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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7671274 | Electric power cable fixing apparatus for an insulator An apparatus fixing a power cable to an insulator, which clamps the head of the insulator to fix the power cable to an insulator head, easily and firmly. To this end, the apparatus includes a main body formed with a vertical through bolt hole in the center, with a s... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7586036 | Wire basket pathway system A pedestal bracket assembly includes a support clamp and a support plate attached to the support clamp. The support clamp is capable of engagement with a vertical support member in a fixed manner. The support plate has an opening formed therein and is adapted for en... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7392585 | Method for electrically and mechanically connecting and disconnecting a power line The present invention provides an apparatus for connecting two pairs of conductors and one pair of ground wires and for allowing separation of the same upon the application of a tensional force upon at least one of the conductors or ground wires. The apparatus compr... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7367534 | Drop wire clamp A compression-type drop wire clamp that avoids damaging a signal carrying portion of a cable by applying a compressive force primarily to a support portion of a cable is disclosed herein. A plurality of holes may be included in a compression portion of the clamp to ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364323 | Pool light mounting system A pool light mounting system includes a circular band formed of resilient material. The band has first and second adjusting brackets at either end. The brackets have substantially planar surfaces located orthogonally to the band. The planar surfaces have first and s... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7328724 | Corrosion-inhibiting liner for a pipe support A corrosion inhibiting liner for a pipe support includes a flexible mat containing spaced-apart slots; and a cylindrically-curved buffer in tight engagement with the mat in each slot, wherein the cylindrically-curved buffer is made of a non-metallic, non-elastomer m... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7324344 | Techniques for attaching a heatsink to a circuit board using anchors which install from an underside of the circuit board A heatsink attachment assembly includes a first anchor, a second anchor and a heatsink clip. The first anchor is configured to insert into a first hole in a circuit board in an upward direction from an underside of the circuit board toward a topside of the circuit b... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320448 | Pipe clip The invention relates to a pipe clip 1 for mounting pipes and the like, comprising a suspendable upper part 2 and a U-shaped lower part 3, the ends of which can be connected to upper part 2 by means of fastening elements and in which a pi... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7321493 | Techniques for attaching a heatsink to a circuit board using anchors which install from an underside of the circuit board An improved heatsink attachment assembly includes a first anchor configured to secure to a first location of the circuit board, and a second anchor configured to secure to a second location of the circuit board. Each anchor includes legs having looped end portions c... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7304861 | Cable clamp An object of the present invention is to provide a cable clamp which can be installed on a printed wiring board automatically without forming a through hole in the printed wiring board. A cable clamp (1), which is installed on a printed wiring board (20 | 12/04/2007 |
| 7290805 | Pipe clip A pipe clip includes upper and lower clip members that are pivoted at one end and form upper and lower slots with a locking bar fixed in the lower slot. The upper and lower clip members form upper and lower grooves for receiving and thus engaging flanges of pipe sec... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7289324 | Heat dissipation device having power wires fixture A wire fixture (27) is for fastening power wires (246) of a heat-dissipating fan (24) to a supporting surface of a heat dissipation device (20). The heat dissipation device is for dissipating heat from a heat-generating electronic compone... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7258304 | Cushioned grounding clamp The present invention is directed toward clamping apparatus and methods for holding an item to an electrically conductive structure. In one embodiment, the clamp includes a strap, a fastener, a cushion, and a conductive material. The strap provides the structural st... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7256356 | Apparatus and method for coupling a module assembly in a housing An assembly, such as a sensor assembly, includes an optional housing having an inner surface and an outer surface where the housing includes housing connecting features. The assembly further includes a module assembly with at least one resilient member, and an elong... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7234669 | Clamp A compression-type drop wire clamp assembly for use in suspending and directing cables and wires relative to supporting structures, such as a poles or buildings, is provided. More specifically, the improved drop wire clamp assembly is designed for use in suspending ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7170002 | Conduit junction with internal earth A junction for joining a first section of conduit to a second section of conduit is described. The junction has a body, which has a first connecting portion for connecting a respective first section of conduit to said body and has a second connecting portion for con... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7164079 | Preferential separable overhead electric service drop and associated method An overhead service drop extending between a utility pole and a customer location includes at least one power conductor, a neutral conductor messenger supporting itself and the power conductor, and a separable power connector between the power conductor and a corres... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7162790 | Fastener and method for supporting elongated material A fastener for mounting elongated material, such as cables and wires, to a supporting structure includes a major body portion having an aperture for receiving elongated materials of various dimensions, and at least one anchor bore through which an anchor is inserted... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7156692 | Eye grounding controller A lifting and anti torque lifting means to be attached to a clamp or other end termination of a temporary conductor. In power distribution services the most common use of such a temporary conductor is a grounding set which is used to provide a conductive path betwee... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7138579 | Flexible grounding strip A flexible grounding strip includes an electrically conductive strip having an elongated base, opposite sides of which extend to respective flanges spaced from the base. Each flange extends from one side of the base and terminates at an edge generally facing the opp... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7108254 | Rubber mount for supporting a profile rod The invention is directed to a rubber mount for supporting a profile rod, and more particularly to a rubber mount for supporting a stabilizer of an automobile. It is the object of the invention to provide a mount of the aforedescribed type that can be installed on t... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7078621 | Grounding system for floating roofs in flammable storage tanks Lightning at or near the site of an oil storage tank can cause a charge build up in the tank. This charge must be discharged to ground at rapid speeds to prevent arcing, sparks and fire. The tank has a metal floating roof which can be used to discharge the charge to... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7049507 | Aerial cable installation and aerial cable suspension device therefor An aerial cable installation having an aerial cable suspended from a suspension point through a suspension device. This device has a clamp having two saddle members engaging the cable on diametrically opposite sides thereof and a plurality of nut and bolt assemblies... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7029316 | Eye grounding controller A lifting and anti torque bracket to-be-attached to a clamp or other end termination of a temporary conductor In power distribution services the most common use of such a temporary conductor is a grounding set which is used to provide a conductive path between power... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7029293 | Ground block connector A ground block connector is provided by forming a slot in a protrusion of a housing for an electrical device. A compression bolt is screwed into a threaded hole in the protrusion into the slot, for captively retaining a U-shaped compression electrical contact in the... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6972369 | Flexible grounding strip A flexible grounding strip includes elongated electrically conductive strip having a base extending between spaced, opposed sidewalls. At least one of the sidewalls has a flange spaced from the base and extending towards the opposed sidewall. Each of the sidewalls h... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6953897 | Device and method for clamping and grounding a cable A device and method for clamping and grounding a cable, includes a conductive cable clamp. The clamp is adapted to clamp and conductively engage a periphery of a conductive shield of the cable. In one aspect of the invention, the cable clamp includes a first conduct... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6951984 | Cable bushing through a shielding wall Contact-making and attachment structures for a cable bushing through an opening in a shielding wall are arranged on two mutually opposite opening edges, to make contact with and attach a cable to be passed through, on the two opposite opening edges. The opening is t... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6943299 | Electroconductive pipe or cable clamp This invention relates to a device (2) for establishing an electroconductive contact with an especially elongated, for example substantially cylindrical body, for example a pipe or a cable. The inventive device comprises a base body (4) that consists a... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6943291 | Clamp for a vibration damper and method of installing same A clamp (40) for attaching a vibration damper to an energized suspended conductor (98) includes a base (42) having a first clamp member (46) with first and second extension sections (50, 52). The clamp (40) further includes ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6933442 | Methods and apparatus to secure a ground strap assembly to an electrically conductive member A grounding connector having at least a first layer and a second layer. A conductor, such as a grounding wire, is secured between the first layer and the second layer. The first and second layers are made of a material with the same or similar galvanic potentials as... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6924437 | Techniques for coupling an object to a circuit board using a surface mount coupling device A circuit board assembly includes a circuit board which defines circuit board pads, a set of surface mount electronic components soldered to a first set of the circuit board pads using a surface mount soldering process, and a set of surface mount coupling devices so... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6910899 | Electrically conductive pipe or cable clip A device for forming an electrically conductive contact with an electrically conductive component of an elongated body is provided. The device includes a base structure for disposition on the body to be contacted, and a separate contact element for contacting the bo... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6864422 | Electrical isolation of an electronic device A clip includes an integral u-shaped body of insulating material including two parallel fingers joined by a spine to define a gap between the fingers. The fingers have respective holes each sized to receive a screw, the holes being coaxial. At least one of the finge... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6823631 | Animal guard installation bracket The present invention is a device for use to install and remove animal guards from bushings, surge arresters and insulators on electrical equipment. The device attaches one end to the receiving end of an animal guard and the opposite end to a telescope stick, hot st... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6787699 | Grounding plate and telecommunications module including a grounding plate and telecommunications rack mounting system including a module A grounding plate (10) includes the following features: said grounding plate (10) includes in its rear portion at least one contact section (18) integrally formed with said grounding plate (10) for contacting a telecommunications rack-mou... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6727430 | Methods and apparatus to secure a ground strap assembly to an electrically conductive member Methods and apparatus to secure a ground strap assembly to an electrically conductive member are disclosed. In a disclosed example, a ground strap assembly includes a bendable ground strap, and a grounding clip having at least one flange located to substantially pre... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6706970 | Strain relief for electrical cable A cable strain relief is provided that includes a cable retention member and a cable support member matable with one another. The cable retention member has a retention body and at least one ribbed arm. The cable retention member also includes a cable grip configure... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6686542 | Cable clamp A cable clamp used for automatic processing and assembly of cables includes a base, a pair of clamping arms and a locking piece. The base defines receiving recesses in longitudinal two ends thereof. Each clamping arm includes a pivotable section at one en... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6683251 | Pressure plate for switch or receptacle A pressure plate for an electrical device includes at least one internal standoff, at least one outboard standoff, and an anti-rotation leg. The internal and outboard standoffs prevent overtightening of the terminal screw. The anti-rotation leg preserves ... | 01/27/2004 |
