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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8003887 | Connecting member A connecting member includes a cable configured for transmitting signals, a first resilient component located on a top surface of the cable, and a second resilient component located on a bottom surface of the cable, configured for being secured to the first resilien... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7956286 | Cable handling structure for linear axis, and substrate transfer device equipped with the same A cable handling structure for a linear axis includes a base member, a slide member capable of linearly sliding in parallel with the base member, and a cable guide configured to guide a cable extended from the base member to the slide member with the cable accommoda... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7807925 | Lead assembly with flexible portions and method therefor A lead assembly includes an outer insulative body, a conductor, and at least one electrode electrically coupled with the at least one conductor. The outer insulative body extends from a proximal end to a distal end and has an intermediate portion therebetween. A fle... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7592544 | Snag-free coiled cable assembly for a lift truck A cable assembly for a lift truck includes, in one exemplary embodiment, a transportation cable loosely housed in a self-retracting hose preformed to default to a coiled shape when no pressure is applied to elongate the self-retracting hose. The self-retracting hose... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7569772 | Cable management system An apparatus for managing cables and configured to attach to a side of an electronic device is disclosed. The apparatus has a first planar member which has a plurality of attach points that match a plurality of attach points on an electronic device. The first planar... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7473846 | Reversible cable support arm A cable support arm is provided. In one embodiment, the cable support arm includes first and second arm sections that are rotatably coupled one over the other at a hinge structure. In this embodiment, the first and second arm sections include attachment mechanisms c... | 01/06/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7408115 | Device having a sealing grommet for leads to pass through between vehicles parts that can move in relation to one another A sealing grommet for leads to pass through between vehicle parts that can move in relation to one another has two fixing devices for being sealed against an opening in the respective vehicle part and an elastic sealing bellows designed between the fixing devices. A... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7381898 | Electrical connection structure A power supply device for realizing an electrical connection structure includes a wire harness arranged to electrically connect a body with a sliding door and having both ends fixed thereto and a bendable middle portion. A slider is arranged to contact the middle po... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7365476 | Methods and systems for supporting acoustical transducers Apparatuses and methods related to transducer arrays are disclosed. In one embodiment, an acoustical system includes a substrate with a plurality of conductive paths. A plurality of acoustical transducers can be carried by the substrate and positioned to form an arr... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7359218 | Method and apparatus for cable management A cable management apparatus includes a first cable management member. A second cable management member is pivotally coupled to the first cable management member such that the first cable management member and the second cable management member are moveable between ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7344156 | Harness slack take-up structure for steering gear A harness slack take-up structure for a steering gear enables a harness case to be compact and the harness to be a standard round harness. The harness slack take-up structure employs a movable part and a fixed part to restrict the movement of the slack of the harnes... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7339116 | High performance data cable The present invention is for a high performance data cable which has an interior support or star separator. The star separator or interior support extends along the longitudinal length of the data cable. The star separator or interior support has a central region. A... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7306481 | Wiring harness excess length absorbing device A wiring harness excess length absorbing device includes a supporting portion that rotatably supports a straight part of a wire harness, and a pullout portion through which a pass-through portion of the wire harness is passed. The supporting portion and the pull out... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7304246 | Design for linear broadband low frequency cable Embodiments of the present invention describe a cable assembly comprising at least two conductors wherein the width of the cross-sectional profile of each said at least two conductors is substantially larger than the height wherein each conductor is in electric cont... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7281633 | Tool-less attachment bracket A system and method are described for tool-lessly attaching a rack slide assembly to a rack. A mounting bracket includes a bracket member with an interface end and an attachment end. The bracket member includes a locating hook extending from an upper portion of the ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7279638 | Harness structure for a sliding door A wiring harness is horizontally swingably arranged from the sliding door to a vehicle body. A resilient member arranged at the sliding door energizes the wiring harness toward the vehicle body when the sliding door is fully closed, and energizes to bend the wiring ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7265293 | Holdout devices and cover assemblies and methods incorporating the same The resilient sleeve member defines an axially extending inner passage. The holdout device includes a core mounted in the inner passage of the sleeve member. The core defines a core passage to receive the elongate substrate and has at least first and second sections... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7255640 | Cable and air management adapter system for enclosures housing electronic equipment The present invention provides a cable-air management adapter system (“CAMAS”) that addresses airflow, heat buildup and cable routing concerns in enclosures that house electronic equipment. The CAMAS allows users to work from a single frame to increase an enclos... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7243940 | Side airbag and method of folding A method and apparatus for providing a side airbag device for use in a vehicle, comprising: an inflatable cushion for deployment from an unexpanded state to an expanded state. The inflatable cushion is positioned behind a headliner of the vehicle in an un-inflated s... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7238883 | Lead assembly with flexible portions and method therefor A lead assembly includes an outer insulative body, a conductor, and at least one electrode electrically coupled with the at least one conductor. The outer insulative body extends from a proximal end to a distal end and has an intermediate portion therebetween. A fle... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7234410 | Buoyancy control systems for tubes A buoyancy control system for controlling the buoyancy of a tube may includes generally tubular length of buoyancy control material having a selected buoyancy characteristic. The length of buoyancy control material may be attached to a section of the length of the t... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7223111 | Electrical connector An electrical connector that has an array of conductors each having a contact point to make contact with a mating conductive surface. Upon engaging the contact points in a sliding manner with the mating surface, the conductors are displaced, which, in turn, tensions... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7211730 | Cable or the like protection and guide device An improved cable or the like protection and guide device in which even if curling, strain and the like exist in a side plate after molding, static electricity can escape and the device can be produced at a reduced cost. In a cable or the like protection and guide d... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7205481 | Stackable rack cable manager A cable manager includes a first cable management section having a plurality of open-ended, U-shaped troughs separated by fingers. A second cable management section has a plurality of open-ended, U-shaped troughs separated by fingers. The second cable management sec... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7202414 | Apparatus and method for manipulating a line such as a cable or cord Apparatus and method according to which a line extends through a sleeve so that a first amount of the line is disposed within the sleeve. After stretching and permitting the sleeve to retract, a second amount of the line is disposed within the sleeve, with the secon... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7202415 | Wire harness construction A wire harness is slidably arranged between a vehicle body and an opening/dosing member of the vehicle. A grommet is fitted onto one end of a wire harness, which is arranged in the opening/closing member and is pulled out toward the vehicle body. The grommet has a d... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200931 | Cable management bar and patch panel A cable management member for a telecommunications patch panel can include a horizontal cable bar including a first bar end and a second bar end, and a first side member with first and second ends. The first side member can be coupled to the first bar end, the secon... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7191989 | Hose holder A holder for storing ribbed vacuum cleaner hoses that includes a pair of support members mounted on a support, each support member having one or more ribs to engage the ribbed surface of the hose. The ribs include a lip that prevents displacement of the hose away fr... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7189924 | Rack-mount computer cable management arm A cable management system for a component mounted in a rack includes a cable management arm and a bracket. The cable management arm may include a rear link attached to the rack and a forward link coupled to the rear link. The bracket may be attached to the component... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7186137 | Coiled charging cable A cable for conducting electric current from a source receptacle to a load receptacle. The cable includes a primary cord including an electrical conductor with a first terminal end and a second terminal end, and a ground cord including an electrical conductor for es... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7184271 | Magnetic disk loading apparatus Provided is a magnetic disk loading apparatus making it easy to perform the work of replacing a magnetic disk unit or any other component with a new one or the work of maintaining or inspecting it, and accommodating a larger number of magnetic disk units. A magnetic... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7168576 | Tool-less cable management attachment bracket and method of use A cable management attachment bracket is disclosed that includes a bracket body with a first attachment tab, a second attachment, and a cable management assembly (CMA) connection point for hingedly connecting with a CMA. The first attachment tab extends from a front... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7170009 | Method of interfacing a remote wand to electronics control chassis A method is provided for interfacing a remote wand to its electronics control chassis by means of a coiled cable. The wand may consist of a sensor such as a light-sensitive detector, and the control electronics provide amplification and processing of the received li... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165634 | Method and apparatus for cementing drill strings in place for one pass drilling and completion of oil and gas wells The steel drill string attached to a drilling bit during typical rotary drilling operations used to drill oil and gas wells is used for a second purpose as the casing that is cemented in place during typical oil and gas well completions. Methods of operation are des... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7154042 | Electrical connector with snap fit retainer ring constructed to enhance the connection of the connector to an electrical box An electric connector assembly disclosing various embodiments, each of which includes a connector body having a frustro-conically shaped outlet end portion that converges toward the outlet opening and having a complementary frustro conically shaped retainer ring cir... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7152632 | Systems and methods for pipeline rehabilitation The present disclosure is directed to methods and systems for pipeline rehabilitation. The methods and systems disclosed herein permit the rehabilitation of long lengths of previously installed pipe and minimize the need for creating multiple access points to the pi... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7151223 | Snap fit electrical connector assembly with outer frustro conical retainer ring and internal unidirectional snap fit wire conductor retainer Various embodiments of electric connector assemblies, each of which includes a connector body having a frustro-conically shaped outlet end portion that converges toward the outlet opening with a complementary frustro-conically shaped external ring circumscribing the... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7149671 | Method and system for coordinate transformation to model radial flow near a singularity A method and system for predicting the behavior of a physical system are disclosed. One embodiment of the method of this invention comprises the steps of creating an equation in a first coordinate system to model an aspect of the physical system; applying a coordina... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7147068 | Methods and apparatus for cementing drill strings in place for one pass drilling and completion of oil and gas wells The steel drill string attached to a drilling bit during typical rotary drilling operations used to drill oil and gas wells is used for a second purpose as the casing that is cemented in place during typical oil and gas well completions. Methods of operation are des... | 12/12/2006 |
