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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7304241 | Swivel connector, cable, and assembly An assembly having a connector capable of rotating up to about +/−170 degrees; and a plurality of conductors, sized in the range of gauge 22 to gauge 26. ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7252520 | Flex film card edge connector and cable assembly A flex film card edge connector includes a substantially planar substrate having opposite major surfaces joined at an edge; and a flexible film wrapped around the edge and supported on both of the major surfaces. A first and second set of conductive pads are arrayed... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7209096 | Low visibility dual band antenna with dual polarization A low visibility, field-diverse, dual band antenna provides cross-polarized fields enhancing signal communications. A generally flat, but helical, antenna is achieved in conjunction with a core substrate about which the antenna is wrapped, wound, or fixed. The core ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7201603 | Pivoting strain relief wire guide A wire guide includes first and second tubes (14, 16) having first and second perpendicular axes (22, 26), with the second tube having a backshell (40) that is pivotable about the first axis on the first tube rear end, so wires (30) can b... | 04/10/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7182511 | Ceiling mounted x-ray tube support A ceiling mount x-ray imaging assembly is provided comprising a track assembly. A carriage assembly is mounted to the track assembly and allows linear movement of said carriage assembly. An extendable column is rotatably mounted to the carriage assembly and has a ca... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7151222 | Adjustable wire shield A wire shield has a first tubular section for attachment to a fixed component. A second tubular section is integrally joined to the first tubular section along a common longitudinal axis. The second tubular section has an outer diameter with an outer surface. A smal... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7146957 | Internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine, in particular a stationary gas engine, comprising at least one spark plug connector plug device (2) which can be fixed to the internal combustion engine, wherein the spark plug connector plug device (2) and the fixing the... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7121593 | Triple-expanded mechanical pipe coupling derived from a standard fitting A coupling for joining pipe segments together is disclosed. The coupling is derived from a standard fitting and has a housing with a socket and a first expanded region adjacent to the socket, a second expanded region adjacent to the first expanded region and a third... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7083406 | Vibration system for concrete pipe making machines A vibration system for concrete pipe making machines which system utilizes a precisely manufactured inner mold core that contains mounting surfaces for two coupling shaft bearings and two electric vibrators. The bearing mounting surfaces are accurately located with ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7081027 | Compression multi-tap 360 degree rotating connect/disconnect terminal A multi-tap electrical connector assembly that includes a plurality of connectors having a body with an aperture extending therethrough and either a male pin or a compression fitting and an elongated metal rod having a longitudinal axis. The metal rod is inserted th... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7038139 | Spiral cable device A spiral cable device is provided with a cylindrical casing, an inner cylinder rotatable relative to the cylindrical casing, and a flexible flat cable connected to the inner cylinder at one end thereof and to the cylindrical casing at the other end thereof. The flex... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6838612 | Joint arrangement for guiding a cable therethrough A joint arrangement for guiding a cable therethrough with a holding body (201) and a leg (204) which is rotatably journalled on the holding body (201) is disclosed. In the joint arrangement, a mechanism for limiting the rotation of the leg relat... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6554636 | Connector apparatus Apparatus for use at an end of a cable in an underwater or severe environment, comprising a connector part for connection with the cable and adapted to be brought axially into engagement with another connector part, the connector part having a laterally d... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6415569 | Flex-o-plug A Sectional Conduit that would enhance ones home or office. The Sectional Conduit promotes a touch of class and elegance to your surrounding, as well as promoting safety.... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6370020 | Display apparatus with rotation mechanism A plurality of conductor rings (16a, 16b, . . . , 16n) disposed concentrically with respect to a rotation axis X, and opposite terminals (19a, 19b, . . . , 19n) for coming into contact with the above-described respective conductor rings are provided, and ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6364828 | Elongated flexible inspection neck An articulating elongated inspection neck effective to shield radio frequency interference. The inspection neck includes a series of individual electrically conducting parts each having a passageway there through. The parts are pivotally joined together w... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6320131 | Single piece, hinged cable routing device Systems and methods for providing for a single piece, hinged cable routing device for use with cables. The device includes sections hingedly connected allowing each section to flex and bend. The device can include fingers on an upper portion of the device... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6121550 | Cable joint structure In a cable joint structure, a first casing has a first rail member. A first end portion has a lug portion directed opposite to the first rail, and connected to one end of a first cable so that the first end portion moves along the first rail member. A sec... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6093892 | Conduit end fitting with automatic length adjustment An improved automatic length-adjusting end fitting for a cable assembly consisting of a conduit and a wire slidably positioned therein reacts to increases in the length of the wire and/or decreases in the length of the conduit by automatically lengthening... | 07/25/2000 |
| 5965847 | Shield connector A shield layer 13 of a shielded cable W and a metal shell 30 are electrically connected via a connection member 40. This connection member 40 is tubular and includes a receiving portion 41 which is insertable under the shield layer 13, a shield layer fast... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5913544 | Hinge system for a bracket system New articulated hinge elements are provided for bracket systems with a double-T shaped carrying profile designed for containing electrical cables supplying control equipment that permit the articulated connection between parts or elements of such bracket ... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5904577 | Separable, flexible electrical connection arrangement A separable, flexible connection arrangement (10) is provided for connection of two conductors (12, 14). In one arrangement, the separable, flexible connection arrangement (10) is utilized to provide an externally removable bushing (16) for connecting an ... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5834696 | Terminal for coupling wirings A terminal for coupling wirings of the present invention is simply constructed, features enhance coupling/assembling operability, and needs decreased space. A terminal body (21) is constituted by a wiring connection portion (22) and an overlapping portion... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5821464 | Adjustable section length for power busway distribution system A power busway distribution section length which may be adjusted before, during, or after installation to better facilitate proper busway location and reduce installation and modification costs. The section length comprises two busway stubs which slide in... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5817980 | Connector element for variably laying and protecting electrical cables A connector element is provided for variably laying and protecting insulated electrical conductors or cables for interconnecting the electrotechnical devices and lightning protective systems in aircraft and spacecraft. The connector element (29) includes ... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5792990 | Coupling for metal tubes A coupling includes a metal body having a cavity for receiving the end of a tube. The coupling has an electrically conductive, resilient member which is in electrical contact with the metal body and one part of which is intended to exert a resilient force... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5790183 | High-resolution panoramic television surveillance system with synoptic wide-angle field of view A panoramic television surveillance system includes an image-sensing station having an imaging sensor with a line-format field of view mounted on a platform rotatable about an azimuthal scan-rotational axis. The imaging sensor collects a "live" television... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5709553 | Flexible connector for high-current conductors A flexible connection arrangement is provided for two conductors that accommodates all possible forms of misalignment between the two conductors. The connection arrangement utilizes spherical joints formed by facing hemispherical protuberances at each end... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5572769 | Adjustable cable-supporting hinge assembly An adjustable cable supporting hinge assembly pivotably couples a support member, such as a tray for holding an electronic component, to a support structure, such as a housing or cabinet for an electronic system. The adjustable cable supporting hinge asse... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5561640 | Multi-section sonar array cable Sonar array cable is typically provided in lengths comprising hydrophone ays and associated electronics and transmitter can components, each cable length or section having one of each of these components housed therein. These sections are relatively stif... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5522118 | Hinge comprising two hinge parts rotatably connected with each other via support walls A hinge comprising two hinge parts rotatably connected to each other by support walls, on each of which a support arm of a suspension device for a control device or the like is disposed. The hinge axis extends perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5468912 | Swivel assembly for multi-conductor cord A swivel assembly for eliminating undesirable loops in an electrical or telephone cord has half shells provided in axial alignment and surrounding an inner core. The inner core defines slip rings for electrically engaging complementary cavities in the she... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5416273 | Strain relief for flexible wire at fixed junction In a towed array breakout of the type deployed from or retrieved by naval ssels a junction is defined between a fixed portion of an electrically conductive wire and a movable portion of the wire portion. A relatively hard potting material is provided arou... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5307037 | Shim lead assembly with flexible castellated connector for superconducting magnet A flexible castellated joint is included in the shim lead assembly electrically connecting the cryostat pressure vessel and the outer vacuum vessel in a superconducting magnet to accommodate relative motion between the two vessels during transportation of... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5283393 | Armored flexible electrical conduit with fittings An angularly adjustable angularly adjustable electrical conduit fitting includes an articulate metal conduit bendable at least 90 degrees about an arc having an inside radius of curvature not exceeding 12 inches, the conduit in its preferred from being be... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5257718 | Method of bending and soldering corners of a folding printed-circuit board A method of bending and soldering corners of a folding printed-circuit board in which holes are drilled on the printed-circuit board at points at where the circuits intersect the joints of segments of the folding printed-circuit board; V-shaped grooves ar... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5248850 | Electrical box connector conduit An electrical box connector conduit is fixedly mounted between adjacent electrical boxes through aligned box bores. The conduit structure includes a central conduit member having first and second abutment flanges mounted fixedly to the first and second en... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5212907 | Door including electrical device and pivotable conductor therefor A door that includes one or more electrical devices, such as an outlet receptacle, an illuminated house number sign, or an illuminated display panel. The electrical devices are powered from an external source of power that is conducted through a pair of p... | 05/25/1993 |
