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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 |
| 7385155 | Apparatus for securing a conductor in a power switching device A power switching device for use in a power distribution network has a conductive element that is shaped in a non-cylindrical form. The non-cylindrical shape of the conductive element allows the non-conductive material such as epoxy that is used to form the body of ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7354306 | Pole terminal The invention relates to a pole terminal for producing an electrical connection. Said pole terminal comprises a metallic conductive body which is surrounded by an insulating body which can be fixed to the housing of an electrical appliance, and on which a tensioning... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7341255 | Sealing fitting with expanding material An expanding compound is used to seal conduit fittings. The compound is injected into the fitting, and expands to separate conductors within the fitting. In one embodiment, the compound expands to four times its size, and hardens within approximately one hour. In a ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7303450 | Electrical terminal assembly Under the invention, a new electrical terminal assembly is provided. In one embodiment, the electrical terminal assembly comprises an electrical terminal made of an electrically conductive material and having a cavity to receive a wire assembly, and a wire assembly,... | 12/04/2007 |
| RE39840 | Electrical bushing with resin casting The invention in a first aspect relates to an improved cast resin bushing assembly for use in a transformer wherein the busing assembly includes a bushing which includes locating means for aligning the bushing assembly within a transformer casing; wherein the bushin... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7244895 | Electrical feedthrough for varied environmental conditions A cost efficient electrical feedthrough is provided for forming a hermetic seal with a container and allowing a desired number of inputs to be connected between varied environmental conditions. The electrical feedthrough can be employed for environmental conditions ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7227106 | Modular grill cooker and multipurpose cooking apparatus having the same A modular grill cooker that is easily installed in a multipurpose cooking apparatus, including an outer casing and an inner casing set in the outer casing. A heating unit is mounted to a heat reflecting plate fastened to the inner casing. A grilling unit is seated o... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7210962 | Waterproof connector A waterproof connector (100) receives female connection terminals (17) connected respectively to one ends of wires (21), and can be fitted to a mating connector (150) to be electrically connected thereto. The waterproof connector (100 | 05/01/2007 |
| 7175297 | In-grade light fixture with leveling and alignment mechanisms, installation features and anti-condensation valve An in-grade light fixture, comprising a below grade light fixture having a light opening substantially at grade level. An optical chamber is arranged within the light fixture housing and holding a light source generating light that passes through the light opening. ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7108489 | Terminal block assembly for a hermetic compressor A terminal assembly for a hermetic compressor including a metallic disk having an interior side, an opposite exterior side, and a plurality of holes extending therethrough, the interior side of the metallic disk defining a first diameter sized to fit within an apert... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7102080 | Grommet, water-stop structure of wire harness and method of producing wire harness A grommet for holding a wire harness includes a plurality of wires on which an adhesive tape is wound. The wire harness has a water-stop portion. A water-stop agent is filled in interstices between the plurality of wires at the water-stop portion. The grommet includ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097498 | Connector for apparatus In a connector for apparatus, an extension portion extends from a female connecting portion to an opposite side of a wire side terminal. A gap between the apparatus side terminal and an inner circumference of the apparatus side housing is sealed with a seal member w... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7094967 | Electrical feedthru A method and apparatus for electrically interfacing between two or more distinct environments. The method and apparatus are directed to an electrical feedthru with exterior traces traversing a core. The electrical feedthru may be very small, facilitating its use in ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7094113 | Quick connect terminal adapter for electronic packages A terminal adapter for an electronic package having a stub terminal is provided. The adapter includes an adapter housing configured to be fitted over the electronic package and enclosing the terminal of the electronic package, a terminal receptacle formed in the hou... | 08/22/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7064273 | Electrical connector with conical split snap ring retainer A connector assembly for securing an electrical conductor to an electric box which includes a metallic connector body having an inlet end portion and an outlet end portion with a frustro-conical snap fit retainer ring circumscribing the outlet end portion of the con... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7052332 | Connecting pole for an accumulator A connecting pole for an accumulator having a pole sleeve (1) which can be inserted in a sealed manner into a plastic housing part (8) of an accumulator housing and makes electrical contact with a cell connector (2), and having connecting elemen... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7014502 | RF feedthrough coaxial connector for wireless communications in hazardous environments A coaxial feedthrough connector for connecting an RF signal through a wall in a hazardous environment and particularly to an antenna. The connector has a base with an axial passage. A coaxial transmission line extends through the passage and a nonconductive, prefera... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011552 | Housings with wall mounted connector members, connector members and methods of forming the same An electrical circuit assembly includes a housing. A connector member is attached to and extends through an opening in a wall of the housing. The connector member has a contact member on an end thereof outside the housing and a longitudinally extending bore therein ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6935891 | Snap fitting electrical connector An electrical connector having an inlet end and an outlet end wherein the leading or outlet end is provided with a pair of spaced apart shoulders defining therebetween an annular recess and a snap fit retainer ring fitted onto the outlet end, the retainer ring havin... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6935890 | Electrical connector An improved liquid-tight connector that simplifies and vastly reduces the time and effort in securing non-metallic or metallic conduit to panels, junction boxes, or similar devices. The connector does not require a nut to secure its leading end to a panel or a compr... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6923134 | Hinged wireway for personal watercraft A hinge assembly for mounting to a jet propelled personal watercraft including a hinge and a wire bundle assembly. The hinge can include a hinge top portion for mounting to the personal watercraft hood pivotally coupled to a hinge bottom portion for mounting to the ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6910870 | High temperature pothead The present invention provides a high temperature pothead used to provide power to a submersible motor. More specifically, the present invention provides a high temperature pothead that does not require elastomeric sealing elements. ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6863567 | Electrical wiring with strain relief Electrical wiring having an electrical cable with strain relief, wherein the cable is attached either to the housing wall which bounds a circular cylindrical housing opening in a housing which holds electrical devices, or to a round plug connector which has a circul... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6844502 | Hermetically sealed current conducting terminal assembly A hermetically sealed current conducting terminal assembly for installation in an opening in the wall of a housing. The terminal assembly includes a current conducting pin assembly comprising a first pin member electrically connected to a second pin member at a cond... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6833507 | Magnetic cord retainer A cord retainer having a first portion containing a first magnet, the first portion attachable to the cord; and a second portion containing either a second magnet or a ferrous member, the second portion attachable to the cord or having an adhesive surface for attach... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6610933 | Electrical bushings with resin casting The invention in a first aspect relates to an improved cast resin bushing assembly for use in a transformer wherein the busing assembly includes a bushing which includes locating means for aligning the bushing assembly within a transformer casing; wherein... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6521831 | Duplex electrical connector with spring steel cable retainer A duplex electrical connector providing two inbound end apertures to conduct two helically wound armored or metal clad electrical cables through a single hole in an electrical junction box and secure it thereto. The duplex connector includes a housing wit... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6222133 | One-piece ceramic terminal insulator mounting arrangement There is disclosed a one-piece ceramic terminal suitable for use for mounting an electrical conductor in insulated relation to a supporting wall of a heating assembly. The ceramic insulator has a central block adapted to pass through a central portion of ... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6194661 | Duplex connector A duplex electrical connector having a housing and an insert in the housing that provides two inbound end apertures that conduct two armored cables to and through a single outbound end aperture. The duplex electrical connector incorporates snap in spring ... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6156979 | Bushing device and bushing assembly including it The invention concerns a bushing device (12) designed to be fitted through a hole in a wall including a body (20) and a cover (18) each adapted to be disposed on one side of the wall and rod and connection (14, 16) for connecting the body (20) and the cov... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6150613 | Power transformer and coupling means A power transformer is provided with a housing having a plurality of apertures for receipt of a bushing well of a bushing assembly. Each bushing assembly includes a bushing well adapted to be secure in one aperture of the power transformer, and a bushing ... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6140582 | Safety lock conduit connector A connector for facilitating the connection of electrical conduit or cable to junction box, which is fashioned from a single piece of material, and features a saddle member and rolled throat that are integral parts of the connector. These integrated featu... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6093891 | Telecommunications equipment enclosures having side swivel stubs An enclosure for telecommunications equipment has one or more swivel stubs extending from the sides of the enclosures. When enclosures are mounted stacked end to end on a wall, access to a swivel stub is not prevented by other enclosures, thereby allowing... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6051794 | Waterproofing member for wire harness connecting portion A waterproofing member for a wire harness connecting portion of a motor for driving a window regulator of a vehicle is constructed such that it includes an opening being provided at each axial direction end portion of the waterproofing member, a mounting ... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5977486 | Grommet assembly and method of attaching same to a vehicle A grommet assembly includes a main grommet body including first and second surfaces opposite one another. The first surface includes a sealing portion. A pivotable pressing member operatively associated with the main grommet body applies a pressing force ... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5866853 | Liquid-tight, strain-relief connector for connecting conduit and the like There is provided a strain-relief, liquid tight for connecting conduit or the like to a bulkhead such as an electrical box, with the connector having a body having front and rear portions, and a substantially hollow inner throughbore formed along a longit... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5831217 | Wire bundle sealing system having individual tubular segments gathered around the wire bundles and containing sealant A conventional feedthrough connector having a plurality of separate passages is secured in a hole in a bulkhead, followed by feeding separate wire bundles through the separate passages. Two potting dams are secured to the connector, one at each side of th... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5753863 | Sealing arrangement having an outer housing and an inner hyperbolic tube for sealing the inlet area of a lengthwise extending sustrate An arrangement for sealing the inlet area of a substrate extending lengthwise in a housing, preferably a communications cable in a sleeve, has the following features: a) a tube (3) in the form of an elastomer hyperboloid is placed on a cable and has plast... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5678866 | Corrosion resistant hub with elastomeric seal A corrosion resistant hub with a metal insert and an elastomeric outer shell forms a coupling to join a conduit to an enclosure. The metal insert which serves as a grounding mechanism for the conduit comprises internal threads, located near the conduit re... | 10/21/1997 |
