... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7862373 | Low profile seal for floating connector interface An electrical connector has a flexible boot to create a flexible, sealed interface. A connector body has a plurality of pin receivers positioned within a tubular sleeve. The flexible boot is received in the connector body and includes a tubular body of elastically f... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7854628 | Sealed electrical connector This connector includes an insulative housing having a plurality of terminal accommodating chambers, a grommet formed with a plurality of cable passages, a grid having a plurality of passages in correspondence with the passages and a closing member mounted at the re... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7845980 | Connector with integral seal A connector is provided with a seal integral with a seal base, and a coupling member supported on a connector body. The seal base can be separate from, integral with, or attached to the connector body. The seal extends from the seal base as a thin, elastically defor... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7806727 | Plug connector The invention relates to a plug connector (10), in particular, for telecommunications and data-systems-technology connections, comprising a housing in which a connector jack (20) is disposed around which a mating face is disposed, wherein the housing h... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7785145 | Electrical connector for attenuating vibrations, in particular for the injector of a motor vehicle engine The inventive connector includes a locking device for elastical interlocking which is provided with an axial stop surface forming jointly with the associate stop surface of the complementary locking device of a counterpart an mutual rest preventing the disconnection... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7758378 | Connector and circuit-board-mounting case having connector assembly A connector assembly includes a metal terminal, a lead wire, a connector housing and a sealing member. The metal terminal defines a longitudinal direction. The metal terminal comprises: a lead-wire connection portion located on a front end side; a counterpart connec... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7753728 | Rear-cover attachment structure A fixation structure for a rear cover (1) in which a waterproofing grommet (5) is fixed to the wire lead-out side (4), from which a wire from a connector housing (2) is led out, of a connector (3) and which is assembled to the wire... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7744411 | Sealed electrical connector part This connector part includes an insulating housing provided with a plurality of sockets for receiving a contact, which have a rear contact insertion end; a joint, which is provided with a plurality of cable passages corresponding to the sockets and which is placed i... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7731530 | Waterproof plug for connector, waterproof connector comprising the same and method of attaching the same A waterproof plug for a connector, includes an elastically deformable seal member for sealing a housing which houses terminals fixed at edges of electric cables in the inside thereof. The seal member is housed inside the housing by press-fitting, and has at least tw... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7727016 | Plug having a matting seal In a plug for an electrical plug connection, having a contact carrier joined together of an upper part and a lower part, the upper part and the lower part having plug chambers that are aligned with one another, and the plug chambers of the lower part having electric... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7722396 | Seal body and connector including the same A connector including seal bodies having an excellent sealing characteristic. The seal body puts an electric wire between the seal body and the other seal body so as to maintain a watertight characteristic between the electric wire and the seal bodies. The seal body... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7722395 | Wire, detector having wire, and die for wire A rotation sensor 11 includes a sensor portion 12, a wire 13 connected to the sensor portion 12, and a resin housing 14. The wire 13 has a sheath 24 formed of a resin compatible with the resin forming the housing 1... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7699653 | Rubber stopper for waterproof connector and waterproof connector A rubber stopper for a waterproof connector includes: a first elastic member including a first contact face, and first wire fitting grooves each having an arc cross-section; and a second elastic member including a second contact face and second wire fitting grooves ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7658644 | Structure of power terminal for ABS connector The present invention features a power terminal for ABS connector. Preferably, the power terminal for ABS connector is inserted into and secured to an insertion pipe of a male connector for an ABS and has a conductive terminal body. The conductive terminal body has,... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7618286 | Shield connector A shield connector 40 includes terminal-equipped wires 13 each having a terminal 31 connected to an end portion of its wire 30, a housing 11 receiving the terminals 31 of the terminal-equipped wires 13, a shielding sh... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7568948 | Connector, a forming mold therefor A holding wall (6) of a connector housing (1) has terminal holding holes (7) for receiving terminal fittings. Two tight holding walls (11) are formed at opposite sides of each terminal holding hole (7) on the outer surface of the h... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7559797 | Dummy plug A waterproof connector with at least a first dummy plug includes an inner housing provided with a plurality of contact accommodating cavities. A sealing member is provided with a plurality of contact insertion openings corresponding to the contact accommodating cavi... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7553186 | Fluidtight connector and connector assembly A watertight connector has a rubber member (40) mounted on an inner housing (13), and this rubber member (40) includes a sealing portion (41) substantially in the form of a tube fittable on the outer circumferential surface of the inner h... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7540775 | Electrical plug and method of fitting the plug An electrical plug having a housing which surrounds a plug-in area, in which the plug may be connected with the plug receptacle, and a cable area, in which the cable may be connected to the plug, an insulator sleeve which surrounds a channel extending from the plug-... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7534139 | Flat cable connectors for sealed applications The invention relates to a flat cable connector for sealed applications. An object of the invention is to show a new and considerably improved kind of a flat cable connector for sealed applications, compared to the current state of the art. The invention proposes a ... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7530843 | Sealed electrical terminal An electrical terminal is sealed for use in high voltage vehicle systems. The terminal has a cylindrical section positioned between a contact section for mating with another electrical contact or terminal and a crimp section for mechanically and electrically securin... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7524208 | Sealing security shield A security shield for a coaxial cable interconnection between a male connector and a female connector includes a gasket having a cross-section fitted to an annular shoulder of the security shield. When the security shield is fitted onto the coaxial cable interconnec... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7517246 | Connector and method for assembling the same A connector includes a connector housing, a mat seal, an inner cover, and an outer cover. A connector housing includes terminal-receiving chambers for receiving female terminals. The inner cover catches the mat seal with the connector housing and attaches to the con... | 04/14/2009 |
