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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177577 | Printed wiring board having a substrate with higher conductor density inserted into a recess of another substrate with lower conductor density A printed wiring board includes a first substrate having a recess portion and multiple conductors, a second substrate having multiple conductors and inserted in the recess portion of the first substrate such that the first substrate has a surface exposing at least a... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8172600 | Extension cable with several groups of wires of different lengths connected to a plug having an anti-rotation ring and a compression clamp A breakaway cable is provided with a plug that has a number of wires that are arranged so as to disconnect in a predetermined sequence. The disconnect plug is designed to fit into a standard plug assembly. This end of the plug presents the same set of pins as a truc... | 05/08/2012 |
| 7871285 | Methods and apparatus for terminating electrical connectors to cables An electrical connector includes a front housing holding a plurality of contacts and holding a cutting blade proximate to a rear of the front housing. The electrical connector also includes a rear housing having a wire organizer at a front of the rear housing that h... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7637769 | Cap, a termination assembly and a housing assembly for a modular telecom connection jack A cap (10) for a modular telecom connection jack assembly comprises a housing (12) including an aperture (14) to receive a cable (18) therethrough. A pair of jaws (20, 22) is operably associated with the housing (12) and mov... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7399197 | Connector assembly for housing insulation displacement elements An electrical connector for terminating at least one electrical conductor comprises a housing including a cavity for receiving at least a first IDC element, a cap including a pivot portion and a cover portion, wherein the pivot portion is pivotally mounted to the ho... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7341474 | Lumped resistance electrical cable A lumped resistance electrical cable has a multiple twisted pair ribbon cable having first and second conductive lines and twisted and untwisted portions. In the untwisted portions, one of the conductive lines on each of the twisted pairs is formed with an electrica... | 03/11/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7291036 | Photovoltaic connection system A photovoltaic connection system for maximum current output and heat dissipation properties. The connection system includes a connection box with improved heat transfer capability to permit higher current output capacity. Diodes are surface-mounted on a printed circ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7255589 | Grounding connector A grounding connector includes a base with a first crimping structure extending from the base for crimping to the cable and securing the cable relative to the base along a cable axis. A first contact member can extend from the base laterally adjacent to the first cr... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7249974 | Shielded jack assemblies and methods for forming a cable termination A jack assembly for use with a modular electrical plug includes a jack housing. The jack housing includes an electrically non-conductive substrate metallized with a metal shield layer. The jack housing defines a socket adapted to receive the plug. At least one elect... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7109618 | Motor The present invention relates to a motor that allows connection terminals to be stably fastened to a bobbin. The motor includes at least one lead wire wound around a bobbin of a stator to form a coil, at least one power line electrically connected to the lead wire t... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7077687 | CONNECTING DEVICE TO BE SOLDERED TO CIRCUIT BOARDS FOR CONNECTION OF ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS, A METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF THE CONNECTING DEVICE AND A DEVICE FOR CONNECTING CONDUCTORS TO THE CONNECTING DEVICE The invention relates to a connector for soldering to boards for terminating an electrical conductor, consisting of a cuboid of conductive material, comprising in its surface at least one recess and a longitudinal groove into which the conductor can be urged to make... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7073245 | Multiple-wire termination tool with translatable jack and cutting blade precision alignment carrier A tool that seats and cuts multiple wires inserted into terminals of a multi-terminal jack includes a support housing for a linearly translatable, and removable carrier. The carrier fixedly retains one of a blade head and a jack, and slidably retains the other of th... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6988909 | Actuator An actuator that reduces the number of components, simplifies connection, and lowers costs. The actuator includes a connector body and a cover. The connector body has an input terminal and an output terminal. The cover holds a harness with the connector body. The co... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6962503 | Unshielded twisted pair (UTP) wire stabilizer for communication plug The present disclosure provides a stabilizer device for controlling de-embedded NEXT and FEXT variations that produced during patch cordage assembly by receiving a data transfer media cable having data elements therein, protecting against distortion of the elements ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6960716 | Solar cell module, method of connecting solar cell module, method of installing solar cell module and method of grounding solar cell module A solar cell module includes a connecting member to be passed through a coating of a cable for electrically connecting a plurality of solar cell modules and to be electrically connected to a core wire of the cable. The solar cell module is connected to the cable by ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6848933 | System and methodology providing coordinated and modular conveyor zone control The present invention relates to conveyor control system and methodology that may be operatively coupled with other such systems in order to implement a control strategy for a modular conveyor system. A module and/or series of modules are provided that clamp to a ca... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6685786 | Wire connecting method, a wire joint detecting method, a wire connecting apparatus and a wire joint detecting apparatus An apparatus and method are provided to improve a cutting reliability, to facilitate automation of the connection of wires and to allow for a reliable detection of wire joints. Ends of wires (a, a') to be connected along their longitudinal directions are ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6488517 | High voltage electrical connection for a display screen A high voltage electrical connection between a base unit and a panel display in a portable computer wherein the base unit and the panel display are pivotably secured to each other about a hinge axis, includes a flexible high voltage electrical conductor e... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6435898 | Snap-in electrical conductor connecting system using conductor-cutting anvils A snap-in jack assembly for a multi-conductor communications jack allow a plurality of insulated conductors forced into associated insulation displacing contacts having conductor-cutting anvils to establish a mechanical and electrical joint with an insula... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6354862 | Electrical connector The driving mechanism has a bearing hole (33) provided in the second support plate (30) and an elongated hole (22) provided in an intermediate plate (20) so as to extend in a direction perpendicular to the relative movement with respect to the second supp... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6254420 | Device for effecting insulation-displacing connection of one or more wires and for cutting the scrap at their free end A connection device is particularly suited for connection of the two strands of a telephone or computer-related line in a sub-distribution terminal block. The device includes an insulating base with a cavity formed therein in which I.D.C. contacts are sec... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6017237 | Twisted-pair data cable with electrical connector attached Electrical apparatus for connecting insulated wires of a multi-pair electrical cable to an outlet, including a connector having an opening which receives a plurality of insulated wires in an essentially flat parallel configuration and extends through the ... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5961340 | Wire trimmer A cutting element configured for use in an electrical connector device for cutting two or more wires received by the electrical connector device. The cutting element includes a member having a leading edge, and the leading edge is shaped for nonsimultaneo... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5931691 | Socket for electrical devices, particularly tubular elongated lamps, such as double-based fluorescent lamps and/or starters therefor An easily assembled socket, particularly for elongated lamps such as fluorescent lamps for use with, or without associated starters, which can be wired by automatic wiring machinery. A socket housing (2) of insulating material has reception chambers (33, ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5855490 | Wire cutting electrical connector having test probe access A wire connector (2) comprising a cover (8) and a body (4) for carrying a wires (84) therebetween. A U-shaped connection element (6) includes a first leg (48) for engaging a wire (84) positioned within the body (4) and a second leg (52) sharpened to sever... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5830003 | Electrical conductor connecting system A multi-conductor communications jack where the individual insulated conductors are forced into associated insulation displacing contacts to make a mechanical and electrical joint with the metallic conductor therein by means of an impact tool which also h... | 11/03/1998 |
| 5709564 | Wiring circuit for an electrical connection box, method and apparatus for forming the wiring circuit To provide a wiring circuit for an electrical connection box, a method and a device for cutting a wire for circuits is provided. The method and device are inexpensive and capable of securely cutting the wire and separating the circuits in one operation st... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5675890 | Method of press-connecting electrical wires to a connector and cutting waste end portions of the wires within the connector housing A press-connecting joint connector with which electrical wires can be readily connected to each other, and a method of press-connecting the electrical wires to the 5 connector. The joint connector (31) includes a connector body (33) with a wire inserting ... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5664963 | Press-connecting joint connector including a receiving stand for cutting excess wire portions A press-connecting joint connector with which electrical wires can be readily connected to each other, and a method of press-connecting the electrical wires to the connector. The joint connector (31) includes a connector body (33) with a wire inserting se... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5660559 | Press-connecting joint connector A press-connecting joint connector with which electrical wires can be readily connected to each other, and a method of press-connecting the electrical wires to the connector. The joint connector (31) includes a connector body (33) with a wire inserting se... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5645444 | Electrical conductor connecting system incorporating cutting ledge A multi-conductor communications jack where the individual insulated conductors are forced into associated insulation displacing contacts to make a mechanical and electrical joint with the metallic conductor therein by means of an impact tool which also h... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5030136 | Connector for cables Flexible retaining tongues are formed within a cable receiving passageway of a basic body, the tongues retaining the cable therebetween, and being resiliently deformed upon insertion of the cable whereby an effective strain relief is achieved concurrently... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4897040 | Cutting and clamp sleeve contact and method of connecting insulated electrical wire conductors The invention relates to a cutting and clamping sleeve contact for contacting a cable wire laterally to the sleeve axis. The sleeve contact exhibits at least one clamping through slot at the periphery of the sleeve and a cutting and clamping contact in th... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4834668 | Electrical connector (cut-off through the cover) An electrical connector for connecting telephone cables wherein an end of each wire is connected to a part of the connector and then cut through cutoff holes in the connector cover, and when the connector parts are assembled to splice the cables said cove... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4815988 | Two-step wire connection and cut-off terminal An electrical terminal having a supporting body, a tubular contact member having a bifurcate contact element and an elongated perforation generally diametrically aligned therewith, a cap enclosing the contact member with a wire receiving opening aligned w... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4781618 | Pushbutton electrical terminal An electrical binding post operative by use of a pushbutton which serves as an insertion and removal tool and which, upon installation into the associated post, becomes an integral part of the completed terminal. An unstripped wire is inserted within an o... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4725247 | Cable splicing assembly A device for forming a conductive splice between two wires which includes a casing having formed therein at least two channels within which the wires to be connected are respectively received and a common electrically conductive cutter/clamping member for... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4679881 | Electrical interconnection apparatus and technique Apparatus and technique for providing series electrical connection between a conductor and an electrical component or unit in a rapid and automatic manner without the necessity for manual manipulation or preparation of the conductor. A pair of spaced wall... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4662699 | Electrical connector module An electrical connector module adapted for use in an access member to provide access to a circuit. The module includes an insulated housing surrounding a connector element and the housing includes a pair of side walls with edges forming a wire gripping sl... | 05/05/1987 |
