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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8118610 | Core connector and method for splicing a twin core into at least one existing end-subscriber twin core The invention relates to a core connector (1) for splicing at least one twin core (a2, b2), comprising at least one housing (3, 4), in which core connection contacts are arranged, the core connection contacts being in the form of integral... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8062057 | Branch connecting structure for hoistway cable Disclosed herein is a branch connecting structure for a hoistway cable. The structure includes a hoistway cable having a plurality of communication wires in a sheath. A branch cable connects each communication wire to a hall button or an indicator. A terminal block ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7686477 | Flexible lighting strips employing light-emitting diodes An illuminated sign (88) includes a flexible electrical power cord (100) including first and second parallel conductors (112, 114) surroundingly contained within an insulating sheath defining a constant separation distance between the parallel c... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7435128 | Ultrasonic welded telsplice stick A telsplice stick device adapted to connect at least two electrical cables is provided. The telsplice connector includes a plurality of connectors, where each connector has opposing sides. At least one of the opposing sides of one connector is removably connected to... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7407407 | Tap-off connecting arrangement for multi-conductor cables A connector arrangement for connecting the insulated conductors of a flat cable with an output load includes insulation-piercing contacts that extend upwardly from the horizontal upper surface of the rectangular base member of a connector housing. When a housing cov... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7399105 | Illuminated signage employing light emitting diodes An illuminated sign (88) includes a flexible electrical power cord (100) including first and second parallel conductors (112, 114) surroundingly contained within an insulating sheath defining a constant separation distance between the parallel c... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7357661 | Pressure coupling connector Provided is a pressure coupling connector which can decrease the number of components for coping with various electric wire diameters, prevent problems due to difference in product kind, and reduce the stock. The pressure coupling connector includes a wire holding b... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354295 | Terminal and connector A connector includes a plurality of terminals and a connector housing, receiving the terminals. Each of the terminals includes a terminal connecting portion, having a tubular shape, and receiving a mating terminal, a wire press-contacting portion including a press-c... | 04/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7322847 | 110-style connecting block with balanced insulation displacement contacts An insulation displacement contact (IDC) includes: upper and lower ends, each of the upper and lower ends including a slot configured to receive a conductor therein, the slots being generally parallel and non-collinear; and a transitional area merging with the upper... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7310875 | Connector for high-speed communications A high speed electrical connector is provided that comprises a substantially planar dielectric, a substantially planar ground plane, and a signal conductor. The ground plane is disposed on one planar surface of the planar dielectric and the signal conductor is dispo... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7281946 | Hermetically sealed ceramic package A hermetically sealed package embodying the invention includes a base member having top and bottom surfaces. An electronic device having multiple electrodes is securely mounted on the top surface of the base member. The electrodes of the electronic device are made a... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7252534 | Electrical connection arrangement with simplified fastening device for electrical connection of an electrical device An electrical connection arrangement for electrical connection of an electrical device with a bottom part for holding at least one device-side cable, with a top part for holding at least one connection-side cable and with a contact body for electrical connection of ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7223115 | Cross-connect systems with connector blocks having balanced insulation displacement contacts An insulation displacement contact (IDC) includes: upper and lower ends, each of the upper and lower ends including a slot configured to receive a conductor therein, the slots being generally parallel and non-collinear; and a transitional area merging with the upper... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7217012 | Illuminated signage employing light emitting diodes An illuminated sign (88) includes a flexible electrical power cord (100) including first and second parallel conductors (112, 114) surroundingly contained within an insulating sheath defining a constant separation distance between the parallel c... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7210961 | Fastening base for mounting an electrical device The invention relates to a fastening base for mounting an electrical device, particularly an electric sensor or proximity switch, having a reception opening for receiving a connecting piece of the electrical device and with a locking pivoted lever for fixing the con... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7172471 | Electrical high-current contact element The invention relates to an electrical high-current contact element essentially comprising a basic contact element made of metal exhibiting good conductivity and a steel spring, which is incorporated into a plug connector housing for the mounting of a high-current p... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7156689 | Dual wire connector with multiple press fit connection An electrical connector includes a nonconductive center housing and a plurality of substantially planar contacts situated within the housing. Each of the contacts includes an insulation displacement section, and at least one stuffer is slidably mounted to the housin... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7156686 | Insulation displacement connection splice connector A splice connector includes a first IDC terminal, a second IDC terminal, a body receiving the first and second IDC terminals, and a cover connected to the body such that the cover selectively slides with respect to the body in the first linear direction from first p... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7144269 | Hinged electrical connector for insulated cable An electrical connector provides an electrical connection to an unstripped end of an insulated electrical cable of the type having an outer sheath within which an insulated hot wire, an insulated neutral wire, and a ground wire are enclosed. The connector has a body... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7121870 | IDC terminal assembly An IDC terminal structure includes a plurality of terminal pairs and a terminal seat. Each of the terminal pairs has a first terminal and a second terminal. The terminal seat has a plurality of first and second insert slots. The first and second slots are equally sp... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7121871 | Wire tap connector and contact therefor A contact for a wire tap connector includes a substantially planar insulation displacement portion configured to receive a primary wire and electrically connect thereto, and a poke in wire section integrally formed with and attached to the planar insulation displace... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7118404 | Insulation cutting and displacing contact element An insulation cutting and displacing contact element comprises a substantially U-shaped insulation displacement portion and a clamping portion. The insulation displacement portion has a base with a wire insertion opening. The base has first and second legs extending... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7094071 | Junction box including connector deformation means A junction box containing at least one electrical terminal is connected for displacement between unfastened and fastened positions relative to a carrier element, whereby during movement of the housing toward the fastened position, a U-shape contact spring is progres... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7086909 | High performance, high capacitance gain, jack connector for data transmission or the like A high performance, high capacitance gain, electric connector for data transfer applications. At least eight sequentially positioned elongate contact members are connected in a series of signal pairs. A first signal pair includes a fourth contact member and a fifth ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7076056 | Methods and apparatus for a bridge tap moderator Methods and apparatus for protecting quality of service during a process involving bridge tap in a communications system are described. Bridge tap may occur during system construction, central office re-concentration, replacement projects, upgrade projects, expansio... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7070442 | Structure for press-connecting sheathed electric wire with terminal A terminal support has a first main body. Wall plates are arrayed on the first main body in a first direction so as to define a first space between each of adjacent ones of the wall plates. The first space is adapted to receive a terminal having a blade portion and ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7059889 | Splice block for interconnecting electrical conductors A splice block for interconnecting conductors, which include wire and insulation covering the wire. A container having openings through which conductors can access an interior of the container contains multiple connectors. Each connector includes a housing having a ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7059890 | Device for contacting an electrical conductor The invention relates to a device for contacting an electrical conductor, having a base body (1), having a closing element (2) with a receptacle area (3) for receiving the conductor, having an insulation piercing connector (4) held in the... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7048590 | High performance, high capacitance gain, jack connector for data transmission or the like A high performance, high capacitance gain, electric connector for data transfer applications. At least eight sequentially positioned elongate contact members are connected in a series of signal pairs. A first signal pair includes a fourth contact member and a fifth ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7026559 | Switch with insulation displacement connectors A switch has insulation displacement connectors on a connector portion of the switch body. Such an insulation displacement connector has two tines with an open-ended slot for receiving a wire transverse to the slot. When the wire is pushed along the length of the sl... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6976866 | Junction block assembly A connector junction block of flat thin design is adapted for connection with one or more insulated electrical conductors, and includes base and cover members that cooperate to define a chamber, and an operating member that is mounted in the chamber for movement bet... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6971928 | Contact and connector utilizing the same An object of the present invention is to further reduce the height and the size of a contact to be fitted to an opposite contact for establishing electrical connection, thereby reducing the thickness and the size of a connector utilizing the same, and an opposite co... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6964587 | High performance, high capacitance gain, jack connector for data transmission or the like A high performance, high capacitance gain, electric connector for data transfer applications. At least eight sequentially positioned elongate contact members are connected in a series of signal pairs. A first signal pair includes a fourth contact member and a fifth ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6932639 | Electroluminescent cable connector The electroluminescent cable (EL-cable) connector is a connector for mechanically and electrically splicing together a pair of EL-cables, each cable having a center conductor coated with an electroluminescent phosphor and two fine wires spiraling the length of the p... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6916199 | Telecommunications patch panel with angled connector modules A telecommunications patch panel is provided having a plurality of connector modules rotatably mounted to a frame member. Each connector module has a front face and an opposite facing rear face, and each front face includes a plurality of connector jacks. Each rear ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6902441 | Modular layered stackable connector system A connector system for use with first and second wire harnesses and including a male housing sub-assembly and an engageable and female housing sub-assembly which defines an open interior therebetween. First and second pluralities of terminal pins are associated with... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6811428 | Splice connector assemblies and methods for using the same A splice connector assembly for mechanically and electrically connecting a conductor pair including a first conductor member and a second conductor member, and for use with an electrical probe, includes a connector body adapted to receive the first and second conduc... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6776647 | Insulation displacement contact and connector An insulation displacement contact, for example for terminal strips, which has a slotted, sprung contact region as a contact-making slot on a connecting bracket, which contact region is surrounded and reinforced by an outer spring slip. The invention provides that t... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6716054 | Plug and block connector system for differential contact pairs A connector plug is provided including a plug body formed along a longitudinal axis and holding multiple contacts arranged in differential pairs. The channels extend along a vertical axis of the plug body and are perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The channels ... | 04/06/2004 |
