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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8105103 | Ground connecting device and wire harness having the same Provided are a ground connecting device occupying only a little space and a wire harness having the ground connecting device. The ground connecting device comprises first and second ground joint connectors to connect a plurality of first and second grounding wires i... | 01/31/2012 |
| 7955111 | Plug-type mount A plug-type mount is provided for releasably holding an equipment part such as a panel or an interior trim part on a sub-frame such as a fuselage. The plug-type mount (5) includes a first holder (30) and a second holder (35) which can be fastene... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7354318 | Joint connector A joint connector according to the present invention is provided with a circuit board, a male connector having male terminals provided on the circuit board at a predetermined interval and standing in one direction and a direction that crosses the one direction, the ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351123 | Electrical terminal splice A terminal splice for the electrical connection and termination of multiple electrical conduits using a center lug with a hollow body including depressions and a mounting flange attached to the body projecting longitudinally outward and obliquely therefrom and posit... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7335049 | Connector assembly for housing insulation displacement elements An electrical connector for terminating at least one electrical conductor comprises a first side and a second side each comprising a housing including a cavity for receiving at least a first IDC element, a cap including a pivot portion and a cover portion, where the... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7320614 | Female connector and male connector An apparatus is disclosed including a female and a male connector wherein the female connector has a resin first connector body to which a first set of contact pins are attached and a tubular metallic shell that ensheathes the outer surfaces of the first connector b... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318962 | Magnetically directed self-assembly of molecular electronic junctions comprising conductively coated ferromagnetic microparticles A device having a substrate, a pair of ferromagnetic leads on a surface of the substrate, laterally separated by a gap, and one or more ferromagnetic microparticles comprising a conductive coating at least partially within the gap. The conductive coating forms at le... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7314377 | Electrical power connector A pair of mating connectors includes a receptacle having an insulative housing and at least one conductive receptacle contact with a pair of spaced walls forming a plug contact receiving space. The plug connector has an insulative housing and at least one conductive... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7303401 | Electrical connector system with header connector capable of direct and indirect mounting A preferred embodiment of an electrical connector system for electrically connecting an electrical device and a substrate includes a header connector. The header connector has a contact. The contact includes a pin for engaging the electrical device; an intermediate ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7294008 | Waterproof lead and method for making the same A waterproof lead includes an electric wire, a terminal, and a heat-shrink tube. The electric wire has an insulative cover and a plurality of exposed core wires. The terminal has a contact member, a core wire crimping section that crimps the plurality of exposed cor... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7238884 | Earthing electric wire and water-stopping method therefor An earthing electric wire including a conductor; and a coating material outside of the conductor, wherein a water-stopping agent having a flowability is located between the conductor and the coating material on an earthing connection terminal side of the earthing el... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7220140 | Board connector The present invention relates to a board connector for electrically connecting together circuit boards which are incorporated in, for example, a mobile telephone. A dust-proof measure is carried out by swingably attaching a cover member to a plug via a fulcrum shaft... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7134893 | Pull-lock terminal connection system An electrical terminal connection system has a first terminal for attachment to a high-current cable. The first terminal is formed to include a wire-connect section for direct attachment to the wire and an intermediate stem section joining the wire-connect section t... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7125295 | Interlocking ring terminals The present invention provides a terminal ring assembly structured for engagement to a conductor post. The terminal ring assembly of the present invention includes a first ring element and a second ring element, each having a circular body and at least one grip havi... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7081589 | Battery cable terminal with auxiliary attachment feature An automotive battery cable grounding terminal having an integral attachment appendage adapted to serve as an attachment or anchor point for a plastic cover, a secondary cable or a combination of the two. ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7059919 | Power connector A pair of mating connectors includes a receptacle having an insulative housing and at least one conductive receptacle contact with a pair of spaced walls forming a plug contact receiving space. The plug connector has an insulative housing and at least one conductive... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6994578 | Micro-connector structure and fabricating method thereof MICRO-CONNECTOR STRUCTURE AND method of making the same are disclosed. The micro-connector is microminiaturized and improved its degree of compaction by using semiconductor process. The process is etching silicon substrates into V-shaped channels and then a layer of... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6969276 | Metal terminal with weakened part A metal terminal has a terminal body having a crimp part crimped to a wire and a fastening part connected to the terminal body through breaking parts. The fastening part has a through-hole for passage of a bolt. The metal terminal further includes a co-fastening par... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6933447 | Electrical extension cord An electrical extension cord that has a male or female adapter, a cylindrical wire casing and a connecting clamp. The adapter has a circular face, a cylindrical upper portion and a conical lower portion. If a male adapter is employed, two to four prongs protrude fro... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6921289 | Joint connector and its terminals A notch 30 is provided at partitions 16, 26 and side walls 14, 24 to support slidably a coupling member 50 from a slide start to a slide end of the notch 30, said partitions and side walls partitioning terminal receiving chambers | 07/26/2005 |
| 6842333 | Portable electronic device having LCD and touch screen A portable electronic device includes a main board fixed inside a case that mounts various circuit parts, an LCD module positioned at an upper side of the main board that has an LCD, an internal frame and a touch screen and an LCD module connecting unit installed fo... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6786751 | Combined terminal fitting A combined terminal fitting assembly is provided to fix ends of three or more wires to one fixing place. Engaging portions (25, 26, 34, 35) for holding a right terminal fitting (TR) and a left terminal fitting (TL) assembled are provided on both upper and low... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6692278 | Multicontact electrical connector and rotating electrical machine bearing same Connector for forming an electrical connection between, on the one hand, a first subassembly (15) comprising at least two first electrically conducting elements and, on the other hand, a second subassembly (16) comprising at least two second electrically ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6551119 | Splice absorbing structure There are provided blocks (A), (B), . . . corresponding to pieces of sub-harness (A), (B), . . . . In each block, there are provided a longitudinal opening 14 and a bottom opening 16, which are arranged in the vertical direction, at a forward end portion ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6530795 | Unitable terminal fitting, a construction for uniting a plurality of terminal fittings and method for forming a unitable terminal fitting A terminal fitting (1) is provided with a wire connecting portion (3) to be connected with an end of a wire (W) and a shaft fixing portion (5) through which a bolt (4) is insertable. The shaft fixing portion (5) is formed by folding a metallic plate mater... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6478633 | Cylindrical terminal rivet and battery snap A cylindrical terminal rivet integrally made of metal includes a base plate, a cylinder, and an elongated plate. The base plate has a central hole and the cylinder with a closed upper end extends from the base plate and communicates with the central hole.... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6476325 | Combination plate terminal assembly In a combination plate terminal assembly (shown in FIGS. 1A and 2), each of a pair of base plate portions (7, 8) of one combination plate terminal (2) is provided with one elongated protrusion (11, 12) located substantially intermediately between a pair o... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6305962 | Inline cable connector An inline electrical connector includes a first housing shell and a second housing shell. The first housing shell has a cable entrance section and a planar mating section that includes a plurality of electrical connectors. The second housing shell also ha... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6162081 | Electrical connector terminal arrangement An electrical connector assembly includes a pair of hermaphroditic connectors having opposed mating faces which are juxtaposed generally along a plane when the connectors are mated. Each connector includes a housing having a wall at the mating face of the... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6109938 | Hermaphroditic electrical safety connector The invention relates to a safe hermaphroditic electrical connector. This connector, consisting of two identical connector parts (1, 1') connected to each other in the service position, is characterized in that it has, for each connector part (1, 1'), at least... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6086399 | Earth joint connector A through hole 14 is provided in an earth terminal member 4 of an earth joint connector 1. A bolt 6 protruding from an external wall E is insertable into the through hole 14. A through hole 25 is also provided in a further earth terminal 5. The two earth ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5971785 | Hermaphroditic connector for printed circuit boards An electrical connector assembly is provided for electrically connecting a pair of generally coplanar printed circuit boards. The assembly includes a pair of hermaphroditic connectors adapted for mating in either opposite direction generally perpendicular... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5934923 | Terminal metal fitting assembling structure In a terminal metal fitting assembling structure (10,30), a projecting portion (45) is provided on a plate-like overlap portion (32) which is formed on a second terminal metal fitting (30). In addition, the position of the projecting portion (45) is set o... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5865637 | Mounting structure of terminal fitting Structures are disclosed whereby two or more electrical terminal fittings (10,30) are pressed into tight mutual engagement to ensure a good electrical connection. The invention is especially adapted for earth terminal fittings which are mutually engageabl... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5759055 | Interlocking terminal connection An interlocking terminal connection includes a pair of terminal plates each having a base portion with a hole for receiving a fastener. Each terminal plate further includes a pair of wing portions on either side of the base portion. The wing portions on a... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5727961 | Two-way transversely matable electrical connector An electrical connector (10) includes a row of contact blade portions (26) alternating with contact receptacle portions (20) all oriented orthogonally to said row, with the receptacle portions disposed in slots (22) of projections (24) of the housing (12)... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5586898 | Self locking male and female connectors for electrical cords An electrical connector apparatus has a male connector and a female connector. The male connector has a first housing. There is a plurality of first wiring terminals in a first wiring chamber and a plurality of prongs electrically connected to the first w... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5586899 | Electrical terminal Identically shaped electrical terminals are integrated by overlaying one on another. An annular connection region 5 is provided at the head of a barrel region 2, and has an insertion hole 6. On the outer circumference of the connection region 5 are formed... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5577927 | Electrical terminal Electrical terminals having the same shape are provided and which can be integrated. Two latch flanges 7 are provided projecting in symmetrical positions on the circumference of an eye-shaped connection region 5, and hook portions 10 into which the compan... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5558531 | Combination terminal A combination terminal is provided so that it is minimally deformable. The strength of plate terminals constituting the combination terminal is maximized to ensure the prevention of both backlash and accidental disengagement. A plate terminal includes a r... | 09/24/1996 |
