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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8143521 | Vertical cable protection and management trough A cable trough and system for routing and managing cables associated with equipment that has first cable ports at a first side of the equipment and second cable ports at a second side of the equipment. The trough includes an elongated trough body having a ported sid... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8138419 | Cable management accessories A vertical cable manager includes a base, an interconnected double-spine assembly topped by a top frame, and a pair of doors. The double-spine assembly is supported by the base. Each door is removably coupled at each lower corner to the base and at each upper corner... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8119915 | Cable management patch panel system with vertical ducting A cable management patch panel system having one or more vertical ducting enclosures and typically located in an equipment rack. The vertical ducting enclosure is integral with the patch panel system and allows for vertical routing of cables connected to the patch p... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8003890 | Repositionable shelf-mounted handle spool assembly for cable routing A repositionable shelf-mounted handle spool assembly for cable routing includes a mounting bracket and a repositionable spool coupled thereto. The mounting bracket has a primary mounting plate and a shelf, having an opening, that is parallel to but spaced apart from... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7999183 | Cable management accessories A vertical cable manager includes a base, an interconnected double-spine assembly topped by a top frame, and a pair of doors. The double-spine assembly is supported by the base. Each door is removably coupled at each lower corner to the base and at each upper corner... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7973242 | Vertical cable manager Embodiments of the invention provide a vertical cable manager for routing cables or wires. The vertical cable manager includes a vertical trough with sets of fingers. The fingers include arrow-shaped ends, which allow installation and/or removal of cables and wires,... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7893356 | Cable management accessories A vertical cable manager includes a base, an interconnected double-spine assembly topped by a top frame, and a pair of doors. The double-spine assembly is supported by the base. Each door is removably coupled at each lower corner to the base and at each upper corner... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7405357 | Frame section The invention relates to a frame section (10) for a framework (1) of a rack, switchgear cabinet, or table system (30) and to a framework, switchgear cabinet, or table system comprising a frame section of this type. The section provides a wide ra... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7347735 | Controller with information conveying backlight module and cable for connecting the controller to an automated tool A controller that controls an automated tool that comprises a monochromatic display, a backlighting module, and a processor. The monochromatic display comprises a plurality of pixels that are selectively activated and deactivated to convey information to a user. The... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7284785 | Harness routing structure A harness routing structure for a sliding door includes harnesses that are routed between a vehicle body and a sliding door, and a guiding device that is provided along the harnesses and that guides the harnesses, wherein the guiding device has at the ends thereof i... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7282645 | Modular interconnectivity system and method A system in accordance with the present invention interconnects a plurality of devices for electrical power, control, signal, and data transmission. The system includes a single source of components providing complete interconnectivity between a first number of devi... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7262365 | Anti-abrasive mechanism confining flat flexible cable in position in flatbed image scanner A mechanism for confining a flat flexible cable of an image scanner in position is provided. The flat flexible cable is electrically connected between a circuit board and a carriage and bends differentially with the movement of the carriage relative to the circuit b... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7230185 | Cap for wiring pass-through hole First and second cylindrical members (1A) and (1B) are fitted into a wiring pass-through hole (H) in a wall board (Y) and engaged with each other in accordance with a thickness (D) of the wall board and first and second lid-like members (2A) and... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7225586 | Mounting method for rack-mounted door A methods for mounting, opening, closing and releasing a door assembly relative to a mounting structure employ a first structure that defines at least one elongated guide channel and a latching subassembly that is adapted to be mounted with respect to the foregoing ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7172078 | Column network hardware management system A channel for managing equipment cables that includes opposing first and second members and a third member extending between and connecting the first and second members. Each of the first and second members includes first and second inner and outer surfaces. At leas... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168576 | Tool-less cable management attachment bracket and method of use A cable management attachment bracket is disclosed that includes a bracket body with a first attachment tab, a second attachment, and a cable management assembly (CMA) connection point for hingedly connecting with a CMA. The first attachment tab extends from a front... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7141739 | Sealing device and apparatus A sealing device effects a seal between a first member and a second member of a hermetic chamber. The sealing device includes a body having an elongated shape forming a closed loop. The body of the sealing device includes magnetic material and further includes a) a ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7122743 | Seal for cables and conduits Electrical conduits and conductors may be sealed using a chamber configured for attachment to a conduit through which at least one conductor runs such that the at least one conductor also runs through the chamber. A vent allows gas that enters the chamber from the c... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7119282 | Vertical cable management rack A rack for mounting electronic equipment includes a pair of vertical support members having a regular pattern of mounting apertures that repeats linearly at a regular interval and a vertically-oriented cable guide, disposed generally adjacent one of the support memb... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114727 | Seal assembly and method of forming seal A seal assembly comprising an elastomeric gland having insert openings and fastener openings. Elastomeric inserts are removably disposed in the gland insert openings. The inserts have removable portions to form cable openings. Cable(s) can be placed in the cable ope... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7097047 | Cable management flip tray assembly A system and method for providing a cable management flip tray assembly includes a flip tray mounting bracket and a flip tray. The flip tray is moveable between a first, generally vertical, position and a second, generally horizontal, position that facilitates acces... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7084343 | Corrosion protected coaxial cable A corrosion-resistant radio-frequency coaxial cable includes an inner conductor, a layer of dielectric material surrounding the inner conductor and an outer conductor comprising a laminate surrounded by at least one braided aluminum wire sheath. The laminate include... | 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 |
| 7064275 | Cable management device A cable management device traps and provides support for at least one electrical cable end connector which is located below an existing cable management hole through a work surface. In one embodiment, the cable management device includes a plate defining at least on... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7049521 | Flexible wiring duct A flexible wiring duct is disclosed. The wiring duct includes a base, a first side wall connected to the base, and a second side wall connected to the base. The wiring duct also includes a first aperture formed in the first side wall and extending into the base, and... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7026553 | Cable management system A cable management system is provided that facilitates routing of cables from a rack, frame or cabinet. The cable management system may be mounted in a vertical or a horizontal orientation, and generally includes a wire cage assembly and at least one cable guide mou... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7022916 | Techniques for controlling movement of a set of cables An electronic cabinet has an electronic cabinet frame, and a chassis which slidably mounts to the electronic cabinet frame. The chassis is configured to house electronic equipment. The electronic cabinet further has a cable guide which is configured to guide movemen... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7019214 | Device for supporting or routing lines in passages A device for supporting or routing lines in passages, in particular sewers, has a cable conduit that accommodates the lines. The cable conduit is made up of single segments that are connected to each other, which has a base from which cheek pieces protrude. The base... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7015394 | Sealed and adaptable cable bushing with easy cable positioning and sleeve equipped with such a bushing A cable bushing intended to close off, in a sealed way, a space around a plurality of cables, comprises a first compression part (4) intended to be positioned towards the outside of a sleeve (47), a second compression part (6), offset in a longi... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6989492 | Inverted strain relief An inverted strain relief for receiving a coaxial cable has a housing with a bore therethrough defining first and second apertures in opposing surfaces of the housing. The bore surface is defined by at least a first radius scribing an arc from the perimeter of the f... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6974036 | Corner post and manufacturing process for making same A post for a rack. The post is formed of a sheet constructed of a malleable, bendable material. The sheet has a first end and an opposed second end. The first end forms a lower portion of the post and the opposed second end forms an upper portion of the post. The sh... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6972375 | Wiring harness A wiring harness for connecting electrically between in-vehicle units includes a pitch ribbon cable having a plurality of bridge portions and a connector having a boss and a press-contact portion. Each bridge portion includes first, second and third notches. The thi... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6965080 | Cap for cable conduit A cap for conduit ends, through which electrical or communication cables extend. The cap has a hollow body, into which an open end of a conduit is accepted at a lower portion. The upper portion of the cap has a passageway comprising voids through which the cable ext... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6953898 | Anti-abrasive mechanism confining flat flexible cable in position in flatbed image scanner A mechanism for confining a flat flexible cable of an image scanner in position is provided. The flat flexible cable is electrically connected between a circuit board and a carriage and bends differentially with the movement of the carriage relative to the circuit b... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6946605 | Cable management system A cable management system is provided that facilitates routing of cables from a rack, frame or cabinet. The cable management system may be mounted in a vertical or a horizontal orientation, and generally includes a wire cage assembly and at least one cable guide mou... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6902069 | System and method for rack cable management A cable management assembly includes a first arm assembly pivotally connected with a second arm assembly. Each arm assembly includes a slide lock which may tool-lessly couple to a slide lock receptacle attached to a rack slide chassis member or a rack slide stationa... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6900390 | Flexible microstrip signal and power bus cable A multi-layered, flat, flexible cable capable of transmitting both power and multiple control signals to the components of a network is disclosed. The cable provides all connections on its top surface using a via-less design that does not reduce the cross-sectional ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6875926 | Longitudinally activated compression sealing device for elongate members and methods for using the same A compression-expandable plug provides lateral expansion of an elastomeric gasket to seal around mini-tubes within an optical fiber duct, the mini-tubes containing optical fibers. The compression-expandable plug includes an elastomeric gasket having longitudinal pas... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6870108 | Cable fixer for an electronic device A cable fixer for holding at least two cables, includes opposite top and bottom ends, an outer side wall that interconnects the top and bottom ends, an inner cable tunnel that passes through the top and bottom ends inwardly of the outer side wall and is capable of h... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6870282 | Method for the transmission of signals in a bus system, superposed on a direct supply voltage Previously in a bus system, voltage signals were transmitted from the central unit to the modules, which could reply thereto by variation of the current input. A disadvantage thereby is the relatively high susceptibility to interference of the current input, which i... | 03/22/2005 |
