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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7934941 | Insulation displacement connector with wire holder The present invention relates to an insulation displacement connector. One embodiment includes an insulation displacement terminal in which wire insulation displacement portions, to be electrically connected to wire, are formed by cutting and folding, a connector ho... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7905744 | Cartridge lock registered jack and method of use thereof The present invention relates to a cartridge lock registered jack and method of use thereof. The cartridge allows wires to be fed through and pulled tight around a retaining bar. This ensures that the wires terminate with the insulation displacement contact very clo... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7901238 | Terminal block and board assembly for an electrical connector A terminal block for electrically coupling conductors and terminal contacts. The terminal block includes a terminal base portion that has a mounting side configured to be mounted to a surface of an electrical component. The base portion has contact slots that extend... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7871287 | Branching device for an electric line A branching device for at least one electric line exhibits branching contacts and a housing in which at least one electrically conducting wire terminal is accommodated in a holder. The device is characterized in that contact lips with cutting edges for cutting throu... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7850481 | Modular jack and method of use thereof The present invention relates to modular jack and method of assembling thereof. The modular jack allows a portion of the stripped jacket of a cable to be contained within the housing of the jack. This ensures that the wires terminate with the insulation displacement... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7766688 | Connector A connector for terminating a communications cable is disclosed including a termination assembly (30) including a plurality of wire receiving contacts (32) for receiving wires (24) of a cable; a lacing fixture (22) with a number of wire r... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7731521 | Device for electrical connection of discontinuous conductors A device for electrical connection of discontinuous conductors, extending in a longitudinal direction, comprising a body made of insulating material inside which is disposed a conductor element provided with means adapted to come into contact with the conducting par... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7563125 | Jack assembly for reducing crosstalk A jack assembly is provided and includes a jack housing and a contact sub-assembly joined to a rear end of the housing. The contact sub-assembly includes a plurality of conductor channels that each hold an insulation displacement contact (IDC) therein. The jack asse... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7520771 | LED string light engine and devices that are illuminated by the string light engine A string light engine includes a plurality of LEDs, a plurality of IDC connectors, and an insulated flexible conductor. Each IDC connector is in electrical communication with at least one of the plurality of LEDs and is operatively mechanically connected to at least... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7503799 | Communications plug with reverse cordage and anti-snag configuration A 110-style patch cord includes: a plug having opposed front and rear ends and a generally horizontal support surface; a plurality of electrical contacts mounted in the plug, each contact including a generally vertically oriented blade, the blades having exposed fro... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7442070 | Light-emitting cell module A light-emitting cell module includes a base seat and multiple terminals respectively inlaid in the base seat. A first end of each terminal being exposed to outer side of a first end of the base seat. A second end of each terminal having a sharp thrust section protr... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7413464 | Socket with integrated insulation displacement connection terminals A socket with integrated insulation displacement connection terminals is provided, which includes a base, a terminal pusher, a first pressing element, and a second pressing element. The base has two rows of insulation displacement connection terminals engaged in one... | 08/19/2008 |
| RE40375 | Back-end variation control cap for use with a jack module A back-end variation control cap configured for use with a jack module including a plurality of insulation displacement connectors, the cap being configured for routing a plurality of twisted conductor pairs. The cap includes an upper portion, a bottom portion, a pl... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7381082 | Connector assembly with the cable positioned inside A connector assembly includes a housing, the housing extends upwards to form a pair of elastic retaining arms. A plurality of contacts are received in the housing. A positioning base wedges in the housing, the positioning base has a retaining cavity defined in each ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7359613 | Optical fiber termination apparatus for taut sheath splicing and method for using the same An optical fiber termination apparatus for taut sheath splicing includes a housing configured to be positioned around a section of an optical fiber cable with an uncut strength member of the optical fiber cable or a plurality of uncut and un-looped optical fibers ex... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356237 | Optical fiber cable termination apparatus An optical fiber cable termination apparatus for use with an optical fiber cable including a plurality of optical fibers includes at least one optical fiber enclosure assembly. Each optical fiber enclosure assembly includes a housing member and a cover member. The h... | 04/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7351092 | Connection assembly for a light string having a primary wire and secondary wires electrically connected to the primary wire and each secondary wire having light bulbs thereon A light string includes a primary electrical wire, secondary electrical wires each electrically connected to the primary electrical wire and having multiple light bulbs thereon and multiple connection assemblies. Each connection assembly is composed of a base to sec... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347717 | Insulation displacement system An insulation-displacement system that comprises a first insulation-displacement terminal (IDT) adapted to receive in a mating configuration a second IDT. The first IDT comprises a first plate that includes a base edge, and a slot configured to receive an electrical... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347716 | Connector arrangement for multi-conductor cables A connector arrangement for connecting the insulated conductors of a flat cable with a plurality of tap-off branch conductors includes a plurality of insulation-piercing contacts that extend upwardly from the horizontal upper surface of the rectangular base member o... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347718 | Connector means for electrical apparatus, particularly plugs A connector arrangement includes a housing containing at least one open-topped chamber in which is mounted a stationary upwardly-directed knife device, and a rectangular carrier member arranged for downward insertion within the chamber, thereby to displace an insula... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341492 | Modular jack having electrical wires through a side wall thereof A modular jack (100) includes an insulative housing (2) and a terminal-receiving part (3) having a pair of terminals (4) therein received in the housing (2). The terminal-receiving part (3) includes a pair of through apertur... | 03/11/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7331814 | Apparatus configured to attach to an electrical connector block An apparatus is configured to releasably attach to an access cover of an insulation displacement connector block. The apparatus is adapted to engage with the insulation displacement connector block to form at least a part of a securing mechanism for securing the acc... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7322848 | Paperless picking system A paperless picking system for use in a product distribution center includes multiple bays of product supports and operator interfaces, at least one of which is at the bays. The product supports include case flow racks, pallet racks and/or product shelving. The oper... | 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 |
| 7309252 | Low profile surface mount connector A low profile connector assembly comprises at least one contact having a surface mount portion and a wire engagement portion extending from the surface mount portion, and a housing insertable over the at least one contact and retained to the at least one contact. Th... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7309249 | Connector for joining two conductors The invention relates to a connector for joining two conductors, including a first semi-housing and a second semi-housing that can be moved from a position in which said second semi-housing is in a pre-locked state with the first semi-housing into a final locked pos... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7301432 | Fusing terminal device A fusible link device comprising a housing that contains terminals for terminating incoming/outgoing wires, and that also contains a fusible link that interconnects a pair of the terminals in series, the fusible link device providing a self-contained unit/module for... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7288001 | Electrically isolated shielded multiport connector assembly The present disclosure relates to a multiport connector assembly for a telecommunication connector system that is designed to reduce crosstalk noise between adjacent ports by electrical isolation design. The reduction of noise is done by non-conventional methods of ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7281942 | Releasable wire connector A releasable wire connector has a housing and a cap slidably engaging one another and enclosing an electrical contact. The contact has inner and outer flexible fingers disposed opposite wire ports in the housing and cap. The fingers engage conductors inserted into t... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281941 | Stripping and contact device for an insulation displacement connector A stripping and contact device for an insulation displacement connector is provided. The device has a body which has a cavity therein sized to receive an unstripped end of insulated electrical cable. A lid is pivotally connected to a body and moves around an axis of... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7275952 | Hinged electrical connector A hinged electrical connector is disclosed. The connector includes an arcuate lid portion and an arcuate connector housing portion hingedly attached to the lid portion. The lid portion includes a wire alignment structure to retain one or more wires in a compact fash... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7273387 | Electrical connector The electrical connector assembly includes a first pair of contact members, each comprising a first termination end and a first connection end. A second pair of contact members, each comprising a second termination end and a second connection end, wherein the first ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270564 | Connector for connecting electrical wires to electronic boards in domotic networks An electrical connector for transmitting low-voltage signals among electronic units in domotic networks comprising a box-like connection shell, forming internally at least one receptacle for a corresponding electrical terminal; the terminal constituted by two parts,... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267571 | Double wall connector A connector includes a base member and a cap designed to be fitted onto each other. The base member or the cap may have a double-wall configuration to improve stability, strength, and durability of the connector unit as a whole. The base member includes a plurality ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264498 | Flat harness with a cut conductor, and manufacturing method thereof Among each of the conductors 4a to 4e that form the flat cable 2 of the flat harness 1, at the installation part of the relay connector 6, conductors 4a and 4e, conductors 4a | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264499 | Power entry assembly for an electrical distribution system A power entry assembly for an electrical distribution system, the power entry assembly includes at least one conductor carrier and a housing connected to the at least one conductor carrier. The housing includes a first orientation relative to the at least one conduc... | 09/04/2007 |
