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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8057239 | Power module assembly A power module assembly of the type suitable for deployment in a vehicular power inverter, wherein the power inverter has a grounded chassis, is provided. The power module assembly comprises a conductive base layer electrically coupled to the chassis, an insulating ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7726974 | Magnetic power and data coupling for LED lighting Technologies are described herein for a conductive magnetic coupling system. The system includes a signal supply component that provides electrical and/or data signals to a signal consumption component that utilizes the signal to provide an output. The two component... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7442086 | Chip card retaining mechanism A chip card retaining mechanism for a portable electronic device (100) is provided. The chip card retaining mechanism is used for retaining a card (10). The portable electronic device includes a main body (40) and a cover body (80). The c... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7351066 | Electromagnetic connector for electronic device An electrical plug and receptacle relying on magnetic force from an electromagnet to maintain contact are disclosed. The plug and receptacle can be used as part of a power adapter for connecting an electronic device, such as a laptop computer, to a power supply. The... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7311526 | Magnetic connector for electronic device An electrical plug and receptacle relying on magnetic force to maintain contact are disclosed. The plug and receptacle can be used as part of a power adapter for connecting an electronic device, such as a laptop computer, to a power supply. The plug includes electri... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7266879 | Method for magnetically establishing an electrical connection with a contact of a semiconductor device component A method for establishing electrical contact includes nonrigidly applying force to a semiconductor substrate in directions substantially normal to a plane of the semiconductor substrate includes a first member with an electrically conductive element and a first attr... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7190184 | Systems for wafer level burn-in of electronic devices In one example, a wafer level burn-in system includes a first electrode plate for providing electrical contact simultaneously to contacts of a group of semiconductor devices borne by a semiconductor wafer on a device surface of the semiconductor wafer. A second elec... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7128597 | Flat circuit connector with magnetized actuator An electrical connector is provided for terminating a flat electrical circuit. The connector includes a dielectric housing having an opening for receiving an end of a flat circuit. A plurality of terminals are mounted on the housing and have contact portions exposed... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7123042 | Methods, apparatus and systems for wafer-level burn-in stressing of semiconductor devices A large-scale support carries semiconductor devices and at least one pair of common conductive regions in communication therewith. Each common conductive region is configured to be electrically connected with both a force contact and a sense contact of stress or tes... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7032288 | Methods for magnetically establishing an electrical connection with a contact of a semiconductor device component An electrical connector configured to nonrigidly apply force to a semiconductor substrate in directions substantially normal to a plane of the semiconductor substrate includes a first member with an electrically conductive element and a first attractive element and ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6979208 | Laminated socket contacts A laminated socket contact is described for reducing inductance in power connections to an integrated circuit package. The contact consists of a conductive power panel, a conductive ground panel, a thin non-conductive layer interposed between the power panel and gro... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6957962 | Mounting method, mounting piece, and mounting system for network concentrator A network concentrator is mounted on a mounting surface using a mounting piece. The network concentrator includes a mounting hole in a mounting part. If the mounting surface is not magnetic, a protrusion such as a screw is inserted into the mounting hole. If the mou... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6854979 | Laminated socket contacts A laminated socket contact is described for reducing inductance in power connections to an integrated circuit package. The contact consists of a conductive power panel, a conductive ground panel, a thin non-conductive layer interposed between the power panel and gro... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6478614 | Easy-detach electrical connector for kitchen appliance The facilitated-detachment electrical connection device for kitchen appliances comprises an electrical cable exhibiting a connection plug to the electric network at one end, and a magnetised member electrically associable--through a magnetic force--to an ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6370257 | Apparatus including an electroacoustic transducer having terminal contacts which extend in the direction of the transducer axis and including a printed circuit board having mating contacts In an apparatus (1) having an electroacoustic transducer (14) and having a printed circuit board (51) the electroacoustic transducer (14) has two terminal contact elements (36, 37) and the printed circuit board (51) has two mating contact elements (52, 53... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6350076 | Ball-and-socket joint connection Disclosed is a ball-and-socket joint connection, in particular for a holding arm system for holding surgical instruments, with a joint ball sitting in a seat of a joint casing and permitting rotation in several axes and with a ball-shaped joint socket whi... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6340302 | Apparatus for establishing an electrical connection with a wafer to facilitate wafer-level burn-in and methods An electrical connector configured to nonrigidly apply force to a semiconductor substrate in directions substantially normal to a plane of the semiconductor substrate. The electrical connector includes a first member with an electrically conductive elemen... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6315583 | Card connector having a card discharge mechanism The invention provides a card connector with a card discharging mechanism, in which a data storage card does not exit from the card connector due to the biasing force of a spring member, and in which the card can be easily extracted without weakening the ... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6283767 | Grounding terminal It is described a grounding terminal for temporary fastening a grounding conductor to a construction to be welded. The grounding terminal uses permanent magnets, example given of neodymium (Nd--Fe--B-35) to fasten the terminal to the construction. A welde... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6231349 | Electromechanical connecting device An electromechanical connecting device can be connected to a switching device provided with switching magnets, arranged on a working carriage and connectable to a current source by means of current supply contacts, and can also be connected to a triggerin... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6231350 | Perfected protection and cutting unit by flap cover, for connection and testing modules of telephone lines This unit comprises two independent rectangular prismatic parts, fitted into each other by superposition, the top or head of the unit involving a flap cover articulated on one of its sides, which carries on its top face, a handle for activation and on the... | 05/15/2001 |
| 5995004 | Covert actuation system for electric device There is provided a covert actuation system (50) adapted for incorporation within a housing structure. The system (50) includes a storage assembly (20) displaceably coupled to a frame assembly (10) for covertly actuating an electric device (30a, 30b) coup... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5476386 | Base structure for an electrical relay A base structure for receiving an electrical relay is described as being adapted to receive the relay removeably. Electrical contacts in the base connect the base electrically with the circuitry of the attached relay. Terminals are provided for the connec... | 12/19/1995 |
| 4902943 | Plug-in starting aid A plug-in starting aid for generating high voltage pulses in the ballast circuit of high intensity discharge lamp comprises interconnected electrical components mounted in a frame of insulating material. The frame has three terminals projecting out one si... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4719549 | Connection between two mechanically and electrically releasably coupled parts, in particular for use with an illumination system For a connection, in particular for use with an illumination system, two mechanically and electrically releasably coupled parts, in particular a magnetic holder (3) and a ball (4) which define a ball-and-socket joint, are provided, with said two parts (3)... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4690495 | Optical fiber magnetic connector An optical fiber connector for underwater or other difficult applications includes a female member having a length of optical fiber centrally disposed therein and coupled to a lens at the bottom of a recess containing a generally circular arrangement comp... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4479685 | Flexible magnetic electrical connector and cable incorporating that connector This invention is an electrical connector held together by flexible magnetic substrates which also form the support for the connector's electrical contacts. The connector has many uses but is especially suitable for the connection between sections of hydr... | 10/30/1984 |
| 4451113 | Magnetic safety receptacle and plug A magnetically actuated safety receptacle and plug characterized by a receptacle having a first pair of electrical contacts extending through a support member, and an over-center drop-out member hinged to the support member and carrying a second pair of e... | 05/29/1984 |
| 4190879 | Plastic chassis with magnetic holding means for electronic components The system includes basically the provision of a plastic chassis together with magnetic members for holding electronic components onto the chassis. Such components may comprise transistors, circuit board modules and the like. A preferred application of th... | 02/26/1980 |
| 4156265 | Safety sockets and loads Load and socket arrangements are disclosed wherein contacts within a socket are connected to an electrical energy source by a magnetic reed switch responsive to magnetic material carried by the load. The socket is disconnected from the source and incapabl... | 05/22/1979 |
| 4058357 | Magnetic radio mounting bracket A detachable radio mount for a vehicle comprising a dash bracket bolted or otherwise secured to the dash of a vehicle and a radio bracket bolted or otherwise secured to a radio or other communication device. Bar magnets are secured in ferrous metal bracke... | 11/15/1977 |
| 4049333 | Magnetic radio mounting bracket A detachable radio mount for a vehicle comprising a dash bracket bolted or otherwise secured to the dash of a vehicle and a radio bracket bolted or otherwise secured to a radio or other communication device. Bar magnets are secured in ferrous metal bracke... | 09/20/1977 |
| 4025964 | Magnetic electrical connectors for biomedical percutaneous implants A biomedical percutaneous connector for providing electrical connection between electrical conductors carried externally of a patient's body and electrical conductors implanted within the body of the patient. The connector includes a socket having an enla... | 05/31/1977 |
