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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8137136 | Electrical disconnect for hazardous areas An explosion-resistant connector has a receptacle having a female portion and a first outer portion. A plurality of leads extends through the receptacle into the female portion. An adapter has a hollow portion through which the leads also extend, the adapter attachi... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8052468 | Audio plug with cosmetic hard shell Apparatus, systems and methods for assembling an audio plug with a cosmetic hard shell are provided. A plug may be coupled to a cable. An inner member may be molded about an end portion of the plug and an end portion of the cable. A strain relief member may be molde... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8043119 | Method of manufacturing electrical cable, and resulting product, with reduced required installation pulling force Disclosed is type THHN cable having a reduced surface coefficient of friction, and the method of manufacture thereof, in which the central conductor core and insulating layer are surrounded by a nylon sheath. A high viscosity, high molecular weight silicone based pu... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7833055 | Audio plug with cosmetic hard shell Apparatus, systems and methods for assembling an audio plug with a cosmetic hard shell are provided. A plug may be coupled to a cable. An inner member may be molded about an end portion of the plug and an end portion of the cable. A strain relief member may be molde... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7780473 | Plug connector and method of manufacturing the same A plug connector comprises a terminal electrically terminated to a cable. An inner molding is circumferentially formed on a connection between the terminal and the cable. A first outer molding is circumferentially formed on an external peripheral surface of the inne... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7749024 | Method of manufacturing THHN electrical cable, and resulting product, with reduced required installation pulling force Disclosed is type THHN cable having a reduced surface coefficient of friction, and the method of manufacture thereof, in which the central conductor core and insulating layer are surrounded by a nylon sheath. A high viscosity, high molecular weight silicone based pu... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7708593 | Electrical connector having an encapsulant to seal the connector An electrical connector includes a housing, a cable, a contact and an encapsulant. The housing extends from a cable exit to an opposite end along a longitudinal axis and from a mounting face to a top face along a vertical axis. The housing includes a cable opening t... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7699654 | Electric wire and water-stopping method therefor An electric wire including a conductor; and a coating material outside of the conductor, wherein a water-stopping agent having a flowability is located between the conductor and the coating material on a connection terminal side of the electric wire. ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7614911 | Strain relief collar for accessories associated with mobile device and method of making The present invention discloses a strain relief collar for use with an accessory associated with a mobile device and its method of making. The first step is the making of an outer molded body having an engagement portion with a cutout. The second step is inserting a... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7423224 | Wire bundle routing assembly and installation method A wire bundle routing assembly for routing and at least partially enclosing and sealing a wire bundle between a a vehicle door frame and a vehicle door body. A door mounting base is slidably receivable in a slot formed in a front wall of a door body and includes a w... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7390217 | Solid construction electrical connector adapted for use with seismic data acquisition systems A connector for a seismic data acquisition cable includes a molded plastic connector body. The connector body has inserted therein at least one electrical contact for mating with a corresponding electrical contact. The connector body has an internal opening for rece... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7371104 | Cable assembly with improved insulative member A cable assembly (1) includes an insulative housing (2), a number of terminals (3), a cable (5) and an insulative member (4). The housing defines a plurality of slits (25) therein. The terminals received in corresponding sli... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364469 | Electrical connector for use with NATO equipment A NATO slave connector may include a 2-conductor cable designed to permit a maximum current draw of about 35 amperes. The connector may also include: a connection end adapted to connect to a military vehicle's 24 volt battery NATO slave receptacle; a cable end adapt... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361838 | Cable with strain relief A cable (100) has a wire conductor (1) with an insulative layer enclosing the wire conductor, and a strain relief (2). The strain relief has an internal strain relief (22) enclosing the insulative layer of the wire conductor, and an exter... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7311530 | Dual segment molded lead frame connector for optical transceiver modules Exemplary embodiments of the present invention illustrate lead frame connectors for connecting optical sub-assemblies to printed circuit boards in optical transceiver modules. The lead frame connectors include a stamped and bent conductive lead structure that is enc... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7275955 | Electrical connector assembly An electrical connector assembly (100) includes a first connector (200), a second connector (500) and an insulative base housing (1). The first connector includes a first housing (30) and a number of first terminals (20) fit... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7241184 | Cable connector assembly A cable connector assembly (1000) includes a cap (100 and a plug (300) received in the cap (100). The cap includes a base portion (10) defining a rear receiving chamber (13) and a plurality of front passageways (11) c... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238060 | Receptacle connector having terminals with locating projections extending in opposite directions A receptacle connector includes a body, a cover assembled outside the body and a terminal module received in the body. The terminal module comprises a plurality of terminals and a pedestal. Each terminal defines a fixing portion. The fixing portion stretches sidewar... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7210944 | Connector A connector for electrically connecting to a mating connector has a circuit board, a cable, and a support member. The circuit board has a front portion, a mid portion, and a rear portion. The front portion has a plurality of conductive pads for electrically contacti... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7198516 | Keyed cable assembly to restrain cable under multiaxis stress A connector assembly is provided for a portable device. The connector assembly includes a U-shaped connector head with a connector extending from a first end of the U-shaped connector head and a stress relief overmold extending from a second end of the U-shaped conn... | 04/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7150647 | In-line socket device and its fabricating method Disclosed is an in-line socket device and its fabricating method. The in-line socket device is covered with a cover shell, and has a movable safety cover connected with one end of the cover shell. The socket device is composed of a base and a base cover, in which on... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7144259 | Optical transceiver module having a dual segment molded lead frame connector An optical transceiver module having a plurality of optical subassemblies and a printed circuit board is disclosed. The transceiver module includes lead frame connectors for connecting the optical subassemblies to the printed circuit board. The lead frame connectors... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7115822 | Indirect entry cable gland assembly A cable gland assembly adapted to receive a cable and to pass through an opening in a sparking enclosure wall, the cable gland assembly including a cable-receiving gland, a stuffing box, a grommet, an insulator and a cable. The stuffing box has an opening there thro... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7097468 | Lead frame for connecting optical sub-assembly to printed circuit board Lead frame connectors for connecting optical sub-assemblies to printed circuit boards in optical transceiver modules. The lead frame connectors include a stamped and bent conductive lead structure that is encased in an insert injection molded plastic casing. The pla... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7083465 | Serial ATA interface connector with low profiled cable connector A cable assembly (1) includes a first connector (100), a second connector (200) and a cable set (300) connected with the first and second connectors. The first connector includes a first housing (11) and a plurality of signal and p... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7071416 | Connector member for electrical connections through a wall of a fuel tank, particularly for the LPG fuel tank of a motor vehicle A fuel tank for motor vehicles, for example an LPG fuel tank, contains inside it at least one electrical component and has a wall or a plate bearing at least one connector for connection of the electrical component with an electrical line external to the tank. The e... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7057111 | Cable assembly for electrosurgical pencil A cable assembly for an electrosurgical pencil comprises a power and signal transmitting multiple-core cable with an attachment plug, in which the power transmitting core has more conductors and thicker insulation than the two signal transmitting cores. The attachme... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7052292 | Grounding structure of an electrical connector The present invention relates to a grounding structure of an electrical connector suitable for high frequency transmitting. The high frequency connector mainly has a connecting part being combined with a plurality of grounding lines to improve the electrical charact... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7048563 | Waterproof connector A waterproof connector 10 includes a housing 11, a number of connecting terminals 13 respectively inserted into a number of inserting holes 12 provided at the housing 11, a number of press contact blades respectively provided at en... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7040906 | Connection structure between bus bars and relay terminals A connection structure is between bus bars and relay terminals in an electrical connection box to be mounted on an automobile. Each bus bar is produced by punching an aluminum-based metal plate into a desired circuit configuration. An end of each bus bar is bent so ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7018231 | 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 defines a L-shaped receiving space (23). The cont... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6960102 | Universal test connector and method of assembly A method of assembling an electrical test connector for testing connectivity in aircraft wire harness fitted with military specification or other electrical connectors. In a particular embodiment, the test connector is manually assembled on site by a technician from... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6957981 | Electrical connector An electrical connector formed by insert molding a portion of a cord having plural electric wires, and a portion of a metallic terminal having electric wire connection parts connected to the ends of the respective electric wires individually and electrically in a co... | 10/25/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6955568 | Miniature cable connector with contact holder A cable connector (100) includes an insulative housing (10), a number of contacts (20a–20h), a contact holder (30), a cable (50), and an overmold (60). Each contact comprises a contacting portion (2... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6955845 | Acoustical and thermal insulator An acoustical and thermal insulator in the form of a multilayer composite includes a first facing layer such as a heat reflective material layer, a polymer based blanket layer and an insulation insert encapsulated in the polymer based blanket layer. The insulator ma... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6951477 | Electronic connector for a cable The present invention relates to an electronic connector for a cable. ... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6935914 | Display panel and method of fabricating the same A display panel includes a resin lens layer. The display panel consists of a front panel 10 and a back panel 12 which are hermetically sealed together. The display panel also includes a plurality of display cells and is filled with a gas. A visible-lig... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6932640 | HDMI connector A HDMI connector is disclosed to include an insulative casing holding first terminals and second terminals at two different elevations, an insulative locating board set in between the first terminals and second terminals, top and bottom cove boards respectively cove... | 08/23/2005 |
