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...that the x-ray was discovered purely by accident? When German physicist Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen was experimenting with cathode rays in 1895, he put an activated Crookes tube in a book and went out to lunch. When he returned, he discovered that a key that had also been placed in the book showed up as an image on the developed film!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7976314 | Buffer, adapter, and connecting device for attaching the same buffer or adapter An adapter of the present invention is used to connect between a lead terminal of an electronic component and a contact of a connecting device. The adapter includes a first connecting part, adapted for electrical and mechanical connection to the lead terminal; a sec... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7883338 | Moisture proof telescoping coupler assembly for electric metal tubes with enhanced grounding and sealing A moisture proof, telescoping coupler assembly for electric metal tubes and threaded rigid pipe with an enhanced grounding arrangement both internally and externally for electrically grounding the telescoping tube to the coupler body, Moisture proof sealing is impro... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7563100 | Moisture proof telescoping coupler assembly for electric metal tubes A moisture proof, telescoping coupler assembly for electric metal tubes with an enhanced grounding arrangement for electrically grounding the telescoping tube to the coupler body, and a modified arrangement thereof utilizing a snap fitting retaining ring for securin... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7399925 | Structure of gas sensor ensuring stability of electrical connection A gas sensor includes a sensor element, a housing, a hollow porcelain insulator, electrical contacts, a holder, and an air cover. The sensor element is retained inside the housing through the porcelain insulator. The electrical contacts are retained firmly within th... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7302828 | Oxygen sensor An oxygen sensor includes a tubular casing; an oxygen detecting element installed in a leading end of the tubular casing; lead wires each extending from the oxygen detecting element to the outside of the tubular casing through an open base end of the tubular casing,... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7249965 | Starter The DC motor of the starter includes first and second field coils, an armature coil series-connected to one ends of the first and second field coils through a brush device, a connector bar to which other ends of the first and second field coils are connected, a moto... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7121835 | Contact spring assembly, especially for an antenna amplifier A contact spring assembly has a contact plate with a window in which a contact spring is received, the contact spring having bent strips engageable with an antenna amplifier and an antenna amplifier structure. The contact spring is fixed at one end and movable at it... | 10/17/2006 |
| 6948939 | Method and apparatus for a multiple fin style current connector In one embodiment the present invention is an MLB assembly 6 that is made up of two circular terminal conductor ends 2, 4. Multiple fins 10 radially extend from each of the two circular terminal conductor ends 2, 4, and each fin on each o... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6926547 | Electrical connector An arc quenching electrical connector has a male pin terminal which inserts longitudinally into a receptacle or terminal having a gassing wall engaged concentrically about the receptacle. During “hot unplugging” of the electrical connector, an arc is carried bet... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6866517 | Contact slidable structure with a high durability A contact slidable structure is formed between a resilient terminal and a terminal electrode. The terminal electrodes and are disposed on the ceramic element. The resilient terminals and are resiliently deformed and forced to press the terminal electrodes and. The c... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6840786 | Card connector having improved support member for eject mechanism The present invention provides a card connector which prevents the retainer fitting from coming off even when the molded base plate is deformed during reflow soldering and which can be reduced in size, height and weight. The card connector includes a shell body and ... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6764312 | Connector for coupling panels and method of coupling panels using the connector A connector for coupling panels which does not influence upon an electrically connected part of a connector to be attached to a panel even if an external force is applied to the panel. The connector for coupling panels comprises an insulating housing having a throug... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6672441 | Conductor rail support The live rail support according to the invention has a support body (1) for holding, such that they are electrically isolated, two electrically conductive live rails (2, 3) each having at least one contact sliding surface (4, 5), in which case the live ra... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6621724 | Electrical power strip and plug for vehicle accessory An electrical power strip for making power available from a vehicular DC power system to a vehicle accessory. The power strip includes at least one polarized receptacle and a conductor. The receptacle includes a slot and a positive contact aligned with th... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6582220 | Ignitor assembly for a fossil fuel-fired power generation system An ignitor assembly for a fossil fuel-fired power generation system includes an elongate electrode, a tube sub assembly, and a coupling sub assembly, and an insulator sub assembly. The coupling sub assembly cooperates with other structural elements of the... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6478987 | Proton conducting polymer, method for producing the same, solid polymer electrolyte and electrode A proton conducting polymer obtained by blending an organic phosphoric acid compound solution with a meta type polyaniline solution; a solid polymer electrolyte for a fuel cell comprising the proton conducting polymer, which is excellent in proton conduct... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6319012 | Flexible conductive tape connection The invention relates to a flexible strip conductor connection, by means of which electrical connections between an electrical device (2) and an external component (1) can be made, wherein the strip conductors (8) are located in or on a flexible foil (3),... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6315575 | Interconnector electrically connecting plurality of electronic device elements, fabrication method thereof, and join apparatus thereof An interconnector includes a front surface electrode connecting portion connected to a front surface electrode of a solar cell, a back electrode connecting portion connected to a back electrode of another solar cell adjacent to the solar cell, and a stres... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6293803 | Zee electrical interconnect An interconnect, having some length, that reliably connects two conductors separated by the length of the interconnect when the connection is made but in which one length if unstressed would change relative to the other in operation. The interconnect comp... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6231348 | High temperature stability sensor contact, method for the production thereof Multiple contacts are provided in an electrical contacting arrangement of a sensor element, and the sensor element has a connection-side section with contact points, or contact pads, which are each integrally bonded to a corresponding contact. Each of the... | 05/15/2001 |
| 5722856 | Apparatus for electrical connection of a coaxial cable and a connector An apparatus for electrical connection of one end of a conductor (5) of a coaxial cable (1) with a conductor (14) of a coaxial connector (6). A spring-like, bellows-shaped intermediate piece (25) is compressed between the conductor (5) at one end and the ... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5466890 | Expansion joint for an electrical conduit which is electrically grounded through the expansion joint Two electrical conduit sections are attached to a thermal expansion joint which permits relative axial movement between the conduit sections. One of the conduit sections has an end portion which is axially slidably disposed inside of the expansion joint. ... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5401173 | Coaxial connector accommodating differential expansion The coaxial connector disclosed herein accommodates differential expansion between inner and outer conductors in a multi-section run of coaxial transmission line by utilizing a coupler assembly which connects adjacent inner conductors, one of the inner co... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5350307 | Connector for printed circuit board A connector for a printed circuit board, having a terminal guide for guiding lead terminals, improved to suppress cracking or separation caused by a temperature change in the regions where the lead terminals are soldered to the printed circuit board. The ... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5341116 | RF expansion joint An RF expansion joint is presented herein for connecting first and second axially spaced tubular conductor sections, having opposed free ends, together as the sections expand and contract with temperature variations and for providing passage of RF energy ... | 08/23/1994 |
| 4955239 | Apparatus for electrically interconnecting vibrating structures An apparatus comprising an insulated flexible circuit having conductors therein for electrically interconnecting vibrating structures having a half-loop shaped section between the structures so that the vibration does not cause fatigue and breaking of the... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4952775 | Floor heating panel A floor heating panel made of wood, a heating element on the top of the wood, a covering layer placed over the heating element to cover the entire top surface of the wood, and a cushioning layer beneath the wood. The wood has on its bottom surface a row o... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4820168 | Electrically conductive connection between abutting conduct rail section The invention relates to an electrically conductive connection between abutting single sections of conductor rails. This connection is made by means of a current conduction cable consisting of bunched conductors and contact shoes. However, in order to be ... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4763090 | Coaxial-line section A coaxial-line section includes an outer conductor and an inner conductor tube centered coaxially inside the outer conductor and contacted by couplings which are supported by insulators or beads. The couplings are provided at their facing ends with a ring... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4712846 | Connector apparatus A connector is provided for making electrical connection between electrical conductors in a first connector casing and electrical conductors in a second connector casing. The first and second connector casings are mutually engageale in one orientation onl... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4705480 | Electrical connection device for a conductive busbar component including an expansion joint The electrical connection device is constituted by a sliding system comprising at least one conductive pin (5) fixed on one rigid bar (2) and at least one associated pluggable connector (6) fixed on another rigid bar (2'), said sliding system simultaneous... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4668031 | Conductor rail having an expansion joint The invention relates to a conductor rail having at least one expansion joint between rigid section bars and presenting a friction shoe with a conductive guidance and friction path. In accordance with the invention, the free ends of the section bars have ... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4582373 | Expansion terminal connector An expansion terminal connector for providing means for accommodating the expansion and contraction of an elongated tubular bus comprising a pair of identical collars having circular openings therein; a pair of elongated flexible straps placed over and ad... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4579403 | Electrical junction assembly with adjustable connectors One embodiment of an electrical junction assembly (10) for providing expansion and retraction of an electrical outlet or connector (20) comprises a main housing (12) having a conduit box (16), with a flexible conduit (18) interconnecting the connector (20... | 04/01/1986 |
| 4550959 | Surface mountable coefficient of expansion matching connector A modular connector housing of relatively short length and having a coupling feature, such as a tab at one end and a recess at the other end, is connected with other similar connector housings. A filler material having a melting point lower than that of t... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4491376 | Electrical header assembly A header assembly comprising a thermoplastic housing and two rows of metallic conductor pins is attached to a printed circuit board. The conductor pins have tails which are bent over anvil portions of the housing and project through slots in a locator pla... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4477689 | Current relaying device used with superconductor apparatus The disclosed current relaying device comprises a corrugated strip of an electrically conducting material, a pair of strip-shaped conducting electric conductors connected to both ends of the corrugated strip, an electrically insulating casing for surround... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4390218 | Coaxial transmission line connector The construction of an expansion joint for use in the inner power conductor of a coaxial transmission line whereby the heat generated in the line may flow through the joints from the hotter areas to the cooler areas and conventional heat sinks with such e... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4345804 | Flexible bushing connector A high power flexible connector has a first conductive member adapted for connection to a bushing and a second conductive member adapted for connection to a winding. A plurality of flexible conductors connect the first member to the second member. Mechani... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4329559 | Resistance welder In effecting resistance welding, fluid pressure is applied to a piston in a cylinder to drive the piston rod ahead so that work being welded is clamped between an electrode provided at the end of the rod and another electrode carried by an arm to apply a ... | 05/11/1982 |
