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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7678994 | Encapsulating permanent wire connector An encapsulating permanent wire connector is comprised of a housing provided with a first port and a second port. At least one division wall extends coaxially in a portion of the housing to a side of a straight central axis of the housing and defines an electrically... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7592545 | Sealing fitting with expanding material A fitting for connecting conduit. The fitting includes a plurality of electrical conductors running through the fitting and a sealing compound that has been expanded within the fitting to separate the electrical conductors from each other and sides of the fitting. I... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7417190 | Casing for electric connections and process for manufacturing such a casing Casing for electric connections comprising two elements (1,1′; 100,102; 200, 201) which can be reciprocally coupled in a reversible or irreversible manner and delimiting an internal cavity (2; 101; 210) for a terminal box (3) or similar device... | 08/26/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7361836 | Method and arrangement for a termination of an electrical cable A method of building a cable termination is provided. The termination has an outer insulator body, a substantially longitudinally extended interior member having the electrical cable to be terminated, having a conductor for carrying load, an insulating material fill... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7355130 | Cable sealing device A cable sealing device (10) includes a member (14) includes an elastomeric material and adapted to be fitted into a cable receiving aperture. The member includes a first wall (16) and a second wall (18) spaced apart from the first wall to... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7285725 | Weatherproof and restraining apparatus for electrical plugs An apparatus having an upper half with at least one upper clasp and a lower half hingedly connected to the upper half. The upper half and the lower half has a connector cavity and a cable channel, configured to receive a cord and a cord plug. The upper half and the ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7273984 | Outdoor cord connection cover apparatus The invention is an outdoor electrical cord connection protector. A pair of mated covers is at least partially hinged along a common access. Each mated cover provides a snap together wire entrance at one end and a wire exit at the other end of the snap together cove... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7253362 | Closure with wrapped cable A closure housing includes a plurality of housings. At least one of the housings is a concave housing with an open face. At least one layer, such as for example an elastomeric film, surrounds one or more cables to define one or more wrapped cables. A portion of each... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7238884 | Earthing electric wire and water-stopping method therefor An earthing electric wire including a conductor; and a coating material outside of the conductor, wherein a water-stopping agent having a flowability is located between the conductor and the coating material on an earthing connection terminal side of the earthing el... | 07/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7230214 | Metal sheathed heater using splice connection assembly with heat shrinkable tubing, and method of use A metal sheathed heater utilizes splice connections that connects ends of a heater cable with ends of a lead wire. Each splice connection has a connector that connects core wires of the lead wires and heater cable together. Heat shrinkable tubing surrounds the conne... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7207523 | Seat power bus with discrete connection ports A power/data bus for conducting at least one of data and power signals to a variety of different locations on a mobile platform. The bus has a plurality of discrete connection ports, and at least one conductive cable. The power/data bus extends across an area where ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7198686 | Foamable coupling for lamp assembly and methods for using the coupling A foamable copolymer based coupling is provided for securely affixing a light emitting glass lamp in a metal base to form a lamp assembly. The copolymer is preferably selected from ethylene vinyl acetate, ethylene methyl acrylate, and combinations thereof. The foama... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7195807 | Method for protecting joints for electrical cables, protective coating for said joints and joints thus protected A method for mechanically protecting a connection between at least two components forming part of an electrical and/or telecommunications network. At least one protective coating is provided, the coating being produced from an expanded polymeric material and providi... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7196268 | Self sealing electrical connector An improved electrical butt connection is effected by a connector having anaerobic sealant which upon insertion of electric leads not only seals the connection against oxidation but also provides bonding which physically strengthens the connection. The connector is ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7191981 | Telescoping powered seat track cover A seat track cover having telescopically engaged first and second portions that enables an overall length of the seat track cover to be adjusted as needed to cover a portion of a seat track that separates two adjacent seats mounted to the seat tracks. A cable can be... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7194180 | Fiber detector apparatus and related methods A fiber detector apparatus includes a hub having one or more electrical contacts. The hub is configured to be placed against a connector, which is disposed on an electromagnetic energy source, such that electrical continuity is established between the electrical con... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7175460 | Sheathed cable for underground mining A sheathed cable for underground mining, comprising a flexible sheath (2) containing armouring (3) and receiving the electric conductors (4), a cable connector (30) being mounted on one end of the sheathed cable and comprising a one-part ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7157521 | Soft gel compositions for hot adhesion A gel composition that is the combination of or reaction product of ingredients comprising a thermoplastic elastomer copolymer, a functionalized polyolefin, an extender, and optionally a fatty acid. ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7144275 | Water-resistant casing structure for electronic control device A circuit board supporting electronic components mounted thereon is housed in a casing. The casing has a joint hole defined therein, and a connector is inserted in the joint hole with a water-resistant seal placed in a gap between the connector and edges of the casi... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7122032 | Operation system and mounting device for external device for use in the operation system An operation system and a connecting adapter are provided. The operation system includes an operation microscope, an external device connectable to the operation microscope, and a connecting adapter for electrically connecting the operation microscope and the extern... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7121402 | Container hermetically sealed with crushable material and reactive multilayer material Embodiments of the invention include a method for sealing a container. The method includes, providing at least two components of the container, positioning a crushable material between the at least two components, positioning a reactive multilayer material between t... | 10/17/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7105961 | Lead terminal structure of resolver A lead-wire-fixing attachment for fixing a lead wire is provided in a lead-wire-fixed portion arranged in a stator core, and a lead wire is connected to a stator-winding mounting board by way of a through-hole provided at the upper end of the lead-wire-fixing attach... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100885 | Seat mounting rail, particularly for a commercial aircraft A seat mounting rail for securing seats to a floor of a passenger aircraft is made of a seat securing upper section and a rail mounting lower section. Both sections are made of different metals. The upper section is made of a titanium alloy for corrosion protection.... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7094972 | Insulating cover for electrical connectors An insulated cover for electrical connectors which includes a transparent housing having a top section and a bottom section, a pair of opposing end walls and a plurality of flexible fingers extending inwardly from the periphery of an aperture in each end wall, which... | 08/22/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7074053 | Electrical connection box An electrical connection box includes a case, a connector, a terminal fitting, a cover, and a restricting member. The case has an opening and houses a circuit forming board including a conductive path. The connector is mounted on the circuit forming board to face an... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7068912 | Fiber detector apparatus and related methods A fiber detector apparatus includes a hub having one or more electrical contacts. The hub is configured to be placed against a connector, which is disposed on an electromagnetic energy source, such that electrical continuity is established between the electrical con... | 06/27/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7057577 | Antenna connector for hazardous area A device for connecting an antenna to a hazardous enclosure. The device includes an intrinsically safe barrier for protection against electrical surges, and an explosion-proof device enclosure to contain the force of an explosion. ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6966791 | Cable storage device A device for storing computer cables, including a body portion, a lid portion, an optional electrically conductive shield, and a closure for fastening the body and lid portions in a closed position. The body portion includes at least one circumferential channel for ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6960102 | Universal test connector and method of assembly A method of assembling an electrical test connector for testing connectivity in aircraft wire harness fitted with military specification or other electrical connectors. In a particular embodiment, the test connector is manually assembled on site by a technician from... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6960380 | Cable sealing A flexible wrap (10) for enclosing a cable splice (20) without external heating includes a gel layer (1) and a support layer (2). The wrap has sufficient flexibility to be manually gathered into wrinkles around the smaller parts of the ca... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6931183 | Hybrid electro-optic cable for free space laser antennas A hybrid cable comprising an optical fiber, an intermediate layer surrounding the optical fiber, and an electrically insulating jacket surrounding the intermediate layer. The intermediate layers include a collection of metallic strands. The hybrid cable may be used ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6754595 | Index ranking systems and methods for monitoring air pressure and flow Systems and methods for monitoring the pressurization performance of a cable network, such as a telecommnunications cable network, including monitoring a plurality of pressurization sensors, monitoring a plurality of pressurization alarms, receiving data related to ... | 06/22/2004 |
