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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8167623 | Multi contact brush for slip rings A sliding-contact arrangement or slipring includes a slide-track having a V-shaped groove and also a brush having at least two slide-wires which simultaneously make sliding contact with the V-shaped groove of the slide-track. Furthermore, the two slide-wires have di... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8070494 | Universal connector and electronic device using the same A connector includes a universal conductor, a first connecting body, and a second connecting body. The first connecting body connects to the conductor, and the second connecting body rotatably connects to the conductor. The present disclosure further discloses an el... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7819666 | Rotating electrical connections and methods of using the same This invention provides rotating electrical connections and methods of using the same. One aspect of the invention provides a rotating electrical connection. The rotating electrical connection includes: a rotary member and a pin. The rotary member includes a contact... | 10/26/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7287985 | Brush block for transmitting currents A brush block is provided for transmitting currents to a slip ring using at least one multi-wire slip element with a plurality of parallel connected multi-wire slip elements that are distributed one behind the other in the direction of slip following an imaginary cu... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7244150 | Connector and methods of fabrication A connector includes a unitary body defining a hollow center region configured and arranged to receive a proximal contact portion of a lead. The unitary body may define connector pockets and seal features within the hollow center region. The connector pockets can be... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7214067 | Hinge connector for electronic devices A hinge for an electronic device, such as a notebook computer, a personal digital assistant, a cellular telephone, a portable compact disc player and the like, includes a body member and at least one contact provided on the body member. Structure is provided for ele... | 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 |
| 7137822 | High voltage swivel A high voltage swivel, includes an annular outer element defining a cylindrical chamber around a longitudinal axis and an inner cylindrical element coaxial with the outer element and rotatable relative thereto around the axis. The inner and outer elements each inclu... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7125256 | Reorientable electrical outlet A reorientable electrical outlet having a housing cavity in a stationary housing and a rotatable electrical female receptacle seated therein is disclosed. Preferably, the rotatable female electrical receptacle includes a set of electrical conductors situated in elec... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7074044 | Rotating connection An electrical swivel coupling (1) with one inner and one outer wiper contact ring arrangement (2, 3) for transmitting electric currents; the inner wiper contact ring arrangement (2) is provided with first wiper rings (4), which have first... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7001184 | Slip ring with connector pins A slip ring assembly for allowing electrical or electronic signal transfer between a stationary device and a rotating device includes a ring assembly and a brush assembly. The ring assembly comprises a plurality of assembled rings and spacers of selected widths posi... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7002269 | Slip ring unit with a printed circuit board A device for transferring electric currents that includes a slip ring unit that has a rotor with connecting wires and a stator and a printed circuit board fastened to the rotor, wherein the printed circuit board includes connectors in electrical contact with the con... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6949847 | Rotary joint In a rotary joint A including an electric signal slip ring 31 for passing different electric signals between a stator 1 and a rotor 6, for the purpose of stable transmission of electric signals in the electric signal slip ring 31, station... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6926534 | Mounting device for sliding contacts The invention relates to a holding device for sliding contacts. The holding devices so far known require a very high expenditure for mounting or alignment. A flexible printed circuit board with mechanically rigid carrier elements that permit the adaptation to the ge... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6908310 | Slip ring assembly with integral position encoder A plurality of contact rings are supported in spaced relation on a cylindrical body about a common axis. A housing is located adjacent the contact rings and is configured to permit relative rotation between the contact rings and the housing about the common axis. A ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6909217 | Method for producing slip ring brushes and slip ring brushes made thereby In a method for producing a slip ring brush, the slip ring brush including a brush element and a printed circuit board. The printed circuit board has a first surface and a second surface and has at least one printed circuit trace as well as at least one bore which p... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6561813 | Rotation connector and a method of making the same A rotation connector, or slip ring, adapted to the transmission of electrical signals from a first device to a second device, which second device is rotatable with respect to the first device, wherein the connector includes a substantially dielectric supp... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6517357 | Slip ring and brush assembly for use in a video recorder A slip ring and brush assembly for transmitting electrical energy between a stationary conductor and a rotating head assembly of a video recording device is disclosed. The assembly includes a rotor having a base and a shaft. The base is arranged to couple... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6089875 | Slip ring assembly and the manufacturing method thereof A slip ring assembly comprising a fixed base unit and a rotor unit. The fixed base unit has a fixed base, a plurality of electrode plates detachably attached to a plurality of slits formed on the fixed base, and a brush fixed on each of the electrode plat... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6071125 | Apparatus for supplying electric power to rotary member and brush belt for use with same In order to provide a more cost effective electric power supplying apparatus simpler in structure and operation, the apparatus 1 is constituted by attaching an electric power receiving part to an electric power supply part 2. The electric power receiving ... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6065974 | Rotary connector assembly A rotary connector assembly has a rotor with a receptacle for an associated electrical connector, stator contacts, first contacts arranged in the receptacle that make an electrical connection to contacts of the associated electrical connector, a housing i... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5865629 | Pick-up elements for slip rings or rotary connectors A stationary pick-up element for use with a rotary connector having a wire rotary element within a housing. The pick-up element comprises an insulated holder for insertion into a slot in the housing, a plurality of conductive fingers incorporated into the... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5846090 | Rotational jack socket assembly The present invention relates to a rotational jack socket assembly which generally comprises a housing which has a jack socket rotationally mounted therein. The jack socket is provided will a receptacle for receiving and retaining a jack thereof The botto... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5775922 | Slip ring device for a cable reel A slip ring device for a cable reel (10) or the like having a cable drum (11) rotating on a stationary shaft (14). The drum is provided with at least one contact (22) to which a cable (12) of the cable reel (10) is connected. The slip ring (31, 32) arrang... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5499923 | Communication card with extendible, rotatable coupling A communication card includes a housing and a shank rotatably mounted thereto. The shank defines an axis along its length around which the shank can rotate. A connector is mounted on the shank. The shank and connector are extendable beyond an edge of the ... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5435731 | Rotatable hidden connector for telephone transmitter A rotatable connector installed in a telephone transmitter and used for connecting a coiled conductor and the transmitter to effectively prevent the coiled conductor from twisting. The connector includes a housing, four conductors for connecting to a micr... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5234347 | Rotatable connector for telephone transmitter A rotatable connector for telephone transmitter, especially one which prevents the transmitter conductor from twisting, includes: a housing; a clip connecting plug for inserting into the transmitter; a rotation seat for inserting and placing into the hous... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5106306 | Rotary electrical connector with remote modular connector A rotary connector, for preventing the tangling of a telephone cord, comprises a housing carrying within it a female modular connector. Also located within the housing is a sub-assembly comprising a spindle and a connector member which engages a shank of ... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5049083 | Universal joint for telephone use The present disclosure is related to a universal joint adapted mainly for connecting a telephone receiver to an extension cord thereby the phone user can move along with the receiver at the extension cord's length without getting the extension cord twiste... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4921429 | Rotatable bulb socket assembly A rotatable bulb socket assembly comprising a non-conductive cylindrical base including a hollow top portion of smaller diameter than the bottom portion for receiving a base portion of a light bulb. Current carrying members on the top portion are separate... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4854881 | Rotary electrical connector assembly An embodiment of a rotary connector assembly, permanently connected to a telephone cord, is attachable to a telephone handset. The assembly prevents tangling of the cord. The assembly includes a spindle partially enclosed within a cylindrical bearing and ... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4850880 | Anti-tangle swivel electrical connector A device having two separate sets of contacts and a pivotal axis allowing 360° of rotational freedom between the two sets of contacts. The device is designed to provide the release of radial mechanical energy, stored in a coiled cord due to repeated twis... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4792307 | Electrical contact and terminal assembly A contact and terminal assembly having a block member, a conductor, and a securing member is disclosed. The block member and the securing member each define coacting curved surfaces between which the conductor is secured. The coacting curved surfaces defi... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4773866 | Rotatable electrical connector A rotatable electrical connector for use with telephone cords comprises first and second connector members which are connected together for rotation with respect to each other about an axis of rotation. A plurality of concentric electrically conductive co... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4764121 | Rotary electrical connector A rotary electrical connector for a telephone or the like comprises a spindle assembly and a housing mounted in rotating relation to each other. A first male or female connector element is fixed to the spindle assembly, and a second male or female connect... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4378138 | Shaft brush for turbomachinery Destructive effects of shaft currents that are generated by residual magnetic fields in the stator or rotor are minimized by shaft grounding brushes that are positioned to contact a shaft surface and that are grounded externally of the machine. These brus... | 03/29/1983 |
| 4294500 | Rotary electrical junction assembly A rotary electrical junction assembly includes a rotor and a stator separable into halves for installation and maintenance. Preferably, the rotor has brushes and the stator has split slip rings engaged by the brushes. The slip ring halves are interconnect... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4183597 | Electrical contact system An electrical contact fixture is positionable on a surface and is connectable to the surface near a central portion. An electrically conducting continuous band extends around the central portion parallel to the surface. The band and the surface are connec... | 01/15/1980 |
| 4143929 | Current collector A current collector for a photoscope of a photoelectric control installation of a flame cutting machine has an insulating plate having plug mounting means on one side and electrically connected contact wires on the other side with the contact wires arrang... | 03/13/1979 |
