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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7997912 | Three-dimensional connector for a coordinate input device A three-dimensional connector, which is used by a coordinate input device of a touch pad, has a flat conductor cable with an end being connected to the touch pad and another end forming a soldered conductive contact head perpendicular to the flat conductor cable to ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7905733 | Power board, on-board connector, lighting device, display device and television receiver A power board includes an on-board connector having an output terminal that is surrounded by a housing made of synthetic resin. The output terminal is arranged in an area of the housing that is farther from the edge portion of a circuit board so that sectional arran... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7008268 | SIM card socket and method for manufacturing the same A SIM card socket and method for manufacturing the same. The SIM card socket includes a base, a first engaging member, and a second engaging member. The base includes a first side and a second side opposite thereto. The first engaging member is fixed on the first si... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6974343 | SIM card connector An electrical card connector (100) includes a base (1), a cover (2) and a pivot (3) for pivotally connecting the cover with the base. The base includes an insulative housing (11) and a number of conductive terminals received in the... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6455999 | Color picture tube In a color cathode ray tube, the outer diameter of a neck is set at 22 mm-23 mm, the diameter of a pin circle formed by stem pins outside the flare section of a stem welded to an end of the neck is set at a nominal value of 15.24 mm, and the maximum diame... | 09/24/2002 |
| 5785539 | Protector for CRT lead pin A protector for cathode ray tube (CRT) lead pins includes a cylindrical body having a central tubular portion with an inside surface, an outside surface surrounding the tubular portion, pin inserting holes concentrically arranged around the central tubula... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5493073 | Insulating arrangement for a fused hermetic terminal assembly A hermetic terminal assembly structure adapted to be sealed along the periphery of an aperture in a chamber defining housing wall of a hermetically sealed chamber including a terminal pin sealed by a coalescent aperture seal in the aperture to include inn... | 02/20/1996 |
| 4992054 | Connector with a retractable base plate to protect its contact outlets A connector with a retractable base plate to protect its contact outlets, the connector functioning to ensure connections between various parts of television type cathode ray tubes and correspoding printed circuits, comprises a contact holder casing, a sl... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4677255 | Insulating shroud and sleeve for the connection between a cable end and a terminal An electrical termination comprises a cable lug 1 fitted to an end of an electric cable 3 and connected to a terminal 5 provided with an insulating bushing 6. An insulating shroud 13 comprising a rigid sleeve 14 and a removable closure element 15 fits ove... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4674821 | Electron tube base A base for a CRT has an outside diameter which is less than the outside diameter of the tube neck. A plurality of resilient detents are integral with the base and act against the exhaust tubulation to help retain the base on the neck of the tube. A silo i... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4607900 | Telephone jack security devices A telephone access jack security device for an access jack mounted in a faceplate of a fixture. The security device comprises a baseplate adapted to mount on the front of the faceplate having an opening therein adapted to expose the connector receptacle. ... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4588250 | Connective-protective adapter for a CRT base A connective-protective adapter for use with a silo-type cathode ray tube base provides both connector pin protection and electrical connective means for all active pins of the tube. The adapter permits affixation of the permanent base to the tube early i... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4273400 | Protective means for CRT base The invention provides a one-piece protective cap, discretely formed of semi-rigid material, which encloses the major area of a CRT base. The cap, which maintains alignment of the connector pins of the tube, completely shields the vulnerable areas of the ... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4158152 | CRT Base and pin protective means A protective cap is provided for a cathode ray tube-base assembly. The cap incorporates discrete means for maintaining alignment and protection of an array of tube pins at least one is spatially encompassed within a tubular isolation structure of the base... | 06/12/1979 |
| 4148541 | Interlocking electron tube base and adapter A wafer type tube base is secured to a stem structure of an electron tube. The base includes a cup which fits over an exhaust tubulation of the stem and a wafer flange which extends radially outward from the open end of the cup and abuts the stem wall. Th... | 04/10/1979 |
