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...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8007302 | Plug type connector The invention relates to a plug-type connector with a cable, which has at least one line, a contact carrier, which has at least one contact element, which is connected to the at least one line of the cable, and an encapsulation, which is injected around the cable an... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7997917 | Environmentally sealed electrical connector An environmentally sealed electrical connector comprises a plug connector and a complimentary socket connector. The plug connector includes a plug body, a plug shell, a plug boot, a backshell and an interfacial seal. The socket connector includes a socket body, a so... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7946874 | Waterproof structure having a sealing member pressed against an inner housing by an outer housing having through-holes with a projection A waterproof structure includes an inner housing, a family sealing member, an outer housing, a projection. The family sealing member is positioned on the inner housing. The outer housing is positioned adjacent to the family sealing member, and presses the family sea... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7914309 | Electrical connector comprising a mat seal and a ramp system for compressing the mat seal The electrical connector includes an insulative housing having a rear skirt extending rearward with respect to the rear face of the insulative housing, a mat seal disposed in the rear skirt against the rear face, a rear grid, disposed in the rear skirt, against the ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7887352 | Electric-wire bundle with water-proofing connector A connector-equipped electric-wire bundle including a plurality of types of electric wires different in conductor cross-sectional area and elongation. The connector-equipped electric-wire bundle comprises a first electric wire having a first conductor, and a second ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7789689 | Pothead for use in highly severe conditions A pothead assembly for use under severe operating conditions. The pothead assembly includes a plurality of ferrules, a compression plate, a pothead housing, and a threaded collar. When the collar and a base portion of a pothead housing are engaged, the pothead assem... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7641494 | Waterproof connector and method for manufacturing the same In a waterproof connector and a method for the same, the waterproof connector includes a plurality of electrically conductive terminals, an electrically insulating base, an electrical wire, a hollow cylinder and a cladding. The electrically insulating base has a rec... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7637764 | Waterproof connector In a waterproof connector, a mat seal and a rear grid are attached to a rear side of a connector housing. These mat seal and rear grid include terminal insertion openings and electric wire insertion openings, respectively, which communicate with terminal receiving c... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7503791 | Connector A connector (F) has a housing (10) for accommodating a terminal fitting (30) connected with wire (W). A seal (98) is mounted on the wire (W) and fits in a mounting portion (15) in the rear of the housing (10). A holder (50) ... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7371114 | Resilient plug and a watertight connector A rubber plug (8) has a tubular main portion (8A) and a wire inserting hole (5) penetrates the main portion (8A) along a central axis (C) for receiving a wire (W). The main portion (8A) includes an inner lip portion (13) and... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7370413 | Method of making an electrical connector An electrical connector has a hard base part forming at least one rearwardly and forwardly open seat and formed with a transverse passage extending across the seat generally at the rear seat end, a respective contact in the seat having a front end and a rear end, a ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367853 | Cable connector A cable connector for electrically conductingly connecting a plurality of separate cables which each are provided with an insulation and an electrical conductor, comprising a connecting sleeve which forms a longitudinal axis), which is continuously open along the lo... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7351102 | Electrical connector with terminal position assurance The present invention provides an electrical connector including a housing defining a receptacle extending to an opening and a cavity block assembly retained in the receptacle. The cavity block assembly includes a base seated in the receptacle and a terminal inserte... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347730 | Grommet A grommet includes an elastic main body that has a through hole through which a shielded cable is passed. An abutment surface is formed within the elastic main body. An end portion of a braid of the shielded cable, which is disposed at a processed portion of the shi... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341484 | Control panel circuit coupler with elastic sealing member A coupler which is fixed to a meter case (lower case) includes a sleeve which penetrates the case, and a flange which overhangs from the sleeve to a circumference thereof. An annular groove holding a seal ring is provided in the flange. A step as a mark is provided ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7342276 | Method and apparatus utilizing monocrystalline insulator A semiconductor device, including: a semiconductor material; a conductive element; and a substantially monocrystalline insulator disposed between the semiconductor material and the conductive eleme... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338319 | Sealing system for multiterminal electrical connector The invention concerns a sealing system for a multiterminal electrical connector (1) comprising a multiterminal seal (10) with several through-holes (11) passing right through the seal and each one designed to receive an electrical connection wi... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338317 | Panel-mounted connector A panel connector is provided for mounting in an aperture through the panel. The connector includes a housing with a front end dimensioned and configured to pass through the aperture in the panel. A resiliently deflectable clip is mounted to the housing and has a pa... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338320 | Sealing member for watertight connector and a molding method therefor A dummy plug (20) is formed with only one lip (25) having a wide outer surface (26) with a fine undulated pattern (30) that has repeated projections (31) of short height. The projections (31) are disposed to be tangent to a ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331820 | Chemically attached coaxial connector A coaxial connector for attaching the end of a coaxial cable to an equipment port includes a tubular post, a coupler, a body member having a cylindrical sleeve, and one or more reservoirs containing a chemical component disposed between the post and the cylindrical ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331827 | Electrical connector with an anti-splay ferrule An electrical connector includes a female housing configured to include a first mating interface adapted to receive a second mating interface; a male housing configured to include the second mating interface; and at least one first anti-splay ferrule positioned at l... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7318735 | Standoff heater housing A circulation heater has a tank with heater tubes located within. The heater tubes are mounted to a header plate, and each contains an electrical resistance heater wire. A standoff plate is mounted to an exterior side of the header plate. Standoff tubes are secured ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7285012 | Waterproof connector The waterproof connector includes: a terminal having an electric wire; a housing body having a terminal insertion opening for inserting the terminal and a terminal receiving chamber for receiving the terminal; a waterproofing means having an electric wire insertion ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7273389 | Connecting arrangement and production method for a connecting arrangement A connecting arrangement includes at least first and second housings in which at least one conductor of a first cable can be electrically connected to at least one conductor of a second cable fed via a cable receiver. At least one piercing element is electrically co... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270556 | Waterproof connector A waterproof connector has a housing formed with holding portions capable of holding terminal fittings, and formed at one end with a fitting hole into which electric wires connected to the held terminal fittings are inserted; a waterproof plug having first electric ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7264494 | Electrical connector and socket assemblies An electrical connector assembly for a cable having a plurality of insulated conductors comprises a body having a respective recess for receiving a terminating pin each of the conductors. A respective spigot sealingly engages within each of the recesses and has a pa... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261604 | Electrical terminal element The invention relates to an electrical terminal element for pushing through an opening, in particular a round opening, in an elastic material along a pushing through direction of the terminal element, comprising a contact part which has a connection section for the ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7252547 | Connector A connector has a female housing (10). A space (12S) is formed at the rear of the housing (10) for accommodating a seal (40) and terminal accommodating chambers (11A) extend forward from the space (12S). A rear holder (50... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7251512 | Water-proof collapsible cellular terminal apparatus A cellular terminal apparatus has a structure for folding an upper apparatus 2 and a lower apparatus 3 via a hinge portion 4. Printed circuit boards 5, 6 arranged in the upper apparatus 2 and the lower apparatus 3 are connec... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7241178 | High voltage proof electrical plug and socket connection An electrical plug-and-socket connection with a male plug that includes at least two contact pins, which contact pins are linked to a base body of a plug-in aperture for a plug-in section of a female plug, and after connection of the male and female plugs are insert... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7237626 | Tool module connector for use in directional drilling A tool module interconnect (10) for interconnecting to adjoining modules for insertion in a drill string features a system which permits making the electrical interconnection before assembly of the mechanical connections to interconnect the tool modules toget... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7211731 | Cable with waterproof plug, connector cable with waterproof plug, manufacturing method of cable with waterproof plug, and connection structure between cable with waterproof plug and terminal A cable with a waterproof plug includes a cable including a wire and an insulating coating covering the outer circumferential surface of the wire, and a waterproof plug made of an elastic material. The waterproof plug is formed integrally with the cable so as to cov... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207820 | Connecting assembly for a cable and method of connecting a cable A connecting assembly has a first connector with a first connector part, a second connector with a second connector part, and a sealing assembly. The first and second connector parts are joinable to place the first and second connectors into a joined operative state... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204716 | Shielded electrical connector and connection system A shielded electrical connection system comprises a male electrical connector and a female electrical connector that mates with the male electrical connector. The mated electrical connectors have mated terminals that are disposed and sealed in communicating terminal... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7204709 | Cable connector for welder or wire feeder A cable coupler on a welder housing or wire feeder for conveniently connecting a cable to said welding housing or wire feeder. The cable coupler includes a coupler having a coupling jacket which contains an electrical coupling cavity having one or more one electrica... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7206256 | Pressure compensated composite polymer outboard sensor assembly The use of a pressure compensation system and composite polymer materials results in a new type of outboard sensor assembly, of the type used to monitor the status and location of towed array systems from boats. The inventive system is lower in cost, easier to manuf... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7197892 | Encapsulated electrically driven compressor The invention relates to an encapsulated electrically driven compressor for a motor vehicle and has an object to prevent electrical parts for connecting an electric motor housed in a hermetically sealed housing to an outside electric control circuit from being easil... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7194667 | System for storing device test information on a semiconductor device using on-device logic for determination of test results A system for testing a semiconductor device and storing device test results in nonvolatile memory elements on the tested device, in which the semiconductor device includes logic circuitry which allows test results to be determined on the device. Test results are sto... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7182639 | Coaxial cable connector A connector for coaxial cable is disclosed herein which has a gripping ring positioned between a compression ring and a connector body. At least two opposed ends of the gripping ring are capable of being displaced radially inwardly for gripping the cable. ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7172467 | Electrical contact assembly An electrical contact assembly includes a contact, a front shell member, and a rear shell member. The front shell member has a core with a front contact passage therethrough to receive the contact. The core is formed with a shroud extending from a front end of the f... | 02/06/2007 |
