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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8152559 | Split compression mid-span ground clamp A grounding clamp positioned on a coaxial cable at a location other than an end of the coaxial cable, wherein the grounding clamp includes an outer shell formed by the unity of a first split shell portion and a second split shell portion, the outer shell having a ra... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8123548 | Arrangement for electrical earthing of an insulated cable An arrangement (1) for the electrical earthing of an electrically conducting cable (2) with an outer insulating protective cover (3). The arrangement comprises a receiver (4) and a drop unit (5). The receiver (4) comprises a... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7611373 | Coaxial cable connector A coaxial connector system is disclosed. The connector system includes a compliance member having an inner conductive portion and an outer portion, the inner conductive portion arranged and disposed for engaging and physically retaining an outer conductor of a coaxi... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7540758 | Grounding blocks and methods for using them Grounding block are provided for grounding a coaxial cable. The grounding block includes first and second block portions connected together such that the portions are movable between open and closed positions to receive a coaxial cable within a recess between the bl... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7445488 | Electrical connecting device and method for its production and electrical line and solar modular arrangement with a connecting device of this type An electrical connecting device includes a housing having a receiving channel that receives an electrical conductor. A contact element is seated in the housing. The contact element has a piercing element extending into the receiving channel that electrically contact... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7431608 | Shielded cable connecting structure A shielded cable connecting structure for connecting a shielded cable, the shielded cable including an electric wire portion which has a conductor and an inner sheath covering the conductor, a braided wire braided around the inner sheath, and an outer sheath coverin... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7402073 | Cable connector and method of connecting a cable with a cable connector A cable connector comprises a housing, a signal conductive contact having a first transformable portion for holding a core conductor of a coaxial cable in a condition of caulking connection, a ground conductive contact having a second transformable portion for holdi... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7384307 | Coaxial cable end connector A coaxial cable end connector includes two hollow and coaxial inner and outer sleeves. The outer sleeve is provided with at least one transverse slot for receiving a clamping structure therein. The clamping structure is formed at a bottom surface with a plurality of... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7384306 | RF connector with adjacent shielded modules An electrical connector includes a shield having opposed planar side panels. The shield is configured to receive a shield of a mating connector within the side panels. A dielectric is attached to the shield. The dielectric is configured to receive the coaxial cable ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7377801 | Shielded cable connecting structure A shielded cable connecting structure for connecting a shielded cable to an electric wire having a conductor, the shielded cable including an electric wire portion which has a conductor and an inner sheath covering the conductor, a braided wire braided around the in... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7371111 | Coaxial cable connector with improved shielding A coaxial cable connector assembly includes a coaxial cable comprising a conductive braid, and a primary shield coupled to the cable and in electrical contact with the conductive braid. The primary shield defines a three sided enclosure surrounding the cable, and a ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367840 | RF microwave connector for telecommunication A RF microwave connector for telecommunication has a central terminal with a guiding groove and a fixing groove. The diameter of the cross section of the guiding groove is larger than the diameter of an inner wire of a coaxial cable and the diameter of the cross sec... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364462 | Compression ring for coaxial cable connector The present invention discloses an improvement in coaxial compression connectors used in, inter alia, CATV, satellite, and home theater electronics. The present connectors accept a large range of cable sizes, allow replacement of the holding or compression element t... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7354294 | Coaxial cable connector, and harness unit that utilizes the coaxial cable connector A coaxial cable connector can be easily fitted to one or a plurality of coaxial cables, and that can secure an independent shield. Inner insulator exposed portions and outer conductor exposed portions of coaxial cables are matched with a first cable holder. A second... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351067 | Coaxial cable connecting apparatus A wire core of a coaxial cable is tightly bonded with a terminal. A pressing member is used to press the wire core toward the terminal. By doing so, better electrical characteristics are acquired. ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347729 | Prepless coaxial cable connector A coaxial cable connector includes a connector body and an annular post coupled to the connector body. The connector body has a rearward cable receiving end and an internal threaded surface defined in the rearward cable receiving end. The internal threaded surface i... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7322851 | Coaxial cable connector A coaxial cable connector including a plurality of arms, each arm having: a lever, a gripper having inwardly extending teeth, the gripper being on an opposite side of a longitudinal axis of the coaxial cable connector from the lever, and a joint connecting the lever... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320616 | Insulation displacement connector assembly and system adapted for surface mounting on printed circuit board and method of using same There is provided an insulation displacement connector (IDC) assembly having a main body defining at least one wire channel. The main body has at least one substantially flat surface to which a vacuum nozzle can be affixed in order to pickup the IDC assembly. The ID... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318742 | Shield terminal for coaxial cable A shield terminal for a coaxial cable, which is adapted to be electrically connected to a braid exposed at a terminal portion of the coaxial cable includes a shield portion which encompasses the outside of a core wire exposed at the terminal portion of the coaxial c... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7306476 | Contact device for the electric contact of cable shields Contact device for electrical cable with a cable shield including an arc-shaped contact part (3) that can be secured around the sheath of a cable and is provided with contact elements that protrude in a radially inward manner. Each contact element extends to ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7291043 | Coaxial cable, coaxial cable end-processing structure and coaxial cable shielding terminal At the time of connecting a shielding terminal to a coaxial cable, a connecting conductor portion presses a braid of the coaxial cable between an insulator and an insulating sheath of the coaxial cable so as to form a braid-gathering portion of an annular shape, and... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288002 | Coaxial cable connector with self-gripping and self-sealing features A coaxial cable connector includes a connector body having a rearward cable receiving end and a gripping ferrule fixed within the rearward cable receiving end of the connector body. The gripping ferrule includes at least one flexible finger deflected in a radially i... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7273389 | Connecting arrangement and production method for a connecting arrangement A connecting arrangement includes at least first and second housings in which at least one conductor of a first cable can be electrically connected to at least one conductor of a second cable fed via a cable receiver. At least one piercing element is electrically co... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7252564 | Female electrical connector having crimping portions of double thickness An improved box-shaped female electrical connector featuring an optimized conductive (electrical and thermal) path, a spring contact insensitive to deformation, minimization of male blade insertion force, and maximization of contact force with the blade, all made po... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7226320 | Connector having an improved locking structure A connector includes an electrically conductive plug provided with a retaining hole, and an insulating housing that has a retaining member shaped in a cantilever beam. The retaining member has a retaining claw portion. The retaining claw portion has a projecting por... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7207839 | Wrap-around ferrule for coaxial cable connector A connector has a first section for receiving an inner electrical terminal, an outer electrical contact, and a dielectric member separating the inner terminal and outer contact. A second section of the connector extends at an angle from the first section and receive... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7207806 | Low cost coaxial cable connection for wireless antennas A connection assembly provides an electrical connection from a coaxial cable to planar circuitry. The connection assembly includes an innermost connector node, configured to connect electrically to an innermost conductor of a coaxial cable, having one opening that a... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7207838 | Coaxial connectors A coaxial connector mountable on an end of a coaxial cable having a central conductor (cc) and an exterior conductor (ce), the connector comprising a first conductive contact element (2; 27; 38; 40) for contacting the central conductor (cc), a second conducti... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7201601 | Insulation displacement multipoint connector for electrical plug connectors An insulation displacement multipoint connector for electrical plug connectors includes connection elements which form at one end thereof an insulation displacement termination area for a connection of electrical conductors without requiring stripping and, at the ot... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7192300 | Cable with a meandering portion and a ground portion sandwiched between retaining elements A connector adapted for connection to cables has a retaining member that aligns and retains the cables. The retaining member has a body portion and a bar-shaped member. The body portion has a plurality of fixing portions for fixedly retaining the bar-shaped member. ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7191496 | Formed wire dead-end appliance for high temperature linear bodies An appliance is provided for terminating high temperature conductors. The appliance includes a clevis member, a first set of aluminum elongate helically formed reinforcement members, and first and second U-shaped dead-end members having leg portions formed of an alu... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7176479 | Nitride compound semiconductor element A nitride compound semiconductor element having improved characteristics, productivity and yield. A nitride compound semiconductor element includes: a sapphire substrate; a first single crystalline layer of AlN formed on said sapphire substrate; a second single crys... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7163424 | Housing for a thin active probe A housing for a thin active probe has two identical molded housing-halves that when assembled form a cavity that encloses the chassis upon which is carried the active circuitry of the probe. The parts exhibit complementary self-symmetry about a longitudinal axis, su... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7160150 | Method of mounting an electrical connector on a coaxial cable, and such a connector A method of mounting an electrical connector on a coaxial cable may include: providing an electrical connector including: a central contact provided with at least one crimping portion; an insulating body including a bearing portion with a top face on which the crimp... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156699 | Connector with a capacitor connected to a metal casing A connector has a socket, a circuit board, a capacitor and a casing. The socket has an inner end and a sidewall. The circuit board is mounted transversely in the socket near the inner end and has an inner surface and an outer surface. The capacitor is mounted on the... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7156695 | Adapter for coaxial cable with interchangeable color bands A termination assembly for a coaxial cable is made up of an extension tip which receives the inner conductor pin on the cable, and an adapter having a slotted end surrounds an outer jacket as well as an exposed end of the outer conductor and is compressed into firm ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7153156 | Coaxial cable connector A connector for a coaxial cable having a braid layer includes a housing and a shield configured to receive the housing. An insulation displacement contact (IDC) is formed on the shield. The IDC includes a contact wall and a prong. The contact wall defines and extend... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7144272 | Coaxial cable connector with threaded outer body A connector for coaxial cable is disclosed herein that has an outer body, the outer body has at least one thread on a rearward portion thereof, and tubular post having at least one projection thereon. The outer body and the tubular post are movable relative to one a... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140914 | Connector, cable with the same, and producing method of the cable In a connector which is loaded to the end of a cable including an internal conductor and an external conductor arranged radially outside of the internal conductor via an insulation layer therebetween. The internal conductor covering part has a covering piece capable... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7134189 | Coaxial cable connector and tool and method for connecting a coaxial cable A connector for coaxial cable, and a tool and method for connecting coaxial cable. The connector may have a projection configured to extend into a channel defined by an inner conductor of the coaxial cable and to engage an inner surface of the inner conductor; and a... | 11/14/2006 |
