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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7744401 | Device for connecting a connector to a solenoid driving an injector The invention concerns a device for connecting a mechanical, hydraulic and electric connector (1) equipping a heat engine fuel injector to the electromagnet driving the injector, said connector (1) being fixed to a body (2) enclosing the electro... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7632147 | Shielded cable plug and jack assembly An electrical connector including a housing including an opening, a carrier assembly for receiving one or more leads from a wire assembly and extending via the opening, an annular gap between an inside surface of the opening and the carrier assembly, a shell includi... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7367837 | Connector for flexible flat strip cables The present invention relates to a connector (1) for flat flex cables (2), with a housing (3), in which is provided: at least one introduction opening (4) for one end of a flat flex cable, spring contacts (5) for connecting the at ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7354117 | Liquid pressure control unit In a liquid pressure control unit, a positive terminal of a power supply block is connected to a positive terminal of a motor block through a penetrating hole of a pump block. The power supply block is connected with the pump block, which serves as a power supply pa... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7309251 | Connection contact of an electric connector A groove is formed on a connecting section surface of an electrically conductive terminal, this groove is subjected to a bending deformation into a convex shape toward the surface side from the backside of a connecting section to form a bent convex section on the su... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7264503 | Sealing assembly for a port at which a cable is connected and method of connecting a cable to a port using the sealing assembly The combination of a first connecting assembly and a second connecting assembly. The first connecting assembly has a) a port with a central axis, a radially outwardly facing surface with threads thereon and axially spaced first and second free ends and b) an axially... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258780 | Corrosion protection apparatus and method An apparatus and method for protecting a structure from corrosion, according to which the apparatus includes two pivotally connected members, at least one anode device connected to at least one of the members, and a resilient component engaged with the members. ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7241152 | System for electrically connecting and fastening at least one plate-type electrical conductor to a support piece This system for electrically connecting and fastening at least one plate-type electrical conductor to a support piece provided with a nut designed to cooperate with a fastening screw of the conductor is characterized in that an annular spacer of electrically conduct... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7179121 | Coaxial cable connector A connector for coaxial cable is disclosed herein which has hollow body with a tubular post having at least one thread thereon and a dielectric member with a pin that rotate together relative to the remainder of the coaxial cable connector. A related method and tool... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7160142 | Grounding clamp apparatus and method A grounding clamp provides a direct connection to ground between a power transmission or power distribution apparatus and a nearby ground plane. As a grounding clamp is being attached to the mating interface of a power transmission or power distribution apparatus, t... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7150660 | High current automotive electrical connector and terminal A terminal 20 for use in connecting a battery cable 9 to a rectangular blade 4 on a battery 2 includes a terminal body 22 and a spring member or multiple contact band 70. The spring member 70 is fabricated from a mate... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7147520 | Connection part and method for producing a connection part A connection part has a plastic body (1) and at least one electrical connection element (4, 5) having a fixing region (4a, 5a) which is injection molded into the plastic body (1), and having a connection lug (4... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7131845 | Access security device for distribution module Disclosed is a device for securing access to two distribution modules (1) used in telecommunication and data technology. Each distribution module (1) is provided with at least one system end (11) and one user end (12). Each connection end... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7114956 | Isolated BNC connector with replaceable bayonet shell An insulated Bayonet Neill Concelman (BNC) connector includes a replaceable non-metallic insulating shell. The non-metallic shell is attached to a metallic portion of the BNC connector such that, when mounted on an oscilloscope, or other electronic instrument, the n... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7066750 | Connection piece for a fluid line A connection member for a fluid line (2) defining a fluid duct (5) with stranded signal conductors (7a and 7b) in the wall (4) thereof for the transmission of electrical signals. The connection member has a female soc... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7052332 | Connecting pole for an accumulator A connecting pole for an accumulator having a pole sleeve (1) which can be inserted in a sealed manner into a plastic housing part (8) of an accumulator housing and makes electrical contact with a cell connector (2), and having connecting elemen... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7036370 | Spring assembly with cantilevered spring rods A spring assembly and an apparatus incorporating the same. The spring assembly includes a base block configured to be rigidly fixed to a frame. A pair of nominally identical spring rods is cantilevered from the base block in a first direction. Each rod has a length,... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7008260 | Cross-connector means for electrical junction boxes and the like An electrical cross-connector arrangement is provided for connecting to an electrical junction box or the like a plurality of connecting terminals, modules or pin-and-socket connectors, including a comb-like member having a plurality of resilient flat finger portion... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6994565 | Electrical contact assembly with insulative carrier, stapled contact attachment and fusible element An electrical contact assembly including a contact terminal and a fusible element. The contact terminal has a base and two cantilevered deflectable contact arms extending from at least one lateral side of the base. A first one of the contact arms extends in a downwa... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6979236 | Wedge connector assembly In accordance with one aspect of the invention, an electrical wedge connector assembly is disclosed. The assembly comprises a shell, an eye bolt and a wedge sized and shaped to be inserted into the shell for connecting two conductors to each other. The eye bolt comp... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6942529 | Press-clamping terminal A press-clamping terminal of the invention is press-fastened at its conductor-clamping portion on an outer periphery of a conductor part of a wire so as to be electrically connected to the conductor part. A plating layer is formed at least on an inner surface of the... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6932616 | Connector with integral EMI shield A right-angled connector comprises a subassembly (10) including an electrically conductive member or ground shell (12) having a longitudinal section (12a) and a transverse section (12b). The longitudinal section (12 | 08/23/2005 |
| 6922886 | APT-1 (anode placement tool-model 1) An apparatus designed for installing anode bracelets upon pipes used in cathodic protection systems. The apparatus includes a pair of grasp booms which hold the anode bracelet during installation of the bracelet around the pipe to be cathodically protected. The gras... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6918785 | Electrical connector An electrical connector including an adapter, having an electric component attachment flange and a hollow bored nipple which is continuous with the adapter, the nipple having an outwardly opening āCā band receiving channel; an electrical cable extending through ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6914507 | Yoke of an electromagnetic clutch A yoke of an electromagnetic clutch includes a ring case, a coil assembly, a connector, and at least one contact. The ring case includes an annular groove and an opening. The coil assembly is positioned in the annular groove. The connector is positioned in the openi... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6908318 | Batch electrically connecting sheet A batch electrically connecting sheet makes it possible to form an electric connection with mechanical, thermal, and electrical stability at plural points of contact. A batch electrically connecting sheet comprises a heat-resistant sheet having plural perforations, ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6866536 | Insulation displacement connector A conductive terminal for receiving a conductor is disclosed. The terminal includes a base and two resilient beams extending from the base. Generally distal the base, the beams define a mouth for receiving the conductor. The beams have facing inner edges which defin... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6752668 | Electrical connector An electrical connector employing a radially resistant barrel socket having a bore extending from one end which slidably receives an electrically conductive pin. A spacer member is disposed to space a stop member from the one end of the barrel socket. An inner diame... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6730134 | Interposer assembly An interposer assembly includes a dielectric plate having a plurality of contact passages extending through the plate with a contact in each passage. Each contact includes a pair of laterally spaced contact points at the top and bottom of the plate. Sandwiching of t... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6648684 | Radio frequency cable connector A radio frequency cable connector (1) includes a first element (2) and a second element (3). The first element includes a housing (20), an insulator (21), a central contact (22) surrounded by the insulator, an annular nut (23), a protective lid (24) and a... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6290545 | Cigarette lighter insert with electrical rejuvenation contact tip An insert for a cigarette lighter socket includes a body and a contact rejuvenation tip protruding from and non-rotatable relative to the body. The contact rejuvenation tip includes abrasive elements on its surface for contacting an electrical contact in ... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6231373 | Connector with integrated living hinge and resettable spring A latching mechanism for an insulation displacement connector comprises a cap section, a base section, a latch member and a biasing member preferably configured as a type of spring. The cap section is movable between an open position and a closed position... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6179644 | Power and data network system media architecture A network system is provided for transmitting electrical power and data signals between a plurality of device nodes. The system includes a trunk cable in which a pair of dedicated power conductors and a pair of dedicated signal conductors are embedded in ... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6033255 | Press-connecting terminal A press-connecting terminal provided with a press-connecting portion having a pair of press-connecting blades which are cut and bent toward a space between a pair of opposed sidewalls and face each other with a predetermined gap held therebetween into whi... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5989053 | Contact element for an electrical connector An electrical connector includes a number of contact elements that, in the preferred embodiment, are pins. Each pin includes an electrically conductive contact surface that is configured to engage an electrically conductive surface within a mating connect... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5984735 | Material displacement type retention mechanism for connector terminals The invention discloses an insulation displacement connector terminal having a material displacement type retention mechanism which securely retains the terminal within its cooperative housing. The terminal has at least one plow-shaped notch having a poin... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5964612 | Pressure connecting terminal A pressure-connecting terminal 1 includes: a bottom wall 1d; a pair of side walls 1e bent from the bottom wall 1d so as to confront each other; and a pressure-connecting portion 1b having pressure-connecting blades 1f formed on either one or both of the b... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5921803 | Terminal for charging connector A charging connector terminal including an insertion port and a hollow portion into which a rod-like electrical contact portion of a male terminal is inserted. The hollow portion contains a spring for resilient contact with the electrical contact portion.... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5888091 | Termination of an insulated electrical conductor A termination 76 of a conductor and a terminal includes an electrical conductor 46 having insulation 40 therearound and extending to an end 48 exposed at an end 42 of the insulation. The terminal 60 includes a termination end 70 having at least a pair of ... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5847933 | Solderless focus module A high voltage focus potentiometer module includes a housing having a plurality of connection cavities and corresponding wire guides formed therein. A substrate is secured within the housing. The substrate includes the stationary elements of the potentiom... | 12/08/1998 |