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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7922508 | Electrical distribution system with a jumper assembly having a telescopic slider An electrical distribution system for electrifying a plurality of wall panels includes a jumper assembly including a telescoping slider which includes a plurality of conductors housed therein which slide relative to one another, the jumper assembly being configured ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7654841 | Pre-terminated outlet assembly for raceway systems Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a pre-terminated outlet assembly. The pre-terminated outlet assembly includes a device bracket, an outlet, and a plurality of electrical conductors. The outlet is connected to the device bracket. The plurality of ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7547221 | Low voltage electricity distribution circuit The low voltage electricity distribution circuit of the present invention is an electrical outlet that includes a receptacle mounted to a recess including either a plurality of wires or a bus bar system. The receptacle has at least one continuously live power socket... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7530827 | Raceway IDC connector A dual-sided IDC connector for use in connecting electrical components to field wiring is described. One side of the IDC connector may be factory-wired to an electrical component. A second side of the IDC connector may be field-wired in an end-wiring or a through-wi... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7347734 | Expandable electrical plug An apparatus equipped to receive power from a wall outlet power source. The apparatus includes a plurality of outlets capable of extending a predetermined distance apart for distributing a power input from such wall outlet power source to at least one pre-selected o... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7335041 | Bus bar support A bus bar support, including a lower part which can be mounted with a lower side thereof to the base. Several bus bars which are disposed in a longitudinal direction and at a distance from each other, are used to insert, in an isolated manner, bush bars extending in... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7323882 | System to place receptacles and distribution blocks An electrified wall panel in a modular furniture environment includes a plurality of multi-port electrical distribution blocks diversely located throughout the panel. Certain ones of the multi-port electrical distribution blocks are fixed to wall panel frame members... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7311538 | Tap-off interlock A bus to tap-off device interlock having a first position wherein the tap-off device can be installed or removed from the busway section and a second position in which an installed tap-off device can not be removed from the busway section and an uninstalled tap-off ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7302775 | Power bus and structure for a barrier movement operator A barrier movement operator with improved mounting and power distribution capabilities is disclosed. The disclosed system includes an elongate member mounted from an overhead structure in a substantially horizontal manner. A head end of a barrier movement operator m... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7294783 | Mounting component for a motor vehicle and method for installing a vehicle electrical system for a motor vehicle The mounting component (2) includes a module rack (4), on which components (6, 10) of a vehicle electrical system have been mounted beforehand, and is intended for installation in the motor vehicle (18) together with the previously mounte... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7275947 | Frame comprising an electrifying device A frame support for a rack or a switchgear cabinet, having an electrification arrangement combined with at least one frame leg or profiled mounting element for supplying and/or removing electrical current to or from devices which can be connected with the frame supp... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7268998 | Ganged outlet power distribution apparatus A power distribution unit is provided that may be used to distribute power to a plurality of electronic devices. The power distribution unit may have one or more outlet gangs with integral components providing a plurality of individual power outlets. Each outlet gan... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7252524 | Power interconnect assemblies and methods for configuring the same Power interconnect assemblies include a longitudinally extending base member including a plurality of longitudinally extending bus bar receiving channels configured to receive longitudinally extending bus bars. An interconnect module is configured to be coupled to t... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7214079 | Low voltage electricity distribution circuit The low voltage electricity distribution circuit of the present invention is an electrical outlet that includes a receptacle mounted to a recess including either a plurality of wires or a bus bar system. The receptacle has at least one continuously live power socket... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7207817 | Arcing prevention insert for a communication socket A communication socket includes a hollow casing, a connection socket and an enclosure. The casing is provided with a rear wall extending from a rear side thereof and two cutouts defined in a front side thereof. The connection socket is received in the hollow casing ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7205487 | Method and apparatus for attaching conduit to flexible sleeving An electrical assembly for use with an electrical distribution system used in a modular furniture system. The electrical assembly includes a flexible sleeving with a first sleeving end which has a first cross-section of a first geometrical shape, and a conduit with ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201593 | Jumper assembly for an electrical distribution system An electrical jumper assembly for an electrical distribution system, where the electrical jumper assembly includes at least one conductor carrier generally having a longitudinal direction, and a plurality of conductors in the at least one conductor carrier. A first ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7192290 | Room lamp provided with insulating structure between bus bars thereof Switch-controlled vehicle room lamps are provided with an insulating structure between bus bars disposed on a back surface of a case Short circuiting between the bus bars is prevented by fitting insulating members molded from a relatively flexible resin into grooves... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7151222 | Adjustable wire shield A wire shield has a first tubular section for attachment to a fixed component. A second tubular section is integrally joined to the first tubular section along a common longitudinal axis. The second tubular section has an outer diameter with an outer surface. A smal... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7140578 | Cable duct with punchouts A ducting system for managing fiber optic, or other sorts of cabling. The duct has perforated circular punchouts in its sides. To drop cables to equipment below, the user simply punches out one of the circular perforated sections in the duct. This will leave a hole,... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7128616 | High speed data transmission cable connector system A connector assembly is disclosed for interconnecting high speed data transmission cables across an interface panel to an external circuit. A first pin array of conductive pins is carried by an input face and a corresponding second pin array of conductive pins is ca... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7114971 | Multi-system plug-in power receptacle for modular power distribution system A modular power distribution system is provided having a power distribution assembly (PDA) which is mountable in office furniture and the like. A plurality of plug-in receptacles are provided which plug in to the PDA. The receptacles have a multi-system design which... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7114972 | Retro-fit receptacle mounting method and apparatus An electrical distribution assembly for use in a modular wall panel assembly, which includes an electrical harness with a conductor carrier with a first carrier side, a second carrier side and a plurality of conductors therein and a connector electrically connected ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7112741 | Electronic module An electronic module includes a housing, an electronic circuit arrangement arranged therein, and at least one cylindrical bus bar which is connected to the circuit arrangement and which projects through an opening formed at the housing to form a connection area with... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7052299 | Low voltage electricity distribution circuit The low voltage electricity distribution circuit of the present invention is an electrical outlet that includes a receptacle mounted to a recess including either a plurality of wires or a bus bar system. The receptacle has at least one continuously live power socket... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7053302 | Insulated bus bar assembly in a voltage source converter The invention relates to a voltage source converter system, and includes a plane parallel bus bar assembly having conductor bars closely related for reducing induced voltage in the assembly. Each gap that is formed between adjacent conductor bars is completely fille... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7051438 | Method for manufacturing a vehicular door assembly A method for manufacturing a vehicular door assembly (10) having a door (12), a door panel (14), a substrate (54), a plurality of systems, and a plurality of components. The method includes the steps of fastening the door panel (14... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7049514 | Rail system for distributing power and data signals Transmission of electrical signals can be conducted over a rail. The rail, which may be an at least partially open rail structure, may be disposed within an enclosure, and can be used to transmit data and power signals to an assembly of electrical components. A conn... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7010906 | Gas turbine engine haveing a disconnect panel for routing pipes and harnesses between a first and a second zone A gas turbine engine (10) includes a first fire zone (Zone 3) in the region of a core of the engine and a second fire zone (Zone 1) in the region of a fan case of the engine, the first and second fire zones being separated by fire walls. The fir... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7008248 | Jumper with integral receptacle bracket A power distribution jumper assembly includes a relatively fixed rigid support member, a multi conductor cable for supplying electrical energy to power utilization equipment and an electrical connector at one cable end. There is a jumper bracket mechanically coupled... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7008233 | Retractable panel interface cable device and method A device and method for mounting and wiring avionic equipment such as modules and display units in an aircraft is provided. The novel configuration utilizes a flexible guide that routes communication lines from a device such as a display unit to other devices such a... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6948962 | Flexible jumper receptacle A receptacle for providing electrical power to an electrical power plug comprises a circuit selector for selecting one of several electrical circuits available to supply the receptacle. The circuit selector is electrically connected to a power terminal assembly, ada... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6939153 | Double “E” electrical distribution block A power distribution block assembly has a plurality of electrical receptacles and a multi-port electrical power distribution block with at least three like longitudinally aligned connector receiving ports near one block end and at least three like longitudinally ali... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6936766 | Two piece metal raceway with raised cover and offset divider A two piece metal raceway has a cross sectional area to accommodate a given cable volume, and where an outlet device is to be mounted, a raised cover affords greater depth to avoid reduction in this cross sectional area. If the raceway includes adjacent raceways sep... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6923676 | System for replacing a battery pack A battery connector system comprises a connector receptacle having a housing, the connector receptacle positioned on a battery pack having a positive battery lead and a negative battery lead, a first wire and a second wire coupled to the connector receptacle, the fi... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6914197 | Flexible circuit board for tablet computing device The present invention provides a tablet computer and a docking station assembly. This docking station includes a docking assembly for positioning with three degrees of freedom and having a data connector for mechanically supporting and interfacing with the tablet co... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6890219 | Polarized receptacle containing baseboard in reduced cable requiring system and method for providing electrical energy to houses and buildings and the like A system and method of providing electrical energy to houses and buildings and the like, which reduces cable length requirements, is disclosed. The system comprises essentially continuously accessible bus duct system and polarized electric receptacle providing baseb... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6881083 | Raceway system with selectively placed outlet devices A metal two piece raceway has a base with inturned marginal edges that receive cover segments designed to mold therewith. The cover segments are spaced at selected location to receive a device bracket therebetween, and the device bracket receives an outlet device th... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6867373 | Sprinkler resistant tap-off base assembly A sprinkler and drip resistant tap-off base for an electrical busway distribution system. The tap-off base includes an overmolded perimeter seal providing a liquid resistant seal between the busway housing and the tap-off base and between the tap-off base and a tap-... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6830468 | Wiring of a modular furniture system Electrification of a furniture system which has a plurality of structural elements, formed for receiving functional furniture units, comprises multiple plugs (21 or 31) which can be fastened to a part of the structural element and cables (22 or ... | 12/14/2004 |
