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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7319191 | Signal adapter A signal adapter comprising an explosion proof housing, a circuit member disposed on an inside of the explosion proof housing, a signal input connector electrically connected to the circuit member, a signal output connector electrically connected to the circuit memb... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7312393 | Electrical and communications receptacle for furniture A box for electrical and communication receptacles is mounted in an opening in a furniture unit, and in particular, the top surface of an office conference table. The box has an opened top, and a cover is pivotably mounted to the opened top and movable between an op... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7130176 | Protective enclosures and related methods A protective enclosure includes one or more walls for surrounding an electronic device. At least one of the walls includes energy absorbing protrusions for absorbing the energies, etc., created when, and if, the electronic device unfortunately explodes due to a ligh... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7098611 | Dimming control system with distributed command processing A dimming control system includes dimmer modules that receive dimming level information from one of at least two control modules. Each dimmer module includes a microprocessor that provides internal intelligence for controlling power to a load in response to dimming ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7097515 | Subsea electrical connector The present invention is directed to various embodiments of a connector. In one illustrative embodiment, the connector includes a first connector half and a second connector half adapted to be coupled to a power supply source, wherein the first and second connector ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7016202 | Power actuation structure A power actuation structure for turning electric power ON and OFF of a computer host through an extension mechanism without wiring includes a switch located on a circuit board of the computer host. The computer host has partitions to define installation areas for ho... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7001222 | Installation couplers An installation coupler is disclosed which comprises a male installation plug (10) and a female installation socket (130). The installation plug (10) comprises a casing (12) and a sleeve (24). Similarly, the installation socket ( | 02/21/2006 |
| 6972751 | Lid-mounted monitor A lid-mounted monitor includes a touch panel mounted on a screen of a liquid crystal display, for inputting information when touched, a lid mountably and dismountably disposed on the touch panel, the lid including a small window formed therein, by way of which the s... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6960719 | Method and apparatus for mitigating electromagnetic waves The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for mitigating electromagnetic waves emanating from an electronic device. The apparatus comprises a cover member, a bight extending from one end of the cover member, and a retaining plate spaced from the co... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6935597 | Vehicle-mounted electronic apparatus A vehicle-mounted electronic apparatus includes a case having an opening on the front surface thereof, a face that moves from an ordinary orientation which is vertical or oblique in front of the case to an accommodated orientation in which the face is accommodated w... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6921141 | Water resistant instrument enclosure A water resistant enclosure is provided for devices such as radios which are installed in, for example, marine vehicles where there is constant exposure to moisture, spray, and the like. An enclosure mounts to the vehicle and supports the device. A bezel frame seals... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6914785 | Variable electronic circuit component A circuit component has an elastically deformable first structure, a second structure, and a support structure coupling the first and second structures, wherein the support structure acts a fulcrum about which the first structure can be variably deformed in response... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6898088 | Tool-less coupling system for electronic modules A technique is provided for coupling and uncoupling device boards for a computer system during any operational state of the computer system. A tool-free latch assembly is provided for coupling a device switchboard and the device boards to a mounting structure of the... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6885097 | Semiconductor device A board-shaped thermal conductor base board (3) is arranged on the bottom surface of a power module (1). Substrates (4) and (5) are arranged on the top surface of the thermal conductor base board (3), and semiconductor elements ( | 04/26/2005 |
| 6878891 | Switchgear enclosure A method and a door arrangement for a switchgear enclosure, with the enclosure having a top and bottom panel, a back panel and two opposing side panels. The enclosure includes an interior framework supporting a draw-out circuit breaker. The door arrangement comprise... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6809937 | Method and apparatus for shock and vibration isolation of a circuit component An apparatus for improved shock and vibration isolation of a CGA integrated package which utilizes solder column grid arrays to provide electrical connection to a printed circuit board. The CGA integrated package includes a substrate and a package lid. A support fra... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6740821 | Selectively configurable circuit board Embodiments of the invention provide thermally actuatable switches and selectively configurable circuit boards which may employ such switches. A circuit board of one embodiment includes a substrate having board leads and a plurality of electrical connectors arranged... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6680434 | Terminal locating means assembly A locating means assembly (100) includes a housing (1) and a plurality of terminals (2). The housing has a plurality of side walls (14) and defines a plurality of passageways (13) therein. A pair of ribs (12) protrude inwardly from lower portions of two s... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6215665 | Thin integrated circuit card comprising an improved manually actuated switch A thin integrated circuit card with an improved manually activated switch. The card is of the type that has two external plates, a lower one (12) and an upper one (14) that are separated by at least one interconnecting plate in which there is at least one... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6205017 | Switchgear assembly with front accessible slide-in fixed power switch Power switches are fix mounted in a switchgear cabinet by providing terminal sections on power conductors at the rear face of the switch housing which extend vertically beyond the housing. The power switches slide into cells in the cabinet through a front... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6142591 | Switch cabinet A switch cabinet with a rack having four vertical frame sections, in which an internal housing arranged in an interior of the switch cabinet is connected to the rack, which has two vertical side walls and an upper and a lower horizontal cover. In order to... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6046904 | Electrical equipment cabinet having barrier with integral drip channel A cabinet for housing first and second pieces of electrical equipment and having a first compartment adjacent a second compartment for housing the respective first and second pieces of electrical equipment. The cabinet has a first cover member overlying a... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5796585 | Electronic equipment mounting device To provide an electronic equipment mounting device having flexibility in the mounting direction, the device is provided with a mounting jig on which a plurality of tongues are formed and a housing whose flat faces having different areas have slits in them... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5726868 | Robbery-proof mechanism for vehicle mounted electronic apparatus A robbery-proof mechanism for a vehicle mounted electronic apparatus wherein a cover for covering the electronic apparatus is accommodated in the upper space of the electronic apparatus and can be driven by a small scale drive mechanism without moving the... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5535102 | Power distribution switchboard assembly A power distribution switchboard assembly is provided which is adapted to accept plug-in outgoer mechanical base fixing/location arrangements or units having different physical size and format. The switchboard assembly includes at least two rear mounting ... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5414590 | Meter socket assembly and distribution board The present invention provides an electrical distribution board and meter socket assembly. The distribution board includes a framework for a meter compartment which is partially defined by a side panels, a bottom electrically insulating barrier and by a b... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5231562 | Desk top wire management apparatus A desktop wire management apparatus comprises an elongated wire storage compartment removably mountable under an access opening in the desktop, a forwardly openable front door in a front wall of the wire storage compartment, and a self contained wiring mo... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5225962 | Distribution board with rear electrical access The present invention relates to a distribution board for electrical power which provides rear electrical access to connect busbars and switch modules together. The distribution board includes a framework for supporting electrical components, a switch com... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5219068 | Adjustable proximity switch mounting assembly A proximity switch mounting plate is rotatable about a center point and releasably-clamped to a mounting surface of a device. The cylindrical proximity switch is attached to the mounting plate at a location spaced outwardly from the center point, and the ... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5200884 | Electrical control device A control instrument has a body which is provided at the bottom surface thereof with a plurality of terminals. The terminals are folded upwardly along the side surfaces thereof and the body is inserted in the through-hole preformed in a printed wiring boa... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5153816 | Face plate with decorator insert A face plate assembly has a removable decorator insert card which is retained within a face plate housing without screw fasteners. The face plate housing has an elongated slot which opens into a device cavity in which a touch switch is mounted. The decora... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5095403 | Low voltage switchboard A low voltage switchboard including on its front a conduit which houses enclosures containing printed circuit boards, which constitute indication and control interfaces of associated power devices, housed in adjacent superposed compartments.... | 03/10/1992 |
| 4977484 | Dimmer rack A dimmer rack for mounting a plurality of modular units called dimmer modules is disclosed. Each of the modules is used to provide dimming control for each lighting circuit in a lighting system. The rack is a vertical enclosure and utilizes a plurality of... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4821143 | Switchgear enclosure with improved supporting frame and improved access door A switchgear apparatus comprising a row of pressure vessels, a frame including first and second generally horizontal, elongated members rigidified by the row of pressure vessels, an outer housing including a generally horizontal top portion supported by t... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4814942 | Drawout switchgear cell frame A drawout switchgear apparatus is characterized by a cell having a front opening through which a circuit breaker is movable on tracks into and out of the cell for engagement and disengagement with electrical terminals within the cell. A cell frame include... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4796159 | Explosion protected modular housing An explosion-protected modular housing (3) for electrical and/or electronic components (29) includes at least one sand-filled chamber (28), in which the components are housed. The components (29) are protected in this manner in the safety mode known as "s... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4744001 | Contact arrangement for insertable power switches A contact arrangement for connecting an insertable power switch to a switching system having a fixed carrier for supporting the power switch, the fixed carrier and the power switch each having respective connecting lugs, the power switch having an auxilia... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4650262 | Switch cabinet base This invention relates to a base structure for a switch cabinet having in combination four corner sections, at least two transverse panels and at least two longitudinal panels. The corner sections have two vertical outer walls joined at right angles and t... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4603377 | Main distributing frame board for an electronic switching system A main distribution board is designed to be mounted on a main distribution frame ("MDF") of a switching office for interconnecting inside and outside cables. A plug-in type connector is connected to the end of the inside cable. A first terminal block has ... | 07/29/1986 |
| 4502132 | Power switch apparatus A supporting insulator (9) to support the driving mechanism (6) of a disconnect switch part (100) and a supporting insulator (9) of a breaker (10) are unified. The heights of the fixed contact (4) and the driving mechanism (6) of the disconnect switch par... | 02/26/1985 |
