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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7789684 | 5PinProAudio SSW1 Generally, camera have two channels—one and two. A channel is used by hardwiring the output to a particular channel. The Switch allows the cameraman to switch between channel one and two without hardwiring the equipment. ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7632118 | Adapter An adapter for the coupling of two different electrical plugs, in particular for vehicles, comprises an electrically conductive cage open at two ends, in particular pin-like electrical contacts insertable into the cage with differing contact ends matched to the resp... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7439709 | Charger unit for an electronic device including a system for protective storage of an adapter plug A charger unit for an electronic device that includes a housing, a plurality of charging contacts provided on the housing, and a recess provided in the housing, preferably on a rear face thereof. A plug having a plurality of prongs may be selectively attached to and... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7381067 | 4 in 1 travel adaptor The present invention relates to a versatile travel adaptor, comprising: a cylindrical base member which is provided with a plurality of fixed shafts and a plurality of socket arrays; a dial member rotatably mounted around the base member and provided with a project... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7347728 | Integrated connector with CATV tap assembly The CATV tap assembly of the present invention comprises a tap faceplate and associated components for forming an integrated F-Type connector. The tap assembly includes a tap faceplate, having at least one port. In addition to the aforementioned tap faceplate, the i... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7331792 | Trailer tow connector assembly An electrical connector including a first connector portion and a second connector portion. Each of the first and second connector interfaces includes several terminals. At least a portion of the terminals of the first connector interface are electrically coupled to... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7318755 | Plug-in connection device The plug-in connection device consists of at least one plug part and one socket part, which can be connected together detachably. A plug insert or socket insert is accommodated in the respective part, wherein at least one of the inserts is configured for plug coding... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7303416 | Compound conversion plug structure with adjustable angle and adapter A compound conversion plug structure with an adjustable angle includes an adapter and a plug component. The adapter includes an outer shell, a moving block, a plurality of transfer pieces, a plurality of metal inserting pieces, and a plurality of engaging pieces. Th... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7265517 | Charger unit for an electronic device including a system for protective storage of an adapter plug A charger unit for an electronic device that includes a housing, a plurality of charging contacts provided on the housing, and a recess provided in the housing, preferably on a rear face thereof. A plug having a plurality of prongs may be selectively attached to and... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7241169 | Adapter for power supply An adapter for power supply is disclosed. The adapter comprises a body containing a peg module connected a connector of a plug, characterized in that one side of the body of the adapter is a common socket engaged with an engaging slot formed on the housing, the top ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7182651 | Lighting connector with removable pin A dual voltage connector having keyway portions enabling protection of the connector against unintentionally using it with a long voltage. A higher voltage version of the connector, which supplies the voltage, is protected. In a female version of the connector, a pl... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7153160 | Integrated connector with CATV tap assembly The CATV tap assembly of the present invention comprises a tap faceplate and associated components for forming an integrated F-Type connector. The tap assembly includes a tap faceplate, having at least one port. In addition to the aforementioned tap faceplate, the i... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7144275 | Water-resistant casing structure for electronic control device A circuit board supporting electronic components mounted thereon is housed in a casing. The casing has a joint hole defined therein, and a connector is inserted in the joint hole with a water-resistant seal placed in a gap between the connector and edges of the casi... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7121850 | Dual-purpose male/female connector A dual-purpose male/female connector is disclosed. A push button for controlling a terminal base, which is mounted in a USB female socket and includes a connection terminal, to enable the terminal base to extend from or draw back in the female socket is mounted on t... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7118399 | Electronic device with replaceable plug An electronic device with a replaceable plug is disclosed. The electronic device comprises a main body, a fixing element and a plug. The main body has an upper casing and a lower casing, and a plug-receiving portion is disposed at the bottom of the lower casing. The... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7071083 | Method of fabricating polysilicon film by excimer laser crystallization process A method of fabricating a polysilicon film by an excimer laser crystallization process. First, a substrate comprising a first region and a second region is provided. An amorphous silicon layer and a mask layer are formed on the substrate in sequence. Then, a photo-e... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6991482 | Power plug A power plug includes a connected unit, an assembled unit and a clamping mechanism. The connected unit has an insulative housing with a terminal open, and the insulative housing has a conductive terminal disposed therein. The assembled unit has an insulative casing ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6981901 | Terminal device of electrical apparatus A terminal device of an electrical apparatus includes a frame, at least one attachment piece and at least one terminal strip with a terminal screw, The frame includes at least two side walls with grooves, a bottom wall disposed between the at least two side walls an... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6979233 | Connector and cross voltage protector for entertainment lighting A dual voltage connector having keyway portions enabling protection of the connector against unintentionally using it with a long voltage. A higher voltage version of the connector, which supplies the voltage, is protected. In a female version of the connector, a pl... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6974342 | Connector elements including protective member for preventing connection to certain connector elements An electrical device includes a power supply that is switchable between a first mode and a second mode. The power supply includes a first connector element of the power supply, the first connector element being one of a male and a female connector element for mating... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6923666 | Electrical plug changer An electrical plug changer is described and has a housing, a first electrical plug, a second electrical plug, a linking mechanism and a clamping mechanism. The first electrical plug and the second electrical plug are slidably positioned within the housing. The linki... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6520787 | Multiple plug for different connection systems The invention relates to a multi-pole multiple plug for connecting (small) electric appliances to a selection of different mains connection systems. The plug has internationally standardized pin arrangements (2) an the four sides of its housing (1) and an... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6491550 | Entertainment system capable of discriminating model of operation device, operation device, and machine body of entertainment system The present invention provides an entertainment system in which the models can be discriminated between compatible operation devices. A connector of the operation device of the present invention comprises at least two recess portions on the peripheral sur... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6409549 | Electrical connector An electrical connector (1) includes a slide body (2), a terminal module (3) assembled on the slide body. The terminal module comprises a main base (30), a bottom base (31) welded to the main base, a top cover (32) assembled on the main base, eight cam-sh... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6328581 | Universal electric adapter A universal electric adapter includes a casing injection-molded from plastics, the casing having a front face panel, two lateral receiving chambers, a middle receiving chamber, a locating groove inside the middle receiving chamber, a plurality of coupling... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6281056 | Methods of forming SOI insulator layers, methods of forming transistor devices, and semiconductor devices and assemblies The invention encompasses methods of forming individual silicon-on-insulator layers having varying thicknesses within the individual layers. The invention also encompasses methods of forming transistor devices from silicon-on-insulator layers. Additionall... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6206714 | Plug and adapter for existing single pole electrical receptacle A plug and an adapter are provided for use with an existing electrical receptacle which has a sleeve extending from a mounting base, with a conductive pin within the sleeve. The adapter has a cylindrical collar receivable snugly over the sleeve of the rec... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6176716 | Interchangeable electrical connector An interchangeable electrical connector includes a connector body and an adapter body. The connector body includes electrical contact means, such as a banana plug tip, for engaging an electrical terminal. The connector body includes a conical portion and ... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6129568 | Interchangeable electrical connector An interchangeable electrical connector includes a connector body and an adapter body. The connector body includes electrical contact means, such as a banana plug tip, for engaging an electrical terminal. The connector body includes a conical portion and ... | 10/10/2000 |
| 5791919 | Universal connector An electrical connector is set forth which is suitable for connection to a conductor which includes a connector member suitable for attachment, for example by soldering or by a crimping device, to a conductor, such as a cable. The electrical connector als... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5083946 | Electrical plug, light socket and receptacle apparatus An electrical plug is set forth including a first blade in electrical association with a first electrical conductor member and a second divided blade associated electrically with a plurality of first and second electrical switch wires, wherein a resilient... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5077611 | Universal image intensifier tube A device for intensifying light images which includes an image intensifier tube assembly that is retrofittable to two different existing housings. There is a first electrical contact for electrically connecting to electrical supply contacts when positione... | 12/31/1991 |
| 4960393 | Plug connecting device for electrical equipment The invention proposes a connecting plug device for electrical equipment and more particularly rows of solenoid valves in the case of which on one side of a housing there is a contact arrangement for cooperation with an arrangement of mating contacts on t... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4957831 | Control apparatus for switching a battery pack A control apparatus for a battery pack having two power receptacles coupled to an electric circuit that includes a switch for selectively delivering power to the receptacles. The control apparatus includes (1) a structure for retaining the receptacles a p... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4930156 | Telephone receiver transmitter device A telephone speaker/microphone device for suspending in a user's ear to enable hands-free communication without common occurrence of feedback. The device utilizes control circuitry capable of interconnecting microphone and speaker leads from a telephone o... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4904195 | Twist-lock female-male plug adapter An auxiliary male twist-lock plug-adapter for converting a female twist-lock plug-adapter to male. The male adapter is a disc defining an upper and a lower face. Three twist-lock electrode-prongs project from the upper surface, and three conventional elec... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4865566 | Fixture for use in establishing electrical connection with a disposable skin electrode A fixture for use in establishing electrical contact between a banana plug mounted on a cable and a snap fastener on a disposable skin electrode comprises a bottom flange provided with a sleeve adapted to receive the banana plug. A resiliently expandable ... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4770644 | Disconnectable multipole connector, especially for use of transmission of electricity between motor vehicles and trailers A standard sized multipole connector for the transmission of electricity therethrough, which connector has plural concentric contacts and structure for preventing shorting when connected to a connector not having a concentric array of contacts.... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4755148 | Convertible connector A convertible connector which may be either a male or female pressfit connector uses a common metal shell that is reversed depending upon whether a male or female connector is used, and which receives one of two different insulators depending upon the typ... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4725249 | Connector assembly The connector assembly includes (1) a pair of connectors (300,300') for respectively terminating the individual conductors of a pair of multiconductor cables (200,200') and (2) a pair of adapters (500,600) that are respectively electrically connected to t... | 02/16/1988 |
