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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8178783 | Sealant-filled enclosures and methods for environmentally protecting a connection A sealant-filled enclosure for environmentally sealing a connection includes a first cover member and a second cover member. The first cover member defines a first cavity having a first bottom. The second cover member is pivotally connected to the first cover member... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8093500 | Microwave cable cooling A cable cooling apparatus, for dissipating heat generated by a cable, includes a housing disposed on a portion of a cable and defining a fluid-tight cavity therewithin. The housing is configured to cool at least a portion of the cable. The housing also includes one ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8084691 | Sealant-filled enclosures and methods for environmentally protecting a connection A sealant-filled enclosure assembly for environmentally protecting a connection includes a housing, a mass of sealant and a sealant valve mechanism. The housing includes a main cavity to receive the connection. The mass of sealant is disposed in the main cavity. The... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8071879 | Telecommunications cable enclosure An adaptor for use with a telecommunications enclosure includes a body having a port extending therethrough from a first end of the body to a second end of the body. The first end of the body is configured for mounting within an opening of a telecommunications housi... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8063306 | Re-enterable splice enclosure A re-enterable enclosure for a cable splice includes a first cover member and a second cover member configured for engagement with each other, and movable between an open position and a closed position. The first and second cover members form a cavity for enclosing ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7994426 | Slack cable arrangement for underground electric service conduit connected to service boxes on the sides of buildings An improved underground slack chamber in a form which will extendably retain a loop of electrical service cable ready to pay out slack in the event of ground subsidence is provided with improved means to stabilize the position of the slack chamber while inserting ca... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7763801 | Direct bury splice kit A decoder system and a direct bury splice kit for in situ encapsulation of an electrical wire and wire connector wherein the encapsulation minimizes separating forces between the joined wires in the wire connector. ... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7745727 | Electric wire bracket for solar cells Disclosed is an electric wire bracket for solar cells, which includes a pair of upper and lower plates respectively having adhesive layers adhered to each other and grooves facing each other so as to form insertion paths, into which a plurality of electric wires for... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7598457 | Telecommunications cable enclosure An enclosure for use with a telecommunication cable includes a housing for retaining spliced telecommunication lines. At least one of a plurality of connection devices is connected to one of the spliced telecommunication lines within the housing. A primary entrance ... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7563985 | Gel-filled casing for electric connections Gel-filled casing for electric connections comprising a base element (100; 200) having an internal volume filled with dielectric gel (G) and a covering or upper element (102; 201) which can be reciprocally coupled in a reversible or irreversible manner... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7550672 | Electrical connector and conductor assembly cover An electrical connector and conductor assembly cover is provided including a main housing section and a magnifying window section. The main housing section forms a connector receiving area. The connector receiving area is sized and shaped to house an electrical conn... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7504584 | Water-stop structure of sheathed wire In a water-stop structure of a sheathed wire of the invention, a water-stop member includes an upper member and a lower member, and the upper member has a recess disposed above water-stop portions so that ultrasonic vibrations of an ultrasonic horn can be transmitte... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7438605 | Wire connecting device A wire connecting device is adapted for connecting a plurality of wires, and includes a base seat having at least one mounting portion, a cover body coupled to the base seat and covering the mounting portion, a conducting unit, and a resilient pusher unit. The condu... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7435905 | Electrical conduit body The electrical conduit body has a base section and an end section that forms an oblong box when joined together, and a cover removably attached to the box. The base section and the end section each have a semicircular recess forming a first port through the back wal... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7432445 | Wire inline T tap/splice A splice enclosure is provided for enclosing a splice of a plurality of wires. The splice enclosure comprises first and second shells, a first conductor arrangement and a second conductor arrangement. The first and second shells are adapted to mate with each other a... | 10/07/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7394023 | Slack cable arrangement for underground electric service conduit connected to service boxes on the sides of buildings A slack chamber in a form which will extendably retain a loop of service cable ready to pay out slack in the event of ground subsidence is provided buried either in line with an underground cable run or partially buried in line with the service line from the buildin... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7388152 | Cable seal assembly and method A tubular cable seal member of elastomeric material has at least one axial slit for allowing the seal member to be installed transversely over a cable. The seal member is installed in an annular seating cavity in a housing which encloses at least part of the cable, ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7381899 | Cable guiding device A cable guiding device with a cable guiding portion, such as a duct, that serves for guiding installed cables and that is mounted by a mounting device to a part of a building, such as a wall or ceiling. The mounting device has a holder having an upper portion, a low... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7367853 | Cable connector A cable connector for electrically conductingly connecting a plurality of separate cables which each are provided with an insulation and an electrical conductor, comprising a connecting sleeve which forms a longitudinal axis), which is continuously open along the lo... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365269 | Method of screening the magnetic field generated by an electrical power transmission line and electrical power transmission line so screened An electrical power transmission line having at least one electrical cable, a conduit of ferromagnetic material enclosing the electrical cable and having a base and a cover and electrical contact elements for electrically connecting the base and the cover, wherein t... | 04/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7359613 | Optical fiber termination apparatus for taut sheath splicing and method for using the same An optical fiber termination apparatus for taut sheath splicing includes a housing configured to be positioned around a section of an optical fiber cable with an uncut strength member of the optical fiber cable or a plurality of uncut and un-looped optical fibers ex... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7355122 | Sealed eurytopic make-break connector utilizing a conductive elastomer contact An electrical connection with first and second electrical connectors are adapted to engage each other to form an electrical connection. An electrical wire is connected to each connector. At least one of the connectors has a contact formed of a conductive elastomeric... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356237 | Optical fiber cable termination apparatus An optical fiber cable termination apparatus for use with an optical fiber cable including a plurality of optical fibers includes at least one optical fiber enclosure assembly. Each optical fiber enclosure assembly includes a housing member and a cover member. The h... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7341479 | Protective cover for fastened electrical connectors A protective cover for securely housing at least one fastened electrical connector therein is provided. The protective cover comprises a top section and a bottom section moveably connected to one another, with the cover having a plurality of portals therein for rece... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7333708 | Multi-port optical connection terminal A multi-port optical connection terminal for use as a branch point in a fiber optic communications network at a distance from a mid-span access location provided on a distribution cable having a plurality of optical fibers. The multi-port terminal includes a base an... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7319194 | System and method for splicing an electrical cord A device for splicing two electrical cords. The device includes a connecting body for electrically coupling wires of a first electrical cord to wires of a second electrical cord. A first protrusion at one end of the connecting body for securing the first cord has a ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316518 | Closure for cable connection A closure for cable connection capable of being readily assembled with fastening force of a sufficient level, rapidly accomplishing leading-out of a cable from a cable connection section and storage of the cable, and exhibiting enhanced airtightness while exhibiting... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7307219 | Closure housing for sealing A closure housing includes several 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 or conformable sealant, is mounted on a circumferential perimeter portion of the concave hou... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7304244 | Method of making closure housing for sealing A method is provided for making a closure housing for sealing. The method includes forming a plurality of housings. At least one of the housings is formed as a concave housing with an open face. The method also includes aligning one or more layers, such as for examp... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7294913 | Cathodic lead insulator A protective cap for adhesion to a substrate including a substantially flat base sheet, a dome extending outwardly from an obverse side of the base sheet and forming a cavity in the opposite side of the base sheet with the cavity sized for substantially encapsulatin... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290367 | Tear resistant gel articles for various uses A soft gelatinous elastomer composition and article useful as fishing bait, floss, liner and other uses formed from one or a mixture of two or more of a one or a mixture of two or more of a hydrogenated controlled distribution styrene block copolymer(s) and one or m... | 11/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7282644 | Aerial cable splice closure When making splices of communication cables above ground, a protective closure can be placed around the cable at the location of the splice, thereby protecting the splice from the elements. Rubber walls at either end of the protective closure, which otherwise form a... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7273985 | Split cable seal A cable seal and an enclosure including a cable seal. The cable seal provides a seal around a cable entering the enclosure and also seals against the enclosure. The enclosure can be replaced about the cable without the end of the cable passing through the cable seal... | 09/25/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7268299 | Telecommunications cable enclosure An adaptor for use with a telecommunications enclosure includes a body having a port extending therethrough from a first end of the body to a second end of the body. The first end of the body is configured for mounting within an opening of a telecommunications housi... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7256350 | Fluid reservoir for a cable span Embodiments of a fluid storage and introduction device 20 constructed in accordance with aspects of the present invention are provided. One embodiment of the device 20 includes an inner assembly 24 and an outer housing 26. When assembled,... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7256349 | Telecommunications cable enclosure An enclosure for use with a telecommunication cable includes a housing for retaining spliced telecommunication lines. At least one of a plurality of connection devices is connected to one of the spliced telecommunication lines within the housing. A primary entrance ... | 08/14/2007 |
