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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7414199 | Joined cable assembly A joined cable assembly joins the interfacing ends of cables, one to another. The joint includes a pair of cables, each cable having an end and comprising a first plurality of conductor strands. A terminal enlarging member is provided longitudinally of each cable pr... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7385138 | Electrical connector with wedges and spring An electrical connector assembly including a connector member; a housing having a general tube shape; wedges and an extension spring member. The housing includes a front end and a rear end. The front end of the housing is adapted to be fixedly connected with the con... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7361839 | Electromagnetic welding method and conductor module An electromagnetic welding method includes the steps of piling a metal plate and an electric wire on a coil which generates a magnetic field when a current is applied into the coil, with a core wire portion of a central part of the electric wire being exposed while ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7352282 | Communication system A communication system includes a power line, a plurality of PLC networks connected to the power line in common, and an electronic control unit for controlling an electric equipment, connected to the power line between the PLC networks. The electronic control unit i... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7342175 | Electrical connector A splice electrical connector for connecting core members of two cable conductors to each other is provided. The connector include two end members. Each end member comprises a first coupler end and a second wedge contact end. A splice coupler connects the first coup... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7282679 | Electrical contact connection and method for forming such a contact connection In order to make it possible to produce a secure and permanent contact connection between an electrical conductor made from a soft material, in particular an aluminum conductor, and a contact element made from a harder material, the conductor is encapsulated at leas... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7219425 | Arrangement in explosion joining of ends of wires and the like A method of joining the interfacing ends of cables, one to another, wherein each comprises a plurality of conductor strands, comprising (i) providing each of the ends with an enlarged terminal portion of greater diameter than the cable adjacent the end, (ii) inserti... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7214092 | Cord-holding utensil A utensil for containing electric power cords and other cords for electrical devices is a one-piece tube having a uniform wall thickness. One or both ends of the tube are flared so as to receive a cord which has been folded into a bundle. The central, non-flared por... | 05/08/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7132603 | Electrical connection device The present invention provides an electrical connection device. The device comprises a pin, socket or lug and a means for electrically connecting the pin, socket or lug to groups of strands of an individual multi-bunch core of a machine, reeling or trailing cable. T... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7091419 | Electrical plug connector An electrical plug connector containing at least two contact partners which can be linked together in an overlap region to establish an electrical contact between them. At least one of the contact partners includes an electrically conductive material that converts t... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7025254 | Non-visually identifiable fishing gear A non-visual identification apparatus includes aquatic gear. At least one water-resistant device is joined with the aquatic gear. The water-resistant device stores information. A reader is provided that is capable of non-visually reading the information stored by th... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6996987 | Tools for securing connectors using explosive charges and methods for using the same A tool for securing a connector on a conductor using an explosive charge includes a first tool member, a second tool member, a drive member, a lock member and a limiting member. The second tool member is movably mounted on the first tool member. A breech chamber is ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6976889 | Method and structure for connecting a terminal with a wire In a method of connecting a terminal with a wire in which a core (2) of a wire is inserted into a tubular wire connecting portion (1) of a terminal, and the wire connecting portion is crimped in a radial direction of the wire, the wire connecting porti... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6015953 | Tension clamp for stranded conductor An end of a conductor having a stranded conductor layer wound around a tension member made of resin-reinforced carbon fiber is cut back to expose the end of the tension member. The exposed end of the tension member is inserted into a metal fitting having ... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5493069 | Method of ultrasonically welding together two conductors An improved method of ultrasonically welding together two conductors having differing lateral dimensions comprising selecting a welding capture fixture having lateral sides spaced apart by a distance substantially equal to the lateral dimension of a first... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5278353 | Automatic splice An improved cable splice of the type in which first and second ends of a casing taper conically toward the casing's longitudinal axis. First and second cable-receiving apertures are provided in the respective first and second ends of the casing. A first s... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5095178 | Electrical connector and method An electrical connector which is adapted to join two or more wires together and comprises a pair of hollow cylinders joined together and disposed such that one end portion of each cylindrical is free to be bent back upon itself after a wire is inserted th... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5051543 | Slotted grounding ferrule A grounding ferrule is characterized by a generally cylindrical hollow member having at least three equiangularly circumferentially spaced axially extending slots which cooperate to define a plurality of circumferentially adjacent webs. Each web has a plu... | 09/24/1991 |
| 4950838 | Electrical connector An electrical connector for connecting a first conductor to a second conductor. The electrical connector includes a generally E-shaped body which defines first and second conductor receiving cavities for accommodating the respective conductors. An interme... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4941932 | Method for sealing a cable bundle in longitudinal direction A method for sealing the interstices between individual cables of a cable bundle to achieve the sealing of the cable bundle in the longitudinal direction applying a liquid resin system to the area between the cables, the system comprising the reaction of ... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4940856 | Electrical connector An electrical connector for connecting a first conductor to a second conductor. The electrical connector includes a generally C-shaped body which defines first and second conductor receiving cavities for accomodating the respective conductors. The body me... | 07/10/1990 |
| 4922058 | Connector for electrical conductors having similar or different cross-sectional shapes An electrical connector for connecting a pair of electrical conductors is disclosed. The connector includes a connector body defining a connection nest which accommodates a pair of conductors having either similar transverse cross-sectional shapes or cond... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4834571 | Universal wire lock An improved connector having a looped wire retained in one piece of the connector and providing a second piece having a concentric bore and able to engage a free end of said looped wire to cause the wire to constrict upon rotation of the second piece rela... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4829146 | Metallic coupling system A conductive metal coupling sleeve harder and springier than the conductor and connector to be joined is interposed between them. The sleeve having patterned inside and outside surfaces is placed over the conductor end and the conductor-sleeve combination... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4623213 | Method for joining two aluminum conductors of electric cables and the joint thus obtained Method for joining electrically and mechanically the multiple aluminum wires of a pair of electrical cable conductors in which the bared conductor ends are beveled and welded together and a metal sleeve, which is more rigid than the aluminum of the conduc... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4453034 | One die system of compression transmission fittings A core grip for use in conjunction with a conduction cable having an outer conductor and core element in a hollow elongated compression valve wherein the grip is disposed on an end portion of the core of the cable after the outer conductor has been stripp... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4442316 | Crimp connector for electrical wires A crimp connector for electrical wires has two chambers formed from a unitary piece of sheet metal, one chamber for magnet wires and one chamber for connecting wires. Each chamber is formed by a bridge part and a row of a plurality of fingers which depend... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4374483 | Ignition system for an electrical connector The present invention is an improved ignition system for use with internally fired electrical connectors of the type used to splice heavy, high voltage electrical cable. More particularly, the invention consists of an ignitor assembly and a device for rem... | 02/22/1983 |
| 4362352 | Splicing device An assembly for making a mechanical or electrical connection between a conductor and the like and another element. The assembly comprises a tubular housing having a tapered portion converging toward an open end of the housing, the housing containing a uni... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4315175 | Aluminum-to-copper transition member for aluminum wound motors and aluminum wound motor equipped with the same An aluminum electrical conductor is electrically joined to a copper electrical conductor by a cold weld lap joint which is substantially free of copper-aluminum intermetallic compounds. The overlapped portions of the conductors are deformed at least 74% a... | 02/09/1982 |
| 4252992 | Internally fired splicing device This invention relates to a device for splicing the ends of two large diameter cable of the type having an inner core of steel wires around which aluminum wires are helically wrapped. The device includes outer and inner housings. A firing barrel and assoc... | 02/24/1981 |
| 4206958 | Electrical conductor having an integral electrical contact An electrical conductor (10) having at forward end portion (F) of the conductor an integral electrical contact portion consisting of a plurality of fine, axially aligned wire strands (21), each wire having an acutely angled end surface (22) for mating wit... | 06/10/1980 |
| 4174563 | Wire wrap post terminator for stranded wire Described herein is an improved connector sleeve and a method of forming wire wrap post terminations with this connector sleeve. The sleeve comprises a solder ring and a fixturing member positioned in an axially displaced relationship within a heat recove... | 11/20/1979 |
| 4059866 | Swageable sleeve A rope clamp having a sleeve of plastic malleable material with an axial center hole of substantially the same cross-section throughout the entire length of the sleeve. The wall thickness of the sleeve is thinnest at the mid portion thereof and thickest a... | 11/29/1977 |
| 3996417 | Cable core grip, electrical cable and connector assembly, and electrical connector kit A connector is disclosed which includes an electrically conductive compression barrel and a deformable core grip which includes an inner sleeve and three longitudinally extending lobes projecting radially outwardly from the sleeve. The core grip fits over... | 12/07/1976 |
| 3987540 | Method of forming a crimp-type electrical connector An electrical connector is constructed by inserting the end of a stranded cable into a loosely fitted sleeve having diametrically opposed apertures. Thereafter, the sleeve is crimped for securement thereof to the cable. The crimping tool is provided with ... | 10/26/1976 |
| 3980806 | Cable splice joining a pair of flexible conducting cables A cylindrical metallic sleeve has opposite end portions and a cylindrical body portion with a longitudinal passageway for receiving the end portions of a conducting cable in overlapping relation. A shaped annular portion is positioned adjacent the sleeve ... | 09/14/1976 |
| 3973824 | Multiple penetration aluminum connector and method An aluminum sleeve connector is applied to an aluminum conductor using multiple deep penetrations of the connector wall into the conductor. The penetrations are sufficient to at least fill the void volume between the connector and conductor in the transve... | 08/10/1976 |
| 3955044 | Corrosion proof terminal for aluminum wire A crimped corrosion proof terminal for crimping onto solid or stranded aluminum wire is disclosed. The precrimped combination includes a tubular, plated copper terminal, the forward portion of which is flattened and closed and the rearward portion houses ... | 05/04/1976 |
