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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7794280 | Charge receptacle for plug-in electric vehicle A vehicular electrical system includes an electrical energy storage device, a charge receptacle shaped to mate with a charge plug, at least one fuse connected to the charge receptacle, and a plurality of conductors electrically interconnecting the electrical energy ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7704099 | Manual disconnect system A manual disconnect system includes a battery part, a disconnect part, a circuit assembly and a fuse assembly with a fuse connector and a circuit connector connected to the battery part. The battery part has a main compartment and a fuse assembly subcompartment. The... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7530851 | Vehicle accessory control system A control system for an accessory in a vehicle includes an adapter, a monitoring circuit, and a controller. The adapter couples with a fused power source. The monitoring circuit is coupled to the adapter and the controller is coupled to the adapter and the monitorin... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7416440 | Modular electrical adapter An electrical adapter for temporarily tapping into an electrical circuit external to the adapter having a first fuse holder member capable of receiving a first fuse holder member of the electrical circuit external to the adapter and a second fuse holder member capab... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7357668 | Universal Serial Bus electrical connector with over-current protection device A Universal Serial Bus electrical connector comprises an insulative housing forming at least two plug receiving areas, a plurality of signal contacts, and at least two power contacts. The signal contacts and the power contacts extend into the plug receiving areas. A... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7355503 | Fuse switch Fuse switch having a housing for receiving contacts and a fuse holder, which has a receptacle for a fuse element, and which is mounted in the housing such that it can pivot between at least one first and one second operating position, in which the housing receives a... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7355502 | Direct relay connection to a fusible link An assembly provides a direct electrical connection between a relay and a fusible link on the surface of a vehicle junction block. A fuse housing for the fusible link has a first, female terminal located near a top portion of the fuse housing. The first terminal is ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7321286 | Electrical junction box In order to readily remove a fusible link fastened by a bolt from an electrical junction box, an electrical junction box includes a bus bar made of an electrical conductive metallic plate and that has an input terminal section, a plurality of output terminal section... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7252533 | Quick-disconnect coupling system with emergency release feature A quick-disconnect coupling device for use in plug and receptacle style electrical connectors, fiberoptic connectors, pneumatic and hydraulic couplings or any other application where a secure quick-disconnect connection is desired. Under normal operation, the coupli... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7221106 | Cordset based appliance controller An apparatus and method for distributed control of an electrical appliance having a plug and a load and two power carrying conductors connecting the plug to the load, comprising locating power control elements completely within the plug, connecting interface element... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7176780 | Fuse unit A fuse unit includes first and second fuse devices. Each of the fuse devices includes a attaching portion to be attached to a battery terminal of a battery, a housing provided on the attaching portion and having a cavity which is opened forward and backward of the h... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7140920 | Electric plug An electric plug includes: a housing; a mounting seat mounted in the housing and having two opposite side walls, a U-shaped transverse wall interconnecting the side walls and defining a resistor-receiving recess, and a partition wall cooperating with the side walls ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7118400 | Vehicle power system with rotatable main assembly A power system includes power inputs, power outputs and power protection and/or power conditioning adapted between the power inputs and power outputs. In some embodiments, a graphics display is included in the system for displaying graphic images from an external vi... | 10/10/2006 |
| 6666723 | Multiple-fuse holder A multiple-fuse holder includes a holder housing group of plural holder housings arranged at a constant pitch, with each pair of adjacent holder housings coupled together by coupling parts. In each holder housing, a chamber for holding the blade terminals... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6666722 | Fuse holder A fuse holder includes a holder housing having wide walls at the front and the rear and narrow walls on the right and the left, forming a chamber, which will hold the blade terminals and at least a part of the body of a fuse inserted therein. The fuse hol... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6648692 | Zero space fuse system An in-plane fuse adapter provides a conductive extension that may be received by a standard terminal of a terminal block relay or the like to present side surfaces conforming substantially to the width of the terminal block relay allowing other terminal b... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6619990 | Short-circuit current limiter A short circuit current limiter is disclosed which includes fuse elements configured in one of a folded back configuration or a switch back configuration, a plurality of contact terminals, one contact terminal electrically connected to each end of each fu... | 09/16/2003 |
| 4834664 | Safety end-connector used for extension cord An improved safety end-connector used for extension cord includes: a circuit protection fuse, a detachable fuse box for easy inspection and replacement, two lead-in wires clamped firmly by a tail clamp of a base, a plurality of pairs of socket openings ea... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4830630 | Hermetically sealed electrical terminal An hermetically sealed terminal construction having a terminal pin assembly wherein inner and outer pin parts are interconnected by a fuse link surrounded by a protective capsule defining an expansion cavity, the terminal pin assemblies extending through ... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4789361 | Fused cigarette lighter receptacle and adaptor plug assemblies Improved automobile cigarette lighter male accessory adaptor plug and female receptacle connector assemblies are disclosed whereby a vehicle's electrical system is adapted to operate a variety of remote electrical devices and appliances. Both the male plu... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4721481 | Replaceable RF connector A replaceable RF connector with replaceable fuse has a receptacle mounted on a housing, the receptacle having a cavity and a throughole to the interior of the housing. An RF connector has a connector end for connecting cables and/or adaptors, a receptacle... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4688135 | Duplex electrical receptacle with replaceable surge suppressor A duplex electrical receptacle has a replaceable module on-board which surge-suppressing components are mounted for replacement in the event of surge-suppression failure. An auditory alarm sounds to alert an operator to surge-suppression failure.... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4568137 | Electrical connector having at least one fuse cartridge An electrical connector has an arrangement for holding and connecting at least one fuse cartridge within the body of the connector, the arrangement including a fuse cartridge holder slideably received within a recess in the connector body, in a rectilinea... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4536054 | Fuse holder, especially fuse holder for electrical devices The fuse holder contains a socket and a head member loosely seated in the socket by a quick release closure, and can be removed along the lengthwise axis of the fuse holder. Seated in the socket at its closed end is a base contact containing a connection ... | 08/20/1985 |
| 4531806 | Fusible electrical connector A fusible electrical connector assembly comprises a sheet metal terminal of one-piece construction having an intermediate fuse portion and a housing having a fuse chamber in which the intermediate fuse portion of the terminal is disposed. The fuse chamber... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4477139 | Shock proof fuseholder A panel mounted fuseholder has a cylindrical base and a head which fits into and locks unto the base by a shock proof, bayonet connection. The base has a rear terminal and a cylindrical side terminal for connection of the fuseholder in series with the cir... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4322122 | Cigarette lighter plug assembly An improved cigarette lighter plug assembly is provided. The assembly is adapted to obtain current from a vehicle's electrical system through a cigarette lighter for operating remote electrical devices and the like. The assembly comprises, in combination,... | 03/30/1982 |
| 4178061 | Fused electrical plug A fused electrical plug including a plug body having a pair of forwardly projecting conductor prongs for insertion into a socket. A pair of conductors entering the plug are connected to respective conductor prongs through fuses which are removable by open... | 12/11/1979 |
| 4060303 | Fused in-line power connector arrangement A combination power connector with in-line fuse holder is disclosed. The structure includes a power connector assembly wherein a replaceable fuse is interposed in the power line and a two-piece jack assembly in the ground line. Disconnecting the connector... | 11/29/1977 |
