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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8120895 | Mounting assembly having a base with an inner ball positioned within a hollow outer ball A mounting assembly for mounting an electronic device to a surface of a vehicle includes a base for coupling with the surface and a socket assembly for supporting the electronic device on the base. The base includes a mounting ball, and the socket assembly includes ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8105090 | Electrical connector assembly An electrical connector assembly includes a socket and a plug. The socket includes a first main body defining a first longitudinal receiving space. A sidewall of the first longitudinal receiving space defines a helical slot. The helical slot includes at least one en... | 01/31/2012 |
| 7878814 | Electrically conductive bearing retainers Electrically conductive bearing retainers create an electrical path between the static and dynamic sides of a rotating joint to block EMI radiation from entering or leaving a system. Concentric annular inner and outer bearing retainers with an array of conductive co... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7811091 | Rotary terminal mechanism A rotary terminal mechanism in which a first electroconductive ring is inserted, under a slightly collapsed state, between the circular internal peripheral surface of a first outside electrode and the circular external peripheral surface of a first inside electrode ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7648368 | Aircraft propeller assembly An electrical-power-transfer assembly (50) transferring electrical power from an onboard power source to electrical deicers (22) on propeller blades (18). The assembly (50) comprises a first race structure (52) mounted to the aircr... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7637743 | Electronic device with a structure preventing a electromagnetic wave leak A conductive roller is arranged so as to project from an opening of an upper surface of a circuit board unit removably accommodated in a rack. An opening of the rack is covered by a conductive thin plate. When the circuit board unit is accommodated in the rack, the ... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7637744 | Rotary contact connector for electrical cables A rotary contact-connection assembly for electric cables contains an electrically non-conducting support crossed by a borehole. A first bearing is configured in the borehole and a second bearing is configured radially outside the borehole around the support. The bea... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7364108 | Connection structure and reel A contact structure in a cable winding reel is disclosed which maintains rotary contact between two cables connected, at one-side ends thereof, to electric/electronic appliances, namely, one cable which is wound on a rotating body, and the other cable which is maint... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7215045 | Roll-ring conductive wheel A roll-ring conductive wheel is used to conduct electricity between the inner and outer races of rotating or moving parts. The conductive wheel is a thin-walled metal cylinder with a plurality of spokes connecting the outer cylindrical wall to a central hub. The pre... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7163403 | Rotating electrical transfer components The transfer apparatus is directed toward electrical transfer components providing an electrical connection to a rotating object. The transfer apparatus includes a stator base mounted proximate to the rotating object. An axle rotatably mounts at least one conductive... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7117761 | Arrangement for a steering column A steering shaft arrangement comprises a first housing (9), which accommodates a contact roller (10), the first housing (9) being divided up into a first and second section (13, 14), of which the first section (13) is connected to ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114955 | Contact arrangement with contact pieces guided towards each other and are displaced in a longitudinal manner and a roller-type contacts for making contact in one such contact arrangement In order to simplify the construction and to reduce the size of a contact arrangement (1) comprising at least one outer contact piece (3) and at least one inner contact piece (5) which are guided towards each other such that they can be displace... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7101187 | Rotatable electrical connector A rotatable electrical connector provides a tangle free electrical connection between a cable modular male plug and a modular female jack of a device. The connector includes a male subassembly with a modular plug secured to a printed circuit board. A female subassem... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097480 | Coaxial connector with a substantially S-shaped switch A connector with a switch comprises a housing for defining a terminal accommodation chamber opened through a plug pin insertion hole. A fixed terminal and a switch terminal are held by the housing. The switch terminal comprises a U-shaped section opened toward the p... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7070463 | Waterproof relay connector The waterproof relay connector for connecting a lead wire includes a connector housing having a lead wire insertion hole, and lead wire retaining means for retaining the lead wire inserted in the lead wire insertion hole, an elastic portion having a through hole ext... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7063537 | Rotatable assemblies and methods of securing such assemblies A rotatable assembly and a method to use the same are provided. In particular, the assembly includes a first field device housing arrangement associated with a first electrical system, and a second field device housing arrangement associated with a second electrical... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7040932 | Collapsible plug A collapsible plug that can fit into a motor vehicle's cigarette lighter. It comprises two flat members that are generally rectangular, except at one end where they are semicircular. The members are pivotally connected at an axis midway between their longer edges. T... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7037126 | Rotary joint for fluid electricity The present invention is directed to a rotary joint that includes a power slip ring and an electric signal slip ring, both for passing electricity between a stator and a rotor The system includes a plurality of slip rings (21,31) and a plurality of circumfere... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6921269 | Relative rotation signal transfer assembly A signal transfer assembly that is configured to transfer one or more electrical signals between two or more conductive paths that are rotating relative to one another includes two substrates or more substrates and one or more interface assemblies. The substrates ea... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6910911 | Break-away electrical connector An electrical connector has a plug portion and a terminal portion. The plug portion is couplable to the terminal portion to provide an electrical connection between a device and a peripheral item which is securely coupled to the device during normal operation of the... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6896522 | Hinge connector, and circuit board connected to connector A hinge connector comprising an insulative connector housing (10) having a predetermined shape, a through hole extending through the connector housing, a receiving chamber defined in the through hole, and an elastic contact member (30) having electric ... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6866546 | Electrical interconnect scheme A connector that can couple a flexible circuit board of a head gimbal assembly to driving circuits of an apparatus coupled to a hard disk. The connector includes a pair of spring biased plates that push the flexible circuit into contact with a printed circuit board.... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6857908 | Connector with movable contact elements A connector for receiving a plug-in card comprises a carrier which defines a receiving space for the plug-in card, at least one guide hole which is formed in the carrier and which opens in the receiving space, a contact element which is movably arranged in the guide... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6809905 | Electrical interconnect scheme A connector that can couple a flexible circuit board of a head gimbal assembly to driving circuits of an apparatus coupled to a hard disk. The connector includes a pair of spring biased plates that push the flexible circuit into contact with a printed circuit board.... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6695620 | Cable end connector with universal joint The present invention relates to a cable assembly having a universal joint so as to rotate the connector thereof through X and Y directions. Upper and lower housings of the connector is provided with traverse bearings. A front edge of a front rotating arm... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6612847 | Slip plate assembly and method for conductively supplying electrical current under rotational and translational force applications A slip plate assembly (40) for supplying electrical current under rotational and translational force applications, includes a housing (39) and at least one draw unit (70). While subjected to rotational and translational forces, each draw unit (70) dispose... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6608422 | Alternator with an electric contact bearing assembly A contact assembly of an alternator including an interior chamber, which houses a first end of a rotor shaft having an axis of rotation, first and second bearing assemblies coaxially aligned with the rotor shaft and electrically isolated from one another;... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6531774 | Chip scale electrical test fixture with isolation plate having a recess A test fixture with an isolation plate grounds all of the solder balls of a ball grid array (BGA) of a chip scale package, except for a selected subset of the solder balls, to perform electrical characterization of the package. The isolation plate include... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6517356 | Swivel adaptor for use with inlet pipe A swivel adaptor for connection to an inlet pipe leading to a storage tank includes two swivel adaptor members, one of which is rotatably mounted on the other. A plurality of electrically conductive ball bearings are positioned in the channel formed by th... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6489702 | Alternator An alternator adapted for use with a motor vehicle includes rotor assembly and a stator assembly, which may be like the rotor and state assemblies of brush-type alternators, and also a contact assembly that includes two relatively low-friction, electrical... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6478584 | Electrical signal coupling device An electrical signal coupling device and more particularly, a rotary signal coupler suitable for use in transmitting electrical signals between transducers mounted on a shaft and wiring which is fixed relative to the structure in which the shaft is rotata... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6443744 | Grounding contact The invention relates to a grounding contact for transferring currents between fixed vehicle parts of a rail vehicle, such as an electric, diesel-electric or diesel-hydraulic locomotive or traction and traveling vehicle, and its rotating axis, including a... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6386885 | Downrigger cable reel with rotary electrical coupling A coupling system suitable for use with a transmission cable is described. The system includes a rotary electrical coupling operably connected to a cable reel assembly having a main body and a reel rotatably mounted to the main body for winding the transm... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6299454 | Steering column interconnector having conductive elastic rolling contacts A steering column interconnector having a first plate with a center hole for the steering column and a first plurality of conductive rings, a second plate having a center hole for the steering column and a second plurality of conductive rings, a third pla... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6200166 | Smart card interface arrangements A smart card interface that allows data to be transferred between a smart card and an external data device. The smart card interface receives a smart card having at least one card electrical contact, and comprises at least one roller that rotates when the... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6196850 | Rotatable docking station for an electronic device The problems identified above are in large part addressed by an docking assembly including an electronic device, a base piece, and a rotating piece. The base piece is electrically connected to at least one peripheral device. The rotating piece is intermed... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6190180 | Swiveling electrical connector A swiveling electrical connector is described. A male assembly has three conductors electrically isolated from each other. A first one of the three conductors in the male assembly includes a cylindrical surface. A female assembly has three conductors elec... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6183263 | Articulate electric connector The present invention is an articulate electric connector that is mounted on the handle of a mobile electric apparatus that has first and second terminal of electric connection. The invention has a universal joint that is formed by a spherical body contai... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6170967 | Miniature lighting apparatus A lamp unit having an electromechanical ball including first and second electrically-conductive hemispheres separated by an insulator region, the ball being pop-fit insertable and removable anywhere along a guide track apparatus providing first and second... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6162062 | Structure of telephone connector An improvement of the structure of a telephone connector is disclosed. The connector is formed by engaging a rotary head with a fixing plug. The fixing plug is installed with a plurality of round disks with conductive rings of different radii and each con... | 12/19/2000 |
