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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7431599 | Shrinkable multiple bore connection system The present invention relates to a cable termination system for connection of a cylindrical member, such as a cable, within a housing containing multiple bores. One or more bores of the housing are held in a radially expanded state by one or more retaining devices. ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7351369 | Molded twist-on wire connector A wire connector wherein the wire engaging core and electrically insulated housing are molded with an exterior surface of a molded wire engaging core used as a mold surface as the electrically insulated housing is molded around the wire engaging core to provide a wi... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7351908 | Electrical power cable adaptor and method of use An adaptor for controlling electrical stress in an electrical power cable includes a longitudinal insulative member and a semi-conductive member in contacting engagement with an end of the insulative member. A portion of the insulative member overlays a portion of t... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7342176 | Method for joining core member and gripper in polymer insulator, and polymer insulator A method for joining a core member and grippers in a polymer insulator including a core member, an outer sheath comprised of a body and caps, which are provided around the core member, and the grippers provided on both ends of the core member, comprising (a) providi... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7304242 | Shrinkable closure A tubular housing is provided having an open face and a circumferential perimeter portion adjacent the open face of the housing. An elastomeric film can be mounted on the circumferential perimeter portion of the tubular housing across the open face of the tubular ho... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7299548 | Method of waterproof of electric cable joint Sealing material is injected into a cap receiving an electric cable joint without remaining air bubbles. The cap has an opening at both ends and receives the joint, the electric cable being in the upper side and the joint being in the lower side. The sealing materia... | 11/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7232953 | Insulation cap and joined electrical wire using the same An insulation cap of a wire joint of a joined electrical wire, the insulation cap including a cap main body for receiving the wire joint being formed by joining cores of a plurality of covered wires and an electro-conductive sleeve, and a flexible fastener provided ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7216678 | Self-curling sleeve A substrate including a plurality of monofilaments, or a combination of monofilaments and multi-filament yarns oriented in perpendicular directions, has a tendency to curl around a central space. When all monofilaments are used, the monofilaments along one direction... | 05/15/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7160146 | Connector insulating boot for different sized conductors and associated methods An electrical connector may include a conductive body having a conductor receiving passageway therein to receive the conductor of a cable end. The conductive body may also have a fastener receiving passageway intersecting the conductor receiving passageway, and a fa... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7128603 | Sealed coaxial cable connector and related method A connector is provided for coupling an end of a coaxial cable to a terminal. The connector includes a coupler having an annnular collar, a body member, one end of which includes a deformable lip inserted with elastic deformation through the collar opening, and a po... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7114727 | Seal assembly and method of forming seal A seal assembly comprising an elastomeric gland having insert openings and fastener openings. Elastomeric inserts are removably disposed in the gland insert openings. The inserts have removable portions to form cable openings. Cable(s) can be placed in the cable ope... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7112745 | Protector cover for terminal group A protector cover that protects multiple collected wire terminal group splices while reducing the space occupied by the wire harness by locating the protector cover on the wire harness. The protector cover encloses solder joined terminal group splices formed at the ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7108548 | Sealed coaxial cable connector A connector is provided for coupling an end of a coaxial cable to a terminal, such as a cable terminal, a terminal for coupling to another connector, and the like The connector includes a coupler, such as a nut, having a receiving port for engaging the terminal. The... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7086150 | Method of making twist-on connector A connector with a dip-molded housing and a method for forming a twist-on wire connector with a dip-molded housing. To dip-mold a covering or housing on a twist-on wire connector either a mandrel carrying a twist-on wire coil, a mandrel having the a shape of a spira... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7074077 | Connection cap and cable connection method utilizing same A connection cap that includes a rear end wall positioned at a rear end of the connection cap for confining a sealing uncured resin, an opening positioned at a forward end of the connection cap for inserting a jointing portion of core wires of electrical cables, and... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7064274 | Applicator and method of application for snap wrap marker An applicator and method of application for a snap wrap marker which may be operated in one embodiment from ground level by a workman with the applicator at the end of a long pole. The pre-coiled plastic marker (for example) is manually uncoiled and its ends positio... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7060904 | Cable connecting structure for electrical connector A cable connecting structure for connecting a cable including cable cores each having a core conductor and a core sheath to an electrical connector in which the leading end of the cable is peeled to expose the core conductors of the cable cores and the exposed core ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7055592 | Toroidal choke inductor for wireless communication and control An induction choke in a petroleum well where a voltage potential is developed across the choke to power and communicate with devices and sensors in the well. Preferably, the induction choke is a ferromagnetic material and acts as an impedance to a time-varying curre... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7044761 | Transparent insulating enclosure An enclosure formed from a first compartment and an identical second compartment to house an electrical connector. Each compartment has a main body that is defined by a first wall, a second wall and ends. The first wall of each compartment has an outer tab with at l... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7044776 | Wire connector An open-face electrical wire connector for forming an electrical connection to a wire connector lug wherein the wire connector lug, which is free of any sealant, is located in a portion of a housing that can be brought into engagement with another portion of a housi... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7038593 | Strip LED light assembly for motor vehicle A light emitting diode (LED) warning signal light, the warning signal light comprising a plurality of light sources constructed and arranged with a reflector or cullminator, the LED light source being in electrical communication with a controller and a power supply,... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7018136 | Method installing a duct, device for carrying out said method, and a tape-shape element for use with said method Method for installing a duct where an existing longitudinal member is present along a section over which the duct is to be installed. The longitudinal member is utilized as a guide for the duct. The tape-shaped element is closed around the longitudinal element throu... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6995681 | LED warning signal light and movable support A light emitting diode (LED) warning signal light, the warning signal light comprising an array of light sources configured on a light support and in electrical communication with a controller and a power supply, battery, or other electrical source. The warning sign... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6991484 | Shrinkable multiple bore connection system The present invention relates to a cable termination system for connection of a cylindrical member, such as a cable, within a housing containing multiple bores. One or more bores of the housing are held in a radially expanded state by one or more retaining devices. ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6979707 | High-permittivity rubber compounds and power cable members A high-permittivity rubber compound (MX) to be over 10, 15, or 20 in relative permittivity is produced by filling, to 100 weight parts of base material (M10), 300 or more, 400 or more, or 500 or more weight parts of barium titanate family material as powder (... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6969804 | Connector for securing protection device to cable A connector for securing a protective sleeve about an electrical cable portion of an electrical cable assembly. The connector is formed of heat-shrinkable tubing and is slipped over the cuff of the sleeve and a portion of an adjacent plug of the cable assembly. Upon... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6963031 | Sleeve assembly for receiving elongated items within a duct A sleeve assembly for receiving and protecting elongated items within a duct is disclosed. The sleeve assembly includes a plurality of separate and independent sleeves, each sleeve being woven from warp and weft filamentary members that form sidewalls surrounding an... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6955558 | Cable and apparatus interface security device A sealing assembly for a cable to apparatus interconnection formed bya plurality of shells adapted to mate together, surrounding the interconnection within an interconnection space. When mated together, the shells forming openings for the cable and the apparatus at ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6948976 | Cable and apparatus interface environmental seal A seal assembly adapted to seal around an interconnection between a cable and an apparatus. The seal assembly formed from two shell halves which join together around the interconnection that are sealed by a gasket against a connector body attached to the apparatus a... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6916200 | Sealed coaxial cable connector and related method A connector is provided for coupling an end of a coaxial cable to a terminal, such as a cable terminal, a terminal for coupling to another connector, and the like The connector includes a coupler, such as a nut, having a receiving port for engaging the terminal. The... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6911596 | Method for covering an article with a tubular cover member, tubular cover member and covered article A tubular cover member (2) for covering an article (5) is folded longitudinally in a corrugated form and covers the periphery of a cylindrical support (1) in an expanded condition. The tubular cover member (2) has an unfolded length excee... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6894225 | Through-fittings and below grade junction boxes equipped with same A through-fitting for a box or bulkhead contains a cavity which holds grease. When the through-fitting is tightened, grease from the cavity is automatically injected to seal the through-fitting. The through-fitting may be used in below-grade junction boxes. A juncti... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6894224 | Waterproof plug for waterproof connector A waterproof plug (10) for a waterproof connector includes a body (11) of a generally cylindrical shape. A wire (28) can be inserted into the body to be projected therefrom, and an outer peripheral surface (12) of the body can be press-co... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6864425 | Cable or the like protection and guide device An improved cable or the like protection and guide device in which static electricity can be surely escaped and the device can be produced at a reduced cost is disclosed. A cable or the like protection and guide device of the present invention includes a plurality o... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6774312 | Damped flexible protective sleeving A damped sleeve adapted to receive and protect elongated substrates is disclosed. The sleeve has a flexible, resilient support layer corrugated for added radial stiffness and bending flexibility. The support layer surrounds and defines an interior space for receivin... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6730849 | Through-fittings and below grade junction boxes equipped with same A through-fitting for a box or bulk head contains a cavity which holds grease. When the through-fitting is tightened, grease from the cavity is automatically injected to seal the through-fitting. The through-fitting may be used in below-grade junction boxes. A junct... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6706968 | Environmentally sealed wrap-around sleeves having a longitudinal sealant chamber Wrap-around cable sleeves are provided for environmentally sealing a cable section. The cable sleeves include a wrap-around body member of an electrically insulating material and have a longitudinally extending portion with a corrugated lateral cross-section. The lo... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6649839 | Strain relief device for sump pump alarm A sump pump has a float operated alarm switch mounted on the top end of the pump housing for activating an alarm when water rises above a normal operating level. The alarm is in a remote enclosure with the pump power plug so that plugging in the unit auto... | 11/18/2003 |
