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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7397003 | Modular sealed portable digital electronic controller An electronic digital controller, such as a load cell indicator, is disclosed in which a number of components, such as a circuit board, display, and keypad are placed within an enclosure, and the enclosure is bonded closed, such as using an adhesive, to render the e... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7371130 | Coaxial cable covering A coaxial cable covering apparatus includes a plate that has a first side, a second side and a peripheral edge. The plate has at least one mounting opening extending therethrough. A flange is attached to and is coextensive with the peripheral edge. The flange is ang... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7307847 | Pluggable video module The device includes a housing, a locking and release mechanism, an electrical connector, an optical connector, and pathological circuitry. The housing has a top, a bottom, a front, and a back. The locking and release mechanism is attached to the housing. The electri... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7002084 | Modular sealed portable digital electronic controller An electronic digital controller, such as a load cell indicator, is disclosed in which a number of components, such as a circuit board, display, and keypad are placed within an enclosure, and the enclosure is bonded closed, such as using an adhesive, to render the e... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6894219 | Surface mount cable television jack The cable television (CATV) jack is a surface mount jack and provides an aesthetically pleasing device for routing communications cables. An extra length of cable may be stored inside the jack, and there are multiple ports on the surfaces of the jack to provide seve... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6531810 | Electric load The electric load comprises a carrier plate (1) of a synthetic resin material, at a first side (2) of which, synthetic resin projections (30) are present, which serve as a means for coupling the electric load to a holder. The projections (30) have a leg (... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6307749 | Overmolded electronic module with underfilled surface-mount components An overmolded electronic module and a method for forming the module. The method entails both overmolding a circuit board and underfilling one or more surface-mount circuit devices physically and electrically connected to the board with solder bump connect... | 10/23/2001 |
| 5280412 | Thermal/electrical feedthrough seal A microwave circuit has an electrical prong for external circuit connection, a ground and a dipole antenna. A circuit board supports the microwave circuit. A heat sink is mounted on the circuit board and has high thermal and electrical conductivity for co... | 01/18/1994 |
| 4891469 | Piezoelectric resonator housing for surface mounting A box-like or sleeve-like piezoelectric resonator housing which can be sealed hermetically having connection conductors suitable for surface mounting, consisting of two housing parts which can be connected together, connection conductors being led through... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4494822 | Overhead electric and optical transmission systems In an inexpensive and simple method of effecting a joint between two overhead electric conductors incorporating optical fibres or between an overhead electric conductor incorporating an optical fibre and an optical cable extending to a sub-station or othe... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4160186 | Closure structure of electric discharge tubes Electric discharge tube having a hollow cylindrical bulb formed either of a ceramic material or from sapphire having first and second open ends. First and second end caps or closure members are fitted over the ends to form capillary action passages betwee... | 07/03/1979 |