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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8146249 | Method of assembling an hermetically-sealed feed-through device A method of making a hermetically-sealed feed-through device includes inserting an elongate conductor or conductors within a hollow portion or portions of a plastic insulator body and inserting the plastic insulator body within a hollow outer jacket to form an assem... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8132323 | Coaxial cable installation tool A tool for installing an end of a cable into a connector generally includes a front jaw assembly adapted to retain the cable connector and a back jaw assembly movably coupled to the front jaw assembly. The cable connector includes a connector body and a compression ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8061027 | Terminal applicator system Methods and systems are provided for automatically crimping terminals or connectors to wires wherein the terminals or connectors are provided in strip form and may be of varying sizes, shapes, and pitches. A method according to the present invention includes providi... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8037598 | Method of repetitively accomplishing mechanical action of a tool member A method of repetitively accomplishing mechanical action of a tool member by drivingly engaging the tool member with one end of a compression spring, manually applying incrementally increasing force to the other end of the compression spring until the mechanical act... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8028408 | Method of manufacturing a wiring module A wiring module that can be installed in an electrical junction box and can receive a removable electrical outlet module, a removable electrical switch module, or other types of electrical functional modules. The wiring module and the removable electrical outlet and... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7921554 | Method for manufacturing a medical electrical lead connector ring A method of manufacturing a medical electrical device is presented. An inner diameter and an outer diameter of a connector ring is machined to form a first and a second flange extending from the inner diameter. An electric discharge machining wire burner is used to ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7870667 | Terminal crimping apparatus and method of crimping a terminal To provide a reliable terminal crimping apparatus and a terminal crimping method, which crimps an electric wire to a terminal having crimping pieces, ends of which curve in a direction of approaching each other, the terminal crimping apparatus includes a first die f... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7797827 | Method of seating a connector on a coaxial cable A method for installing compression connectors of various sizes and types on the end of a coaxial cable utilizes a tool having a base mounting a pair of movable anvils for engaging two different lengths of connectors. The movable anvils define an aperture which is s... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7669324 | Water stopping method, wire harness processed by the water stopping method and water stopping apparatus A water stopping apparatus for causing a water stopping material to penetrate exposed core wires of a sheathed wire forming a wire harness includes a pair of dies which can abut against each other in a mutually opposed condition, thereby forming a pressurizing space... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7610676 | Bundle cable connector assembly, components, tooling and manufacturing method A method for assembling a bundle cable connector assembly that eliminates bird caging, wire threads extruding through a connector pin, loose wire threads, dielectric shield shrinking, etc. The method includes stripping the wire to create a birdcage preventative zone... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7475475 | Low-impact insertion of insulated wires into insulation displacement type connectors Force is manually applied through a compression spring mechanism to a tool member, which in turn carries the end of an insulated wire that is to be seated between the knives of an insulation displacement type connector. A force transducer is used to measure the spri... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7441328 | Insulator-combining apparatus An insulator-combining apparatus which can correctly detects whether or not insulators are lined up in a predetermined sequence is provided. The plate-combining apparatus includes a plate-setting jig which includes a frame, holder, combining part and erroneous attac... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7415760 | Apparatus for pre-forming a twisted-pair electrical cable A wiring block pre-forms a cable end having twisted wires for subsequent installation of a plug on the cable end. A back end of the block leading to a cavity within the block receives the cable end such that a cable portion adjacent to the cable end sits inside the ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7413489 | Copper to aluminum bimetallic termination The connector includes an annular connector body that is substantially comprised of copper, and an annular insert portion made of brass and clad with tin. Apertures are made through the wall of the insert portion. The insert portion is configured to have an exterior... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7404252 | Method for fastening two coplanar edges without a weld A method and apparatus for fastening two substantially coplanar edges without a weld is disclosed. The method includes: configuring a dovetail feature on a first edge; configuring a complementary dovetail feature receptacle on a second edge to receive the dovetail f... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7371112 | Coaxial connector and coaxial cable connector assembly and related method A method of making a coaxial cable assembly is disclosed, the assembly comprising a coaxial cable and a connector, or connector termination, on at least one end of the cable. A connector, comprised of connector components, is also disclosed. The method comprises pla... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7357682 | Method and apparatus for fastening two coplanar edges without a weld A method and apparatus for fastening two substantially coplanar edges without a weld is disclosed. The method includes: configuring a dovetail feature on a first edge; configuring a complementary dovetail feature receptacle on a second edge to receive the dovetail f... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7340812 | System for processing a cable using at least two tools The system (1) for processing a cable (5) comprises a first set of tools (30(i)), a second set of tools (35(j)) and a processing device (10) for executing different processing steps for processing a cable (5) u... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7334141 | Method of saving energy in an information handling system by controlling a main converter based on the amount of power drawn by the system An information handling system having an energy saving power converter that comprises a main converter for supplying power to the information handling system when in active operation, and an auxiliary converter for supplying standby power to the information handling... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7322623 | Sawtooth terminal blade gripper and method of gripping A gripping apparatus is disclosed. The gripping apparatus includes a first finger including a plurality of first sawteeth along a first longitudinal end and a receiving area being located between adjacent sawteeth and a second finger including a plurality of complem... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7318274 | Method for fitting waterproof seal members over electric wires A method is provided for fitting waterproof seals onto outer peripheries of end portions of electric wires. The method feeds seals along the axis line of the wire and into a seal cavity. A passage forming member forms a feeding passage to feed the seal into the seal... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318271 | Device for assembling connector A process and device for assembling a connector is provided, by which the production efficiency can be improved by preventing the problem of insertion error from occurring in a step of terminal insertion into a connector housing in the manufacturing process of the w... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7313855 | Method of forming a head suspension with an integral boss tower A method of making a multi-piece head suspension for a rigid disk drive. The method includes providing a first layer including a mounting region with an integral boss tower attached to a stiffener by one or more positioning tabs; attaching a second layer including a... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7301104 | Double-sided flexible printed circuits A double-sided flexible printed circuit comprises: an electrically insulating base; a first copper layer having a first conductive pattern; a second copper layer having a second conductive pattern, the second conductive pattern disposed offset from the first conduct... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7293347 | Manufacturing method of head arm assembly A manufacturing method of an HAA includes a step of fixing a first lead conductor member onto a suspension, a step of attaching a second lead conductor member to at least one actuator arm, a step of fixing the suspension onto the at least one actuator arm, a step of... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7285002 | Electronic device assembly An electronic device assembly includes a first electronic device (10), a second electronic device (20), and a connecting device (20) electrically connecting the first electronic device and the second electronic device. The first electronic devic... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7267573 | Connector for flat cable Having conductive contacts (4), a first insulator (1) retaining the contacts, and a cable-side insulator, attachable/detachable relative to the first insulator, for retaining a flat cable (6). The cable-side insulator includes a second insulator... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7249752 | Hand tool for extracting a fastener from a material A hand tool is disclosed for extracting a fastener from a material. The hand tool includes a pair of elongate members joined by a pivot to form a pair of jaws and a pair of handles. The pair of jaws are operated by moving the pair of handles relative to one another,... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7243416 | Apparatus for press-contacting electric wire, method of press-contacting the same and wire harness manufactured by the method A structure of a press-contacting holding part is not complicated so that press-contacting operation of press-contacting an electric wire to the press-contacting terminal is easily and precisely performed. According to the invention, an apparatus of press-contacting... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7243415 | Equipment for equipping plug housings with fitted-out cable ends of a cable An equipping installation introduces fitted-out cable ends into plug housings and is arranged downstream from a fitting-out installation. A contact for the first plug housing is arranged at the leading cable end and a contact for the second plug housing is arranged ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240421 | Electric-wire processing machine An electric-wire guide unit is provided with a fixed roller and a movable roller that is supported movably toward and away from the fixed roller, and holds an electric wire from both of the sides of the electric wire in cooperation with the fixed roller. An electric... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7237335 | Method to service telecommunication box A method and apparatus are provided for servicing a telecommunication junction box. The method enables a reduced number of tools to be utilized to service a telecommunication junction box. ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7237336 | Cable manufacturing method A method of manufacturing a cable assembly using stranded cable material. A manufacturing jacket is placed over the cable to hold the strands in a desired state. A length of jacketed cable is then cut to a desired length. Appropriate terminations are slipped over th... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7234236 | Method for producing a contact part The invention relates to a method for producing a conductive contact part for a detachable electric plug-in connection. Said method provides a contact element comprising a bushing part, sections of which contain longitudinal slits and which has ribs distributed arou... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7228625 | Method for attaching an electrical cable to a connector shield An intermediate portion of the outer insulation of a shielded electrical cable is removed near an end of the cable. A remaining small segment of the outer insulation at the cable end is moved axially inward along the cable to bunch up an exposed conductive braid of ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7228628 | Electrical connector and method of making the same In one aspect, the invention provides a method for making an electrical connector. The method may include: obtaining a part having a first end portion, a second end portion, and an interim 1 portion between the first and second end portions; flattening the se... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7228624 | Methods for connecting wires The invention is a methods of connecting wire that is suitable to connect electrical devices implanted in a living body. The invention enables manipulation of a narrow wire and a crimping component that are on the order of a millimeter in size. The method utilizes a... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7222415 | Manual machine for attaching an insulation displacement type connector A manual machine for attaching an insulation displacement connector (10) has housing stoppers (34A,34B) for positioning it on a rest (33), a housing holder (35) for holding the connector on the rest, and a set block (36) dis... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7197821 | Triaxial connector including cable clamp The present invention relates to a center conductor insulator with a tapered entry for use with a coaxial cable transmission line connector that provides guiding and centering of a center conductor pin within the connector. The present invention further relates to a... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7199487 | Modular wiring harnesses A system for making up wiring harnesses includes a base harness having a set of flexible multi-conductor cables and a set of supplementary wiring harnesses adapted to connect in a particular location of said base harness. The connection area does not have a multi-co... | 04/03/2007 |
