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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8076582 | Terminal for engaging type connector A terminal for an engaging type connector includes a punched Cu alloy strip as a base material, a coating formed on the Cu alloy strip by postplating processes and including a Sn layer, and a Cu—Sn alloy layer sandwiched between the base material and the Sn layer.... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8030572 | Electrical conductor and core for an electrical conductor A core for an electrical conductor. The core includes an inner core component, an intermediate cladding component and an outer cladding component. The inner core component comprises a plurality of glass based stranded members in a first resin matrix. The intermediat... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8017868 | Multilayer structure, electrode for electrical circuit using the same, and method for producing the same A multilayer structure including a transparent conductive thin film and a molybdenum metal thin film wherein difference of internal stress between the transparent conductive thin film and the molybdenum metal thin film is 1600 MPa or less. ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7989703 | Alternating core composite wire A wire having an outer shell and a core, the core including at least a first plurality of core segments that may be made of a first core material and a second plurality of core segments that may be made of a second core material different from the first core materia... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7786387 | Composite electrical conductor and method for producing it An electrical composite conductor includes a CuAg alloy base having an Ag content of 0.08 to 0.12% and a CuMg alloy having a Mg content of 0.1 to 0.7%. The composite conductor further includes a conductor edge and a conductor core, wherein at least one of the edge a... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7754973 | Electrode wire for solar cell A solar cell electrode wire includes a core material having a volume resistivity of not greater than about 2.3 μΩ·cm and a proof strength in the range of about 19.6 MPa to about 85 MPa, and a hot-dip solder plating layer disposed on a surface of the core material... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7700883 | Terminal for engaging type connector A terminal for an engaging type connector includes a punched Cu alloy strip as a base material, a coating formed on the Cu alloy strip by postplating processes and including a Sn layer, and a Cu—Sn alloy layer sandwiched between the base material and the Sn layer.... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7491891 | Composite wire for wire-harness and process for producing the same A wire-harness use composite wire comprising a first element wire which comprises 0.01-0.25 mass % C, 0.01-0.25 mass % N, 0.5-4.0 mass % Mn, 16-20 mass % Cr,8.0-14.0 mass % Ni, and the balance of Fe and impurities and satisfies that a C+N content is in the range of ... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7432448 | Low cost aircraft structures and avionics manufactured from conductive loaded resin-based materials Aircraft structures and avionics are formed of a conductive loaded resin-based material. The conductive loaded resin-based material comprises micron conductive powder(s), conductive fiber(s), or a combination of conductive powder and conductive fibers in a base resi... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7390963 | Metal/ceramic composite conductor and cable including same A conductor cable includes an inner portion and a conductive coating. The inner portion is formed of a metal/ceramic composite. The conductive coating is coated on the inner portion. ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7319195 | Composite conductor, superconductive apparatus system, and composite conductor manufacturing method A composite conductor suitable as a connecting conductor that includes a superconductor and is capable of reducing the generation of Joule heat in a joint part between the system side and power-supply sides of a superconductor apparatus. A composite conductor 10 | 01/15/2008 |
| 7314996 | Coaxial cable A coaxial cable including a core conductor, an insulator arranged around the outer periphery of the core conductor, and an outer conductor arranged around the outer periphery of the insulator coaxially relative to the core conductor, where the electrical conductivit... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7292894 | Methods and apparatus for joining small diameter conductors within medical electrical leads A conductor assembly and methods for mechanically and electrically coupling a small diameter conductor to a lead component having a relatively larger sized conductor bore is provided. The assembly includes a sizing member sized to fit securely around a relatively sm... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7280875 | High strength, low resistivity electrode For use in an implantable medical device, there is provided a biocompatible, biostable, corrosion-resistant wire strand comprising a core comprising a plurality of electrically conductive, low electrical resistance filaments embedded in an electrically conductive ma... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7231711 | Packaging structure of a driving circuit for a liquid crystal display device and packaging method of driving circuit for a liquid crystal display device A packaging structure of a driving circuit for a liquid crystal display device comprises a base film, a plurality of first metal lines being formed on the base film and being disposed with a certain distance between neighboring first metal lines, an insulating film ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7230186 | Covered wire and automobile-use wire harness A lightweight insulated electric wire and an automobile wire harness using the same insulated electric wire where the insulated electric wire has a conductor portion including one or more first wires and one or more second wires, which are stranded together. The fir... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7175478 | Modular electric terminal connector, in particular for a mono-body probe of defibrillation A modular electric terminal connector, in particular for a monobody defibrillation probe. This terminal includes a stacking of elementary cylindrical parts, alternatively conducting and insulating, each of which includes a central cavity receiving the sheath of a ca... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7168165 | Fabrication of electrical medical leads employing multi-filar wire conductors During fabrication of an electrical medical lead, a cut end of a stranded wire conductor is subjected to electrical current sufficient to heat and weld the strands together upon discharge of a high voltage between the cut end and a ground metal plate formed of a mat... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7138582 | Medical electrical lead conductor formed from modified MP35N alloy A medical electrical lead having an elongated conductor including one or more wires made of a modified MP35N alloy. The modified MP35N alloy is formed from a melt composition modified to reduce an amount of titanium-based inclusion forming elements. ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7138581 | Low resistance conductor, processes of production thereof, and electrical members using same A conductor obtained by connecting a plurality of superconductors by normal conductivity or a conductor including superconductors and normal conductors, said low resistance conductor using superconductors characterized in that an apparent specific resistance of said... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7126060 | Low resistance conductors, processes of production thereof, and electrical members using same A conductor obtained by connecting a plurality of superconductors by normal conductivity or a conductor comprised of superconductors and normal conductors, said low resistance conductor using superconductors characterized in that an apparent specific resistance of s... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121341 | Conductor-in-conduit temperature limited heaters A heater may include an electrical conductor. Applying alternating current to the electrical conductor may generate resistively heat the electrical conductor. The electrical conductor may include an electrically resistive ferromagnetic material. The ferromagnetic ma... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7092764 | Helix rotation by traction The present invention includes a “Z shaped” configuration for a pair of internal windings of a fiber core of a medical electrical lead which can be configured as or windings to provide counter-rotation an implanted cardiac lead. When fully assembled and implante... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7065411 | Electrical medical leads employing conductive aerogel Conductive aerogels are employed in fabrication of electrical medical leads adapted to be implanted in the body and subjected to bending stresses. An elongated, flexible and resilient, lead body extends from a proximal end to a distal end and includes an insulative ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7049505 | Wire member and method of fabricating same A wire member adapted to be used in a detection coil of an NMR spectrometer's probe. The wire member has a sleeve made of a copper tube having a high electrical conductivity, strands made of platinum, and a thin film of gold or rhodium formed on the surface of the s... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7041909 | Methods of installing and apparatuses to install an aluminum conductor composite core reinforced cable This invention relates to splice and dead end fittings and methods for splicing together two aluminum conductor composite core reinforced cable (ACCC) or terminating one composite core reinforced cable. The compression fitting uses a compressible body inside a rigid... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6950709 | Low impedance implantable extension for a neurological electrical stimulator A medical device known as an implantable neurostimulation system is configured for implanting in humans to deliver a therapeutic electrical stimulation to tissue to treat a variety of medical conditions such as pain, movement disorders, pelvic floor disorders, and m... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6737158 | Porous polymeric membrane toughened composites Composites comprising porous polymeric membrane films meeting the following equation: 75 MPa | 05/18/2004 |
| 6710253 | Electric fence tape, rope or wire and filament therefor A fence tape, rope or wire for transmitting an electric current to an animal that touches the fence tape, rope or wire, having a support structure and an electrically conductive conduction structure (3). The conduction structure (3) has different elect... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6696756 | Gold wire for use in semiconductor packaging and high-frequency signal transmission A gold wire having a non-pure gold core member and a layer of pure gold coating covering the non-pure gold core member. The fabrication method of the gold wire includes the procedures of (1) selecting a non-pure gold wire rod, (2) gold-plating the non-pur... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6663696 | Earth conductor for earthing systems Earth conductor for earthing systems of electrostatic separator, consisting of an electrically conductive core with a plastic or rubber sheath. In order to prevent the passage of liquid, the earth conductor consists of two conductor parts, the conductor p... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6649843 | Composite conductor, production method thereof and cable using the same This invention provides a composite conductor having excellent strength, flexing resistance and corrosion resistance, a production method thereof and a cable employing the same composite conductor. A corrosion resistant layer is formed of Au, Ag, Sn, Ni, ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6576844 | High-strength light-weight conductor and twisted and compressed conductor A twisted and compressed conductor including a central wire and a plurality of conductor wires concentrically twisted around the central wire, wherein the central wire is at least one high-strength wire made of a fiber-reinforced metal matrix composite.... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6569360 | Method of preparing metal matrix composite with textured compound The present invention provides a generic method of preparing a metal matrix composite with a textured compound. A "roller-skate" structure starting powder with a mixture of plate-like particles and smaller particles provides better flow compatibility, hig... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6559385 | Stranded cable and method of making A stranded cable that includes a plurality of brittle load bearing wires and a means for maintaining the stranded arrangement of the brittle wires. Because the load bearing wires are brittle, they cannot be sufficiently deformed during conventional cable ... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6503641 | Interconnects with Ti-containing liners An electrical conductor for use in an electronic structure is disclosed which includes a conductor body that is formed of an alloy including between about 0.001 atomic % and about 2 atomic % of an element selected from the group consisting of Ti, Zr, In, ... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6455771 | Semiconducting shield compositions A conducting polymer composite including: (i) a phase I material consisting essentially of a polar copolymer of ethylene and an unsaturated ester having 4 to 20 carbon atoms, said copolymer having a crystallinity of 0 to about 30 percent as determined by ... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6342677 | High frequency cable having a dual-layer structure A coaxial cable has two concentric conducting tubes, each tube being made of two layers. Each layer is formed of a higher conductivity material layered onto a base material, which is also conductive. The higher conductivity layer is disposed on the base l... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6246008 | Process for producing a core wire for welding electrodes and an electrode core wire A process for producing a core wire includes the steps of providing a core includes a metal material enclosed in an inner sheathing which is further enclosed in an outer sheathing wherein the core is a metal alloy selected from the group consisting of all... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6221514 | High-current circuit trace and composition and method therefor A method by which a conventional circuit trace (14) is modified with a layer (16) of high-conductivity solder alloy to yield a high-current circuit trace (12) for high-current routing on a substrate (10). The method generally entails the use of a solder c... | 04/24/2001 |
