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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8053670 | Apparatus for an electrical equipment enclosure with tubular weatherproofing of electrical connections An apparatus for an electrical equipment enclosure with tubular weatherproofing of electrical connections is disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, one or more weatherproofing tubes attached to the lid incorporating one or more conduits are configured to ser... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8053669 | Power distribution systems and associated methods Various embodiments of the present invention relate to power distribution systems and associated methods. In specific examples, the present invention may be applied to use in a vehicle (e.g., an automobile; a truck; a boat; an airplane; a helicopter; a military vehi... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8008576 | Energy distribution system An energy distribution system (2) is provided having a metering box (6) having a housing portion (14) and a cover (16), the cover being lockable to the metering box. An energy meter (32) is provided in the metering box with a first... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7897871 | Junction box with integrated connectors for electrical wiring A junction box for electrical wiring includes one or more wiring connectors non-removably pre-mounted to side panels thereof. A variety of different connector types for supporting a variety of different types of electrical cables and wiring conduits may be provided ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7807924 | Power post A power post includes of a vertically disposed post member having a lower end which is embedded in the ground and which has one or more of the following mounted in the front portion thereof: an electrical receptacle, a water-proof speaker, and/or an Ethernet recepta... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7518062 | Hole seal for enclosure A hole seal for an enclosure includes a body having a threaded portion, and a nut having an inner threaded portion to receive the threaded portion of the body, the nut including a first outer flange having first diameter and a second outer flange having a second dia... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7485806 | Electrical connector for flexible cable An electrical connector for connecting flexible metal conduit, armored cable, or metal-clad cable to a panel or junction box. The connector includes a connector body having a tubular nose portion on the leading end and a clamping arrangement on the trailing end. The... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7435901 | Cord management device A cord management device (100) includes: a receptacle (110) defining an interior space (120) and including: (a) a stationary portion (111); and (c) a cord management feature (113) coupled to the stationary portion, the cord managem... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7425677 | Closed electrical enclosure An electrical enclosure includes a body, a face, an outer junction, an inner junction, and a pass-through. The body has an inner surface and an outer surface that are separated without an opening. The outer junction is adjacent the outer surface of the body. The inn... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7420119 | Subterranean electrical hub An exemplary subterranean hub for an outdoor system for distributing electrical power to a plurality of fixtures is provided, the hub having a body, a plurality of electrical connectors disposed on the body and adapted to accept mating connectors from a correspondin... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7413472 | Electronic apparatus including enclosure having opening for connector A wall stands upright from the surface of the bottom plate in the vertical direction in an electronic apparatus. An opening is defined in the wall. A connector defines a cylindrical portion located in the opening to receive a plug. A rib stands upright from the surf... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7406241 | Methods and devices for the installation of the fiber optic cable to a house or other building structure Methods and devices for the installation of a fiber optic cable to a house or other building structure are provided. The method may include identifying a preferred location of a customer through an indication left by the customer either on the interior side or exter... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7400493 | Circuit breaking link status detection and reporting circuit Certain embodiments provide a circuit breaking link status and reporting system. The system includes a power source and a circuit breaking link in communication therewith. An electrical outlet is in interruptible power supply communication with the circuit breaking ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7394021 | Rotatable liquid-tight conduit connector assembly The conduit assembly includes two mateable generally cylindrical conduit connector bodies with a longitudinal internal bore extending therethrough. The connector bodies include a locking surface for joining and retaining the bodies together at a desired angle. One c... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7367121 | Electrical wiring method An electrical box is mounted on a wall stud, and a wiring panel is installed within the electrical box so as to partition the interior of the electrical box into a user inaccessible wiring compartment and a user accessible module compartment. A protective cover is a... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365964 | Modular power distribution unit, module for the power distribution unit, and method of using the same A modular power distribution unit (PDU) for supplying electric power to attached equipment in environments such as data centers, computer rooms, and communication centers, where power requirements for attached equipment may vary. The power distribution unit includes... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7357672 | Connector for coaxial cable and method An electrical connector is mounted on a coaxial cable. An electrical connection with the outer conductor of the cable is formed by compressing an elastomer body surrounding the end of the cable and pressing the body inwardly against the cable to hold a conductive me... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7358438 | Sandwich housing for an antenna amplifier An antenna amplifier has its printed circuit board clamped between upper and lower housing parts which have peripheral edges raised to engage the periphery of the circuit board between them. A recess in the housing part can clear a plug connector on the circuit boar... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7358439 | Adjustable scalable rack power system and method Systems and method for installing computer equipment and power distribution equipment in facilities is provided. In one aspect, the present invention provides a power distribution rack, and uninterruptible power supply rack and a plurality of equipment racks. A plur... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7355848 | System and method for removing heat from a subscriber optical interface A system and method removes heat from an enclosure or housing of a subscriber optical interface. When a subscriber optical interface housing is attached to a structure such that a partially enclosed volume of space remains between the structure and the subscriber op... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351911 | Connection box An connection box includes a circuit board. The box includes a control board connected to the circuit board. The control board includes an insulation board. The box includes a radiative device mounted on the control board. The radiative device is spaced away from th... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349615 | Fiber optic housing assembly for fiber optic connections comprising pivotable portion There is provided a fiber optic housing assembly that includes a fiber optic interconnection portion and/or a splice portion. To provide the technician convenient access to the interconnection portion and/or the splice portion, the slidable shelf portion includes a ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7343078 | Patch panels with communications connectors that are rotatable about a vertical axis A patch panel configured for mounting to a network rack, includes: a frame including mounting features at opposite lateral ends for mounting the patch panel to the network rack; a bezel mounted to the patch panel, the bezel including a plurality of outlet apertures,... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338087 | Connector fitting A connector fitting for fixing a longitudinal body, for example, a cable, a hose, a pipe, a corrugated hose to a wall opening. The connector fitting includes a chuck, which penetrates the opening and includes slits that extend in an axial direction. The chuck is rad... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7329017 | Parabolic reflector protective insert The present invention involves a method and apparatus of protecting a lighting element within a parabolic reflective housing. The apparatus involves a lighting element-protective member for use in within a light reflector housing cavity wherein lighting element prot... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7323637 | Electrical box roller to facilitate wire pulling A roller is provided in combination with an electrical junction box to facilitate pulling of wires through the box. The roller has a spring mounted plunger on one end adapted to be received within a pre-existing hole in a side wall of the box, and a press-fit stud o... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7314205 | System and method for mounting a breaker panel to a pole Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system that can comprise one or more brackets adapted to be coupled to a panel. The bracket can define a collar adapted to slideably couple the panel to a pole. The bracket can be adapted to restrain rotational motion of t... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7285721 | Modular terminal device The present invention includes a modular electrical device for use in an electric circuit. The modular electrical device includes a wall plate defining a first opening, and a housing configured to be disposed within the first opening. The housing is configured to ac... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7279633 | Apparatus for providing an electrical wiring hub An apparatus for an electrical wiring hub is provided. The electrical wiring hub includes: a hub housing, configured to receive a plurality of wires; a plurality of conductor rings, configured to conduct electrical current from one of the plurality of wires to anoth... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7273985 | Split cable seal A cable seal and an enclosure including a cable seal. The cable seal provides a seal around a cable entering the enclosure and also seals against the enclosure. The enclosure can be replaced about the cable without the end of the cable passing through the cable seal... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7268998 | Ganged outlet power distribution apparatus A power distribution unit is provided that may be used to distribute power to a plurality of electronic devices. The power distribution unit may have one or more outlet gangs with integral components providing a plurality of individual power outlets. Each outlet gan... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267138 | Manifold cabinet A manifold cabinet includes an enclosure having a back wall, a top wall, a pair of side walls, at least two partition walls, a center opening and at least two outside edge openings. The partition walls have a plurality of openings and are attached within the enclosu... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7265289 | Electronic module An electronic module (1) for connection of sensors or actuators to a bus line, with an electronic unit, with several jacks (3) for connection of electrical lines (4), and with one jack (5) and one plug (6) for connection of two bus... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7255234 | Low profile support system for device rack-mounting A rack-mount storage system comprises an equipment cabinet that defines at least one device opening therein. A first device sized to be received by the first device opening defines a first mounting pathway therein. The first device has a chassis that is sized to rec... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7252519 | Electrical connector box An electrical connector box having a thin cross section by positioning the fuse receptacle and connector receptacles to the lateral sides of the case. An internal circuit block is located over the lower case; a relay module, on which multiple relays are installed on... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7249956 | Electric connection box An electric connection box includes a first cover and a second cover each having connector mounting portions, a first wiring board and a second wiring board which are mounted in a stacked manner between the first and second covers, a plurality of press-contacting te... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7247045 | Modular connection assembly The modular connection assembly comprises a connector (4) made of insulating material, a conductor connecting bridge (10) and a fixing and contact member (9); the connector (4) has side socket members (5) to relate to similar units... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7247799 | Cord management device and method of manufacturing same A cord management device includes a receptacle (110, 210) defining an interior space (120, 220) capable of containing a power strip (140, 240). The receptacle includes a stationary portion (111, 211) and a cover (115, 215) attached... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7234970 | Smart card connector with fraud protection A smart card connector with signal blade contacts having signal tails (34a) lying at the rear end of the connector frame, and with the connector being provided with a shield structure (110) that prevents a person from fraudulently contacting the... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7229050 | Raceway system A component support system includes a first vertical support unit, a second vertical support unit and a raceway system between the first vertical support unit and the second vertical support unit. The raceway system includes at least one floor and at least one divid... | 06/12/2007 |
