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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7439446 | Cable-routing device The invention relates to a cable-routing device including links that are open at the ends, joined together in pivoting fashion and can be angled-relative to each other in at least two directions, said links being arranged one behind the other in the longitudinal dir... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7408118 | Trunking and connecting means therefor A trunking section (50) is described and has a body (51) with sides (52a, 52b and 52c) which form a channel (54). Trunking section (50) also has an end portion (62) inserted into first end ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7385136 | Harness wire cover and harness wiring structure having the same Providing a harness wire cover flexible in 3-dimensional directions, a harness wire cover is structured by connecting a first connecting member and a second connecting member alternatively into one another where the first connecting member and the second connecting ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7361836 | Method and arrangement for a termination of an electrical cable A method of building a cable termination is provided. The termination has an outer insulator body, a substantially longitudinally extended interior member having the electrical cable to be terminated, having a conductor for carrying load, an insulating material fill... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7317160 | Cable or the like protection and guide device A cable or the like protection and guide device is disclosed in which inadvertent disconnection in a coupling portion of a side plate due to the repetition of flexional movements is avoided. Stress concentration is reduced in a flexion portion during restriction of ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7310948 | De-icer for suspended overhead lines A self-contained, line-mounted, automatic device for reducing and preventing ice deposits on a suspended line, such as a suspended overhead power line. ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7288718 | Separable electrical connector component for sending and receiving communication signals through underground power distribution lines An electrical connector component for sending and receiving communication signals through a power distribution line generally includes an internal conductor, an insulative housing surrounding the conductor and a signal filtering device having a medium-voltage end in... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7260891 | Connector overmold spacer A connector assembly includes a terminal crimped to an electrical conductor. The terminal is retained in a terminal area of a connector housing. A cable seal is positioned within an opening of the connector housing that leads to the terminal area. A spacer at a rear... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7253362 | Closure with wrapped cable A closure housing includes a plurality of housings. At least one of the housings is a concave housing with an open face. At least one layer, such as for example an elastomeric film, surrounds one or more cables to define one or more wrapped cables. A portion of each... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7216719 | Field weldable connections An apparatus includes a weld coupling and a thermal insulator. The weld coupling is adapted to be welded to an outer housing of a first cable segment to couple the first cable segment to a second cable segment. The thermal insulator is adapted to prevent thermal dam... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7188642 | Low-friction pull tape A pull tape for facilitating positioning of elongated items within a protective sleeve is disclosed. The pull tape is woven of filamentary members preferably using a twill or satin weave that allows floats to form on the surface of the tape that reduce friction betw... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7176375 | Cable or the like protection and guide device A cable or the like protection and guide device is provided which can flexibly follow the movement of a cable or the like, which generates a difference of a flexion arc portion between the flexion inner circumferential side and the outer circumferential side in a ca... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7164100 | High-frequency de-icing of cableways High-frequency AC voltage with a frequency in a range of from 60 to 100 kHz supplied from a power source at 3 to 15 kV is applied to an electrical conductor within about 30 cm of a cableway. The high-frequency AC voltage generates an alternating electric field. Capa... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7119273 | Cables or the like protection and guide device A cable or the like protection and guide device is provided in which a partitioning shelf plate member can be easily attached and detached and the damage of the cover of the cables or the like and the dropping of the shelf plate member can be prevented. In a cables ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7097495 | System and methods for connecting electrical components The present disclosure is directed to methods and devices that use a contact interface for establishing an electrical connection with an electrical component. In certain exemplary embodiments, the contact interface of a device includes at least one loading fiber and... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7094064 | Multiple-contact woven electrical switches The present disclosure is directed to electrical switches that utilize conductors that are woven onto loading fibers and a mating conductor that has a contact mating surface. Each conductor has at least one contact point. The loading fibers are capable of delivering... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7083427 | Woven multiple-contact connectors A multiple-contact woven connector comprising at least one conductor woven onto a plurality of loading fibers. Each conductor has at least one contact point. The loading fibers are capable of delivering a contact force at the contact points of the conductors. The co... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7036223 | Cabling method A cabling method especially for installing thick electric cables (1) for connection to electric devices (8), in which method the cables (1) are brought to a cabling space (3), fitted and supported in place, cut and stripped at necessary l... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7017432 | Hydraulic and electric umbilical connection for an inspection vehicle for inspecting a liquid-filled tank An umbilical connection for use in a hazardous environment like a floating roof storage tank has one or more hydraulic hoses, one or more electrical cables or a combination thereof. Each hydraulic hose has a static dissipative and abrasion resistant covering. Each e... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7004133 | Wire harness assembly for producing high visibility glow in automobiles A wire harness assembly for producing a high visibility glow within an automobile vehicle having an ignition coil, a pair of spark plugs, a distribution panel, and a power adapter. The distribution panel has terminals and is connected in series between the ignition ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6957720 | Self-lubrication cable assemblies A self-lubrication cable assembly includes a cable with a sheath mounted thereto and an end cap is connected to an end of the sheath. The end cap has a chamber defined therein and a plurality of lubrication rings are received in the chamber and mounted to the cable ... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6951465 | Multiple-contact woven power connectors Multiple-contact woven power connectors are provided that have at least a first set of loading fibers and at least a first set of conductors. When woven onto a set of loading fibers, the conductors define a space. The loading fibers are capable of delivering contact... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6945790 | Multiple-contact cable connector assemblies The present disclosure is directed to electrical cable connector assemblies that have a woven connector element and a cable subassembly. The woven connector element utilizes loading fibers and conductors. Each conductor has at least one contact point. The conductors... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6924432 | Firewall damper for sleeves having data transmission lines A firewall damper fitting for data transmission lines having a damper body and a vertically sliding cover plate. The cover plate and the damper body having protruding lip portions which allow removable access to data lines while providing an effective damper which r... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6919512 | Field weldable connections The present invention provides a field weldable connection. In one embodiment, the field weldable connection is a downhole connector assembly for sealingly attaching a first and a second segment of a control line. The control line has an outer housing that encapsula... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6880862 | Conductive tubular insert for a fuel transport system, and method A conductive tubular connector insert for use in a fuel conveying system to couple a first conductive polymeric tubular member to a second conductive polymeric tubular member such that electrical conductivity is insured in the system as described. The conductive tub... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6759595 | Outdoor termination for a high voltage cable The present invention relates to an outdoor termination for a high voltage cable, comprising an insulator body for receiving the high voltage cable; a filling compound provided within the insulator body and filling at least a portion of the space between the insulat... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6671440 | Conduit insert for optical fiber cable A flexible innerduct structure is configured to contain a cable within a conduit. The innerduct structure includes a pair of adjacent strip-shaped layers of flexible material that are joined along their longitudinal edges to define a channel through which... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6621276 | Termination assembly for power cable testing and methods for its use A cable termination assembly for testing the quality of insulation surrounding a power cable has one termination design to fit a large range of cable constructions, does not require different insulation shield cut-back distances, provides a secure electri... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6618774 | Computer signal transmission system A system for transmitting electrical signals between a computer and peripherals along a twisted pair cable. The system includes a computer interface, a peripheral interface and a twisted pair cable in communication between the computer interface and the p... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6459037 | Line guiding arrangement for supporting energy lines A line guiding arrangement for supporting at least one energy line, which is composed of a generally rectangular line receiving channel 1 that includes a base wall portion 2, a cover portion 3, and side wall portions 4, 5. The line receiving channel 1 is ... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6341405 | Clamp A clamp that is locked to a body panel by inserting a flexible locking blade portion thereof into an installing hole and utilizing a return of the locking blade portion to an original state thereof when the locking blade portion exceeds the installing hol... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6254041 | Cable conduit Cable conduit comprising a section of U-shape cross-section, with a base and two wings, the base having U-shape cut-outs each bounding a tongue. One of the tongues is folded back on the base so as to leave free a cable passage opening which enables a cabl... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6169160 | Cable protectant compositions Substrates that are moisture-sensitive and/or corrosion-sensitive, such as electrical components found in fiber optic cables, copper wires, terminal blocks, connections and junctions, are protected from moisture and/or corrosion with a protectant composit... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6100467 | Water cooled kickless electrical cable A water cooled kickless electrical cable includes a plurality of electrical conductors. A first terminal half includes a first wire pocket hole and a fluid port disposed in fluid communication with the first wire pocket hole. A first crimp tube disposed w... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5780770 | Fluid cooled electrical conductor assembly The invention is directed to a fluid cooled electrical conductor assembly. The fluid cooled electrical conductor assembly includes a terminal having an open end and a fluid passage in communication with the open end. A sleeve is at least partially receive... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5736670 | Flexible gas tight electrical connection for generators A flexible, gas tight electrical coupling for a gas cooled electrodynamic system such as an electrical generator includes a first connector element that is in communication with a first combined coolant and electrical path and has a first passage defined ... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5612508 | Flexible jumper and method of making A flexible jumper is made by arranging a series of stranded conductors around a hollow core, placing a sleeve over the ends of the arranged conductors and then crimping the sleeve and conductors to provide a more dense conductor annulus between the sleeve... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5508475 | Termination apparatus for conduit, cable, and braided bundle This invention involves an apparatus for terminating conduit, cable, and braided bundle in which the termination is accomplished with an interference fit between a collar and an end fitting. Once assembled, the conduit, cable, or braided bundle is compres... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5496968 | Shielded cable connecting terminal A shielded cable connecting terminal includes a conductor, a cable sheath insulating the conductor, and a conductive braid wound around the cable sheath. The terminal further comprises: a terminal body having an electrically connecting portion connectable... | 03/05/1996 |
