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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7470142 | Wafer bonding method A method of coupling substrates together includes steps of providing first and second substrates. The second substrate includes a conductive bonding region positioned on its surface. Heat is provided to the conductive bonding region to reduce its number of defects. ... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7341473 | Contact element and additional conduction chamber for a plug or socket A contact (1) for a plug or socket of a quick-connect plug connection, the contact (1) being held mounted in a contact holder (2) having a region for press-fit gripping a conductor, a wire holder (7) having at least one wire seat (7.1 | 03/11/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7311014 | Sensor and sensor assembly The invention relates to a sensor comprising a sensor element (1) for detecting a physical variable, said sensor comprising two electric contact surfaces (2), and comprising a sensor body (3), on one end of which the sensor element (1) an... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7234962 | Wire connecting terminal structure An improved wire connecting terminal structure extensively used in different electric appliances and equipments includes a wire connecting terminal in an input/output interface of the structure. The wire connecting terminal includes a plurality of metal contact brac... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7126073 | Intermittent connection device An intermittent contact connector device including a frame having a first frame section movably connected to a second frame section; two electrical contacts connected to the second frame section, and an electrical shorting member connected to the first frame section... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7090376 | Power supply module for lamp tube assembly A lamp assembly includes a lamp having two electrodes, a power supply module formed with a clip for gripping the electrodes, a base body on which at least two power supply modules are intermittently disposed in series, and an insulating partition for insulating the ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6943764 | Driver circuit for an active matrix display device In accordance with the present invention, an active matrix display device is presented. The display device comprises a substrate having an insulating surface, a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in a matrix form over the substrate, and a plurality of switching ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6916213 | Connection base A connection base is presented connecting current supply cables (1) of an electric motor to phase leads (2) of electric motor windings. The connection base comprises, a body (3) made of an insulating material and terminals (4) coupled the... | 07/12/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6716056 | Connector A connector mainly includes a plurality of terminals, each of which includes a front conductive section and a rear piercing section; a plastic housing being provided at a front part with internal terminal slots for receiving the conductive sections of the terminals ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6488526 | Insulation-displacement connecting piece able to be connected to an adjacent connecting piece Piece with a profiled shape having a hollow polygonal section along which an insulation-displacement and retaining slit for at least one wire is made. One face of the polygonal section is extended as a lug and curved toward the connecting piece, leaving a... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6478605 | Terminal block with disconnect contact and terminal arrangement A terminal block assembly includes at each end a generally U-shaped support spring having leg portions that extend upwardly in straddling relation on opposite sides of the stationary resilient contacts at opposite ends of the bus bar, thereby to support t... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6447324 | Terminal fitting and a production method A cramping terminal fitting is provided to maintain a satisfactory contact state with a wire without applying plating again after shaping the terminal fitting by a press. The terminal fitting includes insulation displacement contact (IDC) portions (6) int... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6443754 | Pressure connecting terminal A coated wire crimping portion 13 having a pair of grip pieces 16, 16 is provided on one side of a pressure connecting terminal 11, in which a coated wire 10 is connected to the other side by pressure. This other side includes a first pressure connecting ... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6416348 | Insulation-displacement terminal fitting An insulation-displacement terminal fitting (10) has plate-shaped blades (27) disposed before V-shaped contact portions (23) along a wire-insertion direction. The blades (27) make cuts (C) in an insulation coating (Wb) of a wire (W). The insulation coatin... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6413116 | Insulation-displacement connection piece A connection piece includes a profiled part having a hollow polygonal cross section along which is made, longitudinally, a straight stripping and retaining slit (10) for at least one wire. The edges of the stripping and retaining slit (10) form the free e... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6398581 | Bus connector and method for integrating electrical test points in the bus connector A system for electrically connecting electrical components. The system comprises a ribbon cable, a connector cap and a connector base. The connector cap includes a track area adapted to operably engage the ribbon cable, a cap alignment guide, and a cap or... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6386900 | Insulation-displacement terminal fitting An insulation-displacement terminal has opposed side walls (12) and a wire-receiving space therebetween. V-shaped insulation-displacement portions (16) are formed by a pair of plates (16F, 16R) that are bent from the side walls (12) and project into the w... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6371792 | Insulation-displacement terminal fitting An insulation-displacement terminal (T) includes opposed side walls (12) and a wire-receiving space therebetween. Insulation-displacement portions (17) project from the side walls (12) and into the wire-receiving space. Each insulation-displacement portio... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6361352 | Insulation-displacement connector This slit-type insulation-displacement connector for electrical wire comprises a conducting connection piece (2) with a straight stripping and retaining slit (8) for the core of a wire. The slit is made longitudinally along a profiled part of the conducti... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6341977 | Pressure-contact terminal A pressure-contact terminal includes: a contact portion formed on a tip end side of the pressure-contact terminal; and an electric wire connecting portion formed on a rear end side of the pressure-contact terminal have a bottom plate and a pair of side pl... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6322399 | Electrical module having coupling means A terminal block assembly includes a first latching arrangement for connecting a pair of parallel terminal blocks at adjacent first ends in side-to-side contiguous relation, the latching arrangement being automatically disengaged when first adjacent ends ... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6238232 | High density connector module The invention allows for an increase in termination density for customer cable pairs in electronic cabinets, building terminals, and protectors and switching equipment terminations in central offices by providing a connector module is provided having a fi... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6168457 | Electric wire connecting structure A electric wire connecting structure including a first wire connector which taps into electric current flowing through a first electric wire, a second wire connector connected to a second wire, and a bridge integrally connecting the first wire connector a... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6165003 | Electrical connector with variable thickness insulation-piercing contact member An electric terminal (1) having a contact portion (8) which cooperates with a complementary contact element (1'); and a connection portion (6) connectable to an electric cable (7) and having at least one knife element (13) with a pair of facing blades (30... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6080005 | Terminal fitting A pressure contact electrical terminal (20) is formed by bending inwards upper ends of left and right side walls (21), a pair of left and right pressure contact blades (22) being provided anteriorly and posteriorly, and connected by means of a connecting ... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6012942 | Insulation displacement contact dimple and method of manufacture Disclosed is a method for manufacturing an insulation displacement contact dimple comprising the steps of: (a) positioning a metal element between a first concave upper die and a first convex lower die having a radius to form a dimple shape in the medial ... | 01/11/2000 |
| 6007365 | Pressure contact terminal fitting An electrical terminal has inwardly directed blades (21,22) to cut through insulation and make contact with an electrical core wire. Two sets of axially spaced blades are provided to increase security. The front set of blades (21) is bent in from opposite... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5554048 | Insulation displacing barrel contact An improved barrel-shaped IDC contact comprises a cylindrical body section having a longitudinal IDC slot formed by opposed edges. Extending longitudinally alongside the edges are cutouts forming a resilient beam section therebetween in order to increase ... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5358428 | Shielded electrical connector A shielded electrical connector is provided for interconnection to a multi-conductor cable. The connector includes an insulative housing having a front mating face and a rear conductor-receiving face. A conductive shell is disposed about at least a portio... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5257945 | Connection terminal for electric wires, and a connection component for such a terminal A terminal includes a metal component held in a housing in the form of at least one connection unit having the general plan appearance of a hollow, convex hexagon split on a longitudinal plane about which it is symmetrical for the purpose of connecting a ... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5195907 | Tooless electrical connector and conductor cable for use therewith An improved tool-less electrical connector which can splice live wires from an insulated cable of any length has a base structure with a passageway for aligning the conductor cable. A clamping arm pivotally attached to the base structure has at least one ... | 03/23/1993 |
| 5192223 | Wire connector for cable wire, in particular of telecommunication cables The invention relates to a wire connector for cable wires, in particular of telecommunication cables. The invention provides housing sections 2, 2' are constructed identically, and are adapted to be snap-fitted with each other after being rotated by 180 d... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5188536 | Space-saving insulation displacement type interconnect device for electrically coupling a ribbon connector to a printed circuit board A surface mountable insulation displacement type connector for electrically coupling an end portion of a connector ribbon to a spaced series of surface mounted electrically conductive contact pads on a printed circuit board has an elongated base portion t... | 02/23/1993 |
| 5147215 | Connector with integral wire management system An electrical conductor has a dielectric housing having an elongate cable receiving cavity opening onto a rear surface thereof. The cavity extends away from the rear surface blind ending at a wall. The cavity defines a major axis between the rear surface ... | 09/15/1992 |
| 4990888 | Unitary alarm sensor and communication package for security alarm system A security alarm system includes a transponder having a housing enclosing both a sensor and associated circuit means in a unitary package. The housing base includes barrel-shaped connectors, and a pc board carrying the communications components is carried... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4973261 | Wire insulator pressure-cut connector terminal To increase the rigidity of the cutter plate portions formed with two open slots for cutting a wire insulator pressure-fitted thereinto, the wire insulator pressure-cut connector terminal comprises a base plate portion, a brimmed channel-shaped frame form... | 11/27/1990 |
