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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7279633 | Apparatus for providing an electrical wiring hub An apparatus for an electrical wiring hub is provided. The electrical wiring hub includes: a hub housing, configured to receive a plurality of wires; a plurality of conductor rings, configured to conduct electrical current from one of the plurality of wires to anoth... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7188558 | Pyromechanical separating element The invention relates to a pyromechanical separating element having a hermetically sealed pyrotechnic pressure element (2), which is installed in a housing (1) and has a gas-forming pyrotechnic charge, and a detachable latching pin (5) which is ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 6464442 | Safety release fasteners A safety device provides quick and easy removal or separation of a part or assembly from a machine or installation base. The safety release fasteners that secure the part or assembly to the machine or installation base have interconnected sections that ar... | 10/15/2002 |
| 5780536 | Joining member and method for disintegrating joined structure A joining member for joining parts or materials to form a joined structure is constituted by a composite material containing a heating assistant in a matrix material. For disintegrating the joined structure, it is placed in a heating zone, and a high freq... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5653549 | Unlockable connecting device between two objects, more particularly usable in space An unlockable connecting device between two objects is provided. The device includes a connecting member for connecting the objects when the device is in a connected state, and an elastic system for applying to the connecting member a tensile stress for b... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5387066 | Electrical fixture installation assist method and means A method for assisting in the installation of an electrical fixture and an electrical fixture installation assist device formed as an attachment bolt formed as an elongate rod member capable of engagement with the attachment tab of a junction box, a weake... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5119555 | Non-explosive separation device A non-explosive separation device for releasably holding together components of equipment or apparatus which are to be separated under controlled conditions. The separation device and method of operation includes a retaining element having a strain concen... | 06/09/1992 |
| 4986708 | Self-sealing separation fastener for small confines A separable fastener includes a fastener body having a head end and a shank nd. The head end defines a generally cylindrical open ended cavity in which a cylindrical punch is disposed. The cavity is sealed and closed by a gas generator that develops an inc... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4671715 | Lesser shock separation fastener A shear type separation fastener having a punch piston which shears a ring of material from the head of a bolt to face the shank of the bolt. The punch piston has a face with a shearing edge that presents an advancing point of contact with the bolt head t... | 06/09/1987 |
| 3994201 | Separating element A separating element comprises a body member for securing at least two parts together. The body member has an electrically ignitable separating charge disposed in tamped form within a recess therein, means operatively associated with the separating charge... | 11/30/1976 |
