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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7906729 | Repositionable insulator A repositionable insulator housing for an angle connector formed from first and second housing sections that are joined together. Each housing section has an exterior surface and a base portion that includes an end wall, a pair of opposing side walls and a back wall... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7414196 | Casing for RF filter An RF filter casing includes an internal frame, first and second interface ends connected to the frame, and a protective casing connected to the internal frame and to the first and second interface ends. The internal frame includes a support structure for multiple b... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7329141 | Method for shielding flat circuit body, shielded flat circuit body, and wiring harness A method of shielding a flat circuit body and a wiring harness including the shielded flat circuit body, the shielded flat circuit body of the wiring harness includes a FFC having insulator covering around a conductor, a shield film covering the FFC and a connecting... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7256345 | Cable and manufacturing method therefor A cable 1 is configured of connecting portions 12 on both ends for connecting to external connecting terminals and an intermediate portion 13. Each connecting portion 12 has electroconductive portions 14 for connecting with externa... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7251881 | Method of delivering geometric stress relief element to high voltage cable terminations A method for delivering a geometric type stress relief element to a terminated electrical cable is provided. The cable contains a conductor surrounded by at least one coaxial layer of insulator, semiconductor, grounded wires and cable jacket. First, the terminated c... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7180040 | Crimp splice for an electrical resistance heating cable An electrical resistance heating cable, including a resistance heating wire having a resistive conductor, an insulation at least partially surrounding said resistive conductor; and an end. A crimp connector is connected to the end. A thermally conductive sleeve at l... | 02/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7109422 | Polymer jacket tube and cable terminal connector employing the same A polymer jacket tube includes a conductor bar which has a conductor insertion hole at its lower end, a rigid insulation sleeve around the outer periphery of the conductor bar, and a polymer covering on the outer periphery of the insulation sleeve. The insulation sl... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7040002 | Method for terminating a conductor of a superconducting cable A method of terminating at least one conductor of a superconducting cable comprising a plurality of superconducting tapes, comprising the steps of associating an electrically conductive connector radially at the at least one conductor, embedding and end of the super... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7014502 | RF feedthrough coaxial connector for wireless communications in hazardous environments A coaxial feedthrough connector for connecting an RF signal through a wall in a hazardous environment and particularly to an antenna. The connector has a base with an axial passage. A coaxial transmission line extends through the passage and a nonconductive, prefera... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6905415 | Flexible element A flexible element, for example a flexible shaft, has a core (12) and a tubular sheathing (16) protecting the latter. Sleeve elements (20) surround the core and hold the tubular sheathing (16) between them. Different co-efficients of ther... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6875924 | Extendible flexible electrical conduit with conductors therein An extendible flexible electrical conduit with a telescoping section connected between two spiral gooseneck sections and having insulated electrical conductors extending through the conduit. The conductors are helically wound inside the inner tube of the telescoping... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6755240 | Cooling device for an electronic component and cooling system with such cooling devices A cooling device for an electronic component is specified, which is built up from a stack (1) of profiled plates (2a; 2b) lying on one another and connected to one another and, at the end of the stack, termination plates (3)... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6598293 | Connecting method of covered wire A connecting method of connecting covered wires with each other and recessed resinous tips used in the method are provided. In the method, it is executed at the first step to put a connecting part constituted by a shield wire and a ground wire between a f... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6555751 | Straight joint for cable The center component 18a around the connector 2 is made of an insulating material such as synthetic resin, and there is a middle flange 19 formed around its middle section that protrudes outward in the radial direction around its entire circumference. The... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6472600 | Connecting cord junction A power cable joint device includes at least one tubular rigid support element, a cold-shrinkable, pre-expanded sleeve, and a releasable means for immobilizing the at least one support element with respect to the pre-expanded sleeve. Most of an exterior s... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6265663 | Terminal for an electric cable In a terminal for a high-voltage electric cable the electric cable is terminated at a predetermined height from its entry into the terminal and the electric connection between the cable conductor the overhead line is obtained by a rigid conductor element.... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6147308 | Heating cable connector for railroad switch heating system A heating cable assembly includes a connector having a sleeve, and a heat-absorbing electrically conductive core member within the sleeve. The assembly also includes a heating cable having an electrical resistance heating wire extending from the core memb... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6143986 | Method and arrangement for easily repairing electrical harness for aircraft jet engine An enhanced electrical harness arrangement for an aircraft engine that is arranged to provide optimum protection of the electrical conductors from extreme thermal, EMI, vibration and chafing problems encountered in service. The harness arrangement provide... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6107573 | Watertight construction for ends of wires and method for forming the watertight construction A watertight construction is provided at ends of wires where a core convergent splice portion is formed. The construction includes a plurality of wires w which are tightened by taping or by a band at locations on the insulation coatings of the wires and n... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6027373 | Electrical connectors An electrical conductor terminating arrangement such as an electrical connector includes a contact-making element which makes good contact with an electrical conductor in response to axial pressure displacement over the contact-making element of a displac... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5900585 | Electrical interconnections A 15 kv cable joint is enclosed within two half shells filled with sealant material. Displacement or thermal expansion of the sealant is accommodated by various configurations of stress cones that have apertures or surfaces that are flexible and arranged ... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5804767 | Electrical interconnectors A 15 kv cable joint is enclosed within two half shells filled with sealant material. Displacement or thermal expansion of the sealant is accommodated by various configurations of stress cones that have apertures or surfaces that are flexible and arranged ... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5670747 | Apparatus for terminating and interconnecting rigid electrical cable and method Electrical termination and connector structures for electrical cable, and a penetrator for electrical power and/or signals through a pressure barrier, provide, in different embodiments, mechanical attachment to the cable and to individual conductors of a ... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5548088 | Electrical conductor terminating arrangements An electrical conductor terminating arrangement such as an electrical connector includes a contact-making element which makes good contact with an electrical conductor in response to axial pressure displacement over the contact-making element of a displac... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5498838 | Modular electrical contact assemblies A modular contact assembly including first and second members at opposed ends such as a wire barrel member (20) or a contact member (50,100) having either a socket contact section (62) or a pin contact section (108) at a mating end, and optionally an inte... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5486652 | Flexible jumper and method of making A flexible laminated jumper is formed from a stack of half hard tempered copper sheets. Contact plates are clamped to opposite sides of one end of the stack, such plates being provided with short stress relief sections away from the end of the stack. The ... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5478970 | Apparatus for terminating and interconnecting rigid electrical cable and method Electrical termination and connector structures for electrical cable, and a penetrator for electrical power and/or signals through a pressure barrier, provide, in different embodiments, mechanical attachment to the cable and to individual conductors of a ... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5416272 | Device for preventing insulation from shrinking back on a power cable having synthetic insulation A insulation-shrinkage prevention device for preventing insulation from shrinking back on a power cable which has synthetic insulation and which is to receive connection equipment on a "prepared" end of said cable, the device including a shouldered ring m... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5408047 | Transition joint for oil-filled cables A transition joint for sealing an electrical coaxial cable having an oil-impregnated or fluid filled layer. The transition joint has two primary elements, an electrically insulative elastomeric tube and a heat recoverable sleeve. In connecting a paper-ins... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5384431 | Joint assembly for power and signal coupling between relatively rotatable structures The present invention is a joint assembly for allowing relative rotational movement of a camera relative to a stationary base structure. The assembly has a first flexible member which allows the camera to pan the surrounding are and a second flexible memb... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5374784 | Transition joint for oil-filled cables A transition joint for sealing an electrical coaxial cable having an oil-impregnated or fluid filled layer. The transition joint has two primary elements, an electrically insulative elastomeric tube and a heat recoverable sleeve. In connecting a paper-ins... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5266742 | Longitudinal water-tight cable sleeve A cable sleeve which is longitudinally water tight, includes a sleeve head which is composed of an outside member having an inner cavity which expands conically from one end towards the other end and an inside member which is introduced in the cavity and ... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5234515 | Method of connecting two electrical conductors Interconnecting two insulation sheathed conductors in subsea environments is done using a subsea connector including a metal conductor splice pin arrangement and a splice insulation sleeve. A metal tube is placed over the splice insulation sleeve. The con... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5231249 | Insulated power cable There is provided an olefin resin composition for power cables which contains an olefin resin and m-(tert-butylperoxyisopropyl)-isopropylbenzene and/or p-(tert-butylperoxyisopropyl)-isopropylbenzene. A crosslinking agent of this resin composition is ... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5210378 | Joint assembly for power and signal coupling between relatively rotatable structures A joint assembly for allowing relative rotational movement of two structures. The joint assembly has a flexible member with a first surface facing a first direction and second surface facing a second opposite direction. The flexible member is typically a ... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5130495 | Cable terminator A cable termination assembly for terminating a high voltage current-carrying conductor includes an outer porcelain housing and an inner polymeric liner of low durometer, cast in the housing before insertion of the cable. The liner is bonded to the housing... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5081695 | Bend restrictor for optical fibre cable A bend restrictor for an optical fibre cable comprises an elongate sleeve-like member (5) having an axial through bore for accommodating the cable (1a, 1b), and a coupling ring (6) for fixing the sleeve-like member to a rigid housing (4) from which the ca... | 01/14/1992 |
| 5072073 | Cable sealing method and apparatus Method and apparatus are provided for sealing an open end of a sheathed cable. After removing a length of insulating jacket, the open end of the cable is placed in a pressure block and a viscous sealant material is injected into the block and into the ope... | 12/10/1991 |
| 4786760 | Cable connection A cable connection is described. It is particularly suitable for a piezoelectric cable which has a low melting point conductor. The connection is made by inserting a conductive piercing member such as a wire (14) into the conductor (4), so as to leave a p... | 11/22/1988 |
