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"To place a man in a multi-stage rocket and project him into the controlling gravitational field of the moon where the passengers can make scientific observations, perhaps land alive, and then return to earth--all that constitutes a wild dream worthy of Jules Verne. I am bold enough to say that such a man-made voyage will never occur regardless of all future advances."
Lee deForest, American radio pioneer ; 1957
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7336165 | Retrofitting detectors into legacy detector systems The disclosure includes improvements in the field of retrofit-detector installation such as adapters that simplify retrofit of addressable detectors onto previously installed zone-type system hardware. Each adapter includes electrical circuitry for electrically conn... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7226202 | Quick connection lamppost A lamp base has a lamppost and a base. One end of the lamppost has a connection element and the base has a connection component that corresponds to a connection element. The lamp base is assembled in sequence, with first the lamppost, the connection piece, the insul... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7105744 | Mounting bracket for electrical fixtures A mounting assembly for connecting a housing of an electrical fixture to an electrical junction box, in which a plate attached to the housing includes a locking member having an engager at a first end moveable relative to the plate between a first position and a sec... | 09/12/2006 |
| 6997740 | Ceiling fixture with easy installation features Various forms of ceiling fan with easy install features are disclosed. The fans include an electrical quick connect device. The quick connect device includes a plug/receptacle configuration enabling the fan to easily connect to an electricity supply while providing ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6780049 | Ceiling fixture light/fan quick connect and release A ceiling fan or light fixture hanging system that comprises a male and female electrical connector and ramp lock quick connection for installation of a ceiling fan or light fixture to an electric outlet box located on a ceiling. ... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6464524 | Ceiling fan with easy installation features The present invention is directed to the general field of ceiling fans and more particularly to the field of ceiling fans with easy install features. Such a fan includes an electrical quick connect device and an articulating fan blade assembly. The quick ... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6022235 | Electric connector An electric connector having a first coupling member (1) and a second coupling member (2) fitted with the first member; the second coupling member (2) comprises an inserting pin (18); the inserting pin has a front end. On the outer peripheral surface of t... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5558537 | Ceiling fixture mounting structure A ceiling fixture mounting structure including a ceiling fixture holder fixed to the ceiling around the wire hole on the ceiling, a circular mounting plate detachably fastened to the ceiling fixture holder by swivel joint and having a connecting block wit... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5226391 | Electrically actuatable fuel injection valve A known fuel injection valve that can be secured to a fuel distributor by rotating the fuel injection valve about a longitudinal valve axis. A first electrical contact element extends out of the valve housing, parallel to the longitudinal valve axis. Such... | 07/13/1993 |
| 4952157 | Light fixture connector An electrical coupling device for detachably securing a fixture to an electrical outlet box comprises male and female interconnecting components. The fixture is connected to the male component where the male component is secured to the female component by... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4929187 | Light fixture connector An electrical coupling device for detachably securing a fixture to an electrical outlet box comprises male and female interconnecting components. The fixture is connected to the male component where the male component is secured to the female component by... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4139770 | Smoke alarm In the disclosed ionization fire alarm structure, a gap that admits ambient air to the alarm test chamber eliminates directional smoke sensitivity or any insensitivity that might be caused by high air velocities. A ring shaped wall section in the approxim... | 02/13/1979 |
| 3985417 | Coupling device for electrical fixture Coupling device for coupling releasably electrical fixture to electrical outlet adjacent building surface. Device has female assembly connected to electrical outlet box and power, the assembly having three female supporting lugs with engagement means. Res... | 10/12/1976 |
| 3951488 | Plug receptacle for a contact rail adaptor A plug receptacle for receiving an adaptor designed for insertion into an electrical contact rail comprises a metallic base plate having a pair of metallic arms affixed thereto and extending in spaced facing relation to one another outwardly of said plate... | 04/20/1976 |
