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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7997936 | Power connector A power connector includes an insulative housing, a number of contacts retained in the insulative housing and a spacer fixed to the insulative housing. The insulative housing includes a mating surface, an end surface opposite to the mating surface and a plurality of... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7794283 | Socket, plug, and adaptor combination with waterproof arrangement A socket, plug, and adaptor combination includes a housing having a forward sliding door; an inverted L-shaped circuit assembly in the housing having a conductor mounting section in the vertical part; a transformer being concealed in the horizontal part of the circu... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7758388 | Electrical connector assembly with improved contact arrangement An electrical connector assembly comprises a receptacle connector (100) and a plug connector (200) mating with the receptacle connector. The receptacle connector (100) has a receptacle housing (10) and a plurality of receptacle contacts (... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7604511 | Electrical adaptor An electrical adaptor providing access to an electrical receptacle with an object placed in close proximity directly in front of the receptacle. The electrical adaptor having a pair of male connectors with a center line; a pair of female connectors having a center l... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7581992 | Power adapter Systems and methods are disclosed herein to provide improved techniques for connecting an electrical device to an external power source. For example, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, an electrical device is disclosed having various types of... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7378756 | Battery backup electric plug with female plug A plug which is attached to a power cord of an appliance, such as a clock or an appliance having an internal clock, includes a battery that will supply power to the appliance during a failure of utility power whereby the clock associated with the plug need not be re... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7371129 | Elevated height electrical connector An electrical connector includes first and second connector bodies which are arranged to first be positioned together, and then separated once electrical contacts have been inserted in at least one of the first and second connector bodies. During, after, or both dur... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371122 | Power strip modules and systems A power distribution system, in particular a power strip, includes one or more modules. The module housing typically approximates the shape of a rectangular or triangular block. In a preferred embodiment, the module approximates a cube and provides six major surface... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372693 | Data storage system with improved power supply installation mechanism A device fastens a plug of a power cord to a frame which is configured to support a power supply. The device includes a body configured to attach to an installation location of the frame and substantially hold the plug at the installation location of the frame when ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367821 | Power distribution system and a method for assembling the power distribution system A power distribution system and a method for assembling the power distribution system are provided. The power distribution system is configured to be mounted on a wall and to hold a plurality of devices thereon. Further, the power distribution system is configured t... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7361046 | Display assembly In one embodiment, a display assembly comprises a base, a monitor assembly, and a first spacing connector having a first interlocking mechanism selectively connectable to the base and a second interlocking mechanism selectively connectable to the monitor assembly to... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361058 | Electrical interconnecting adapter A universal adapter enables amusement object connectors to be reliably and securely coupled with power cord receptacles of varying sizes. The adapter includes a body providing first and second end sections and conductive contact structure extending between the end s... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7358625 | Power strip with 12 volt outlet An electrical power strip includes a housing, an AC power source (e.g. a male plug or power cord), an AC outlet, a converter, and a 12 VDC outlet. The AC outlet and the converter receive power from the AC power source. The converter converts the AC power (e.g. 120 V... | 04/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7354286 | Adapter for connectors An adapter for connectors to couple connectors and power supply sockets of different specifications to establish electric connection between them includes two terminal sets that are insertable into the power supply sockets. The two terminal sets are pivotally couple... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347714 | Electronic device assembly having securing feature An exemplary electronic device assembly includes a first electronic device and a second electronic device. The first electronic device includes a first sidewall, a first projecting portion projecting from the first sidewall, a pair of first spring fingers protruding... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7281950 | High speed connectors that minimize signal skew and crosstalk The invention is an electrical connector that minimizes signal skew caused by varying propagation times through different transmission paths within the connector, minimizes crosstalk caused by intermingling electric fields between signal contacts, and maximizes sign... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7270577 | Connector module and motor utilizing the same A connector module and motor utilizing the same. The connector module electrically connects the motor and an external device and includes a printed wiring board and a plurality of pins. The printed wiring board comprises at least one circuit line, each of circuit li... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267581 | Methods and apparatus for maintaining contact with an outlet prong connector A plug stabilizing apparatus includes a prong connector well-secured by a receptacle chamber. The connect has a prong portion, a clip portion, and a neck support situated therebetween, wherein the clip portion is configured to accept a prong having substantially the... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7254443 | Implantable medical device including a hermetic connector block extension An implantable medical device includes a controlling device for transmitting a first series of command signals, the controlling device comprising a connector block, a first lead body including at least one electrical lead, and a hermetic encasement. The hermetic enc... | 08/07/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7249976 | Electrical plug, receptacle and switch A combination electrical plug, receptacle and switch includes a cylindrical plug portion in which is inserted a cylindrical receptacle portion. The plug portion may be plugged into a conventional electrical socket. An electrical appliance or device may be plugged in... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7241176 | Multifunctional power jack A multifunctional power jack comprises a main body, having a front part and a rear part with grooves, a front cover, a sensor protection circuit, an electrical noise suppression circuit, and a power indicator circuit, electrically connected with said sensor protecti... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7229294 | Supplying power Apparatus for use in supplying power includes an input connector and first and second output connectors. The input connector has first and second sets of pins. The first set is dedicated to receiving DC power, and the second set is dedicated to receiving AC power. T... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7229302 | Power strip A power strip includes a primary distribution unit, a secondary distribution unit, a primary power cord, at least two secondary power cords and at least two third-level power cords. The primary distribution unit has three distribution points, and each of the three d... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7223098 | Ignition unit An ignition unit promotes the efficiency of assembly because connections on the high voltage output side and the ground side are completed by a single operation, when an ignition electrode part and a main unit are connected together directly. A guide rail of the mai... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7223126 | Plug device with a plug adapter A plug device for fitting into a country specific electrical wall socket comprises a base part and at least one country specific electrical plug adapter, able to be secured to the base part, for fitting into the country specific line socket. The at least one plug ad... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7220136 | Compact electric plug and socket combinations A plug and socket combination positions a plug and electrical cord at an orientation perpendicular to a wall socket, thus reducing the required clearance to substantially that of the plug width without the electrical cord or less than half of the clearance normally ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7205477 | Surface mounted components using strip line conductors for surface wiring A wiring module includes a wire element selected from the group consisting of coaxial cable, a twisted pair of conductors, and a strip line conductor, a dielectric enclosure surrounding the wire element, a pin end having one or more pins in electrical communication ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7192317 | Detecting device and method of producing the same A detecting device includes a housing, a detecting unit mounted to the housing, and a terminal insert-molded to the housing. One end of the terminal is electrically connected with the detecting unit, and the other end of the terminal has a rising portion and is led ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7179130 | Solenoid connector The present invention discloses a device for electrically connecting an external device into a circuit running from an apparatus control switch, to an apparatus, thus allowing the interception and redirection of the control signal to the external device. It concerns... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7168969 | Adjustable right angle electrical plug with an interchangeable plug assembly An adjustable right angle electrical plug with an interchangeable plug assembly has a casing, an interchangeable plug assembly and an electric cord. The casing is hollow and has a base, a cover and two resilient contacts. The cover is mounted on the base and has a p... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7158445 | Apparatus and method for seismic data acquisition A seismic data acquisition system includes a connector housing and a mating electrical circuitry module. A single interface couples electrical circuitry housed in the electrical circuitry module to one or more signal data carriers that are consolidated at a single l... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7140922 | Multi-outlet AC/DC adapter An AC/DC adapter in which an AC to DC converter is incorporated in a multiple outlet wall adapter. The AC/DC adapter includes at least one standard AC plug receptacle and at least one DC receptacle. Electronic devices which require DC power can be plugged into to th... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7128616 | High speed data transmission cable connector system A connector assembly is disclosed for interconnecting high speed data transmission cables across an interface panel to an external circuit. A first pin array of conductive pins is carried by an input face and a corresponding second pin array of conductive pins is ca... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7121851 | System and method for multi-positional power supply adaptor A portable (travel) charger or power adaptor (10) can minimize the protrusion from a wall when used as a wall mounted charger and can further maximize the number of power adaptors that can be (safely) plugged into a standard AC strip. The power adaptor can in... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7121882 | Electrical connecting device for connecting to a mating device An electrical connecting device is described adapted to be connected to a mating housing element that supports mating terminals of at least four poles that are arranged in a parallel manner in rectilinear form. The device includes connection terminals of at least fo... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7114971 | Multi-system plug-in power receptacle for modular power distribution system A modular power distribution system is provided having a power distribution assembly (PDA) which is mountable in office furniture and the like. A plurality of plug-in receptacles are provided which plug in to the PDA. The receptacles have a multi-system design which... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7108529 | Audio connector An audio connector has an insulated case, an inner and outer contact and a slide. The insulated case has a central socket and second and first inner recesses that communicate with the central socket. The second inner recess has a guide channel. The inner contact is ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7108527 | Sex changeable adapter for coaxial connectors Systems in accordance with embodiments of the present invention can include an adapter having a sliding portion (a slider) slidable to expose an interface, thereby allowing mating—for example, between a test port and a DUT—to be observed and adjusted as required... | 09/19/2006 |
