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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7802992 | Rotary connector Rotary electrical connector comprising a ring-shaped outside terminal having a circular inner circumference portion, a ring-shaped inside terminal having a circular outer circumference portion, which is concentric with the inner circumference portion of the ring-sha... | 09/28/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7242588 | Multifunction modular electronic apparatus A multifunction modular electronic apparatus for performing information technology and telecommunications functions comprises a first module (101) for performing a plurality of first functions; a second module (102) having substantially the same physic... | 07/10/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7096302 | Method and apparatus for accelerating detection of serial bus device speed signals A method and apparatus for accelerating detection of speed code signals, and in particular S400 signals, for IEEE Standard 1394-1995 serial bus devices. The present invention validates S400 mode immediately after detecting an S400 speed signal, ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6582237 | Rolling electrical transfer coupling improvements The present invention is full-rotational freedom conductor assembly for conducting electricity between a pair of coaxial electrically conductive members. The conductive members are provided with complementary, planar tracks and are relatively rotatable ab... | 06/24/2003 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5923114 | Brushless slip ring using rolling elements as electrical conductors A brushless slip ring includes a housing, a plurality of annular spaces disposed in the housing and spaced apart along a common longitudinal axis, and a cageless assembly of electrically conductive spherical balls freely rotatably disposed in each of the ... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5853294 | Anti-friction rotating contact assembly This invention relates to a rolling electrical contact assembly which is very similar to an anti-friction bearing. The contact has an inner and outer race made of a conductive material. A set of conductive rollers roll around in the space between the race... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5829986 | Single layer, multi-channel band-gear system for rotary joint A multi-channel band-gear system for a rotary joint has a ring gear assembly with a conducting ring band in electrical contact with corresponding conducting bands of a set of intermediary planetary gears, which in turn are in electrical contact with a con... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5501604 | Flexible band-gears for conducting power/signal across rotary joint A flexible band-gear system has an ring gear assembly with bands in electrical contact with and a ring gear in mechanical engagement with corresponding bands and gears of planet gear assemblies which are in turn in electrical contact and geared engagement... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5429508 | Automobile steering column interconnector An interconnector electrically unites a rotatable air bag with a stationary air bag sensor. The interconnector has a hub rotatably associated with a housing to define a radial space including one or more complementary first and second electrically conduct... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5346400 | Sensor rotating apparatus A sensor rotating apparatus for allowing a sensor to have a sensing angle of 360 degrees includes a drive motor, first and second reduction gear assemblies for reducing the rotational power of the motor, a sensor turntable for rotating a sensor using the ... | 09/13/1994 |
