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...that power steering was invented by independent inventor Francis W. Davis? As chief engineer in the 1920s of the truck division of the Pierce Arrow Motor Car Company, he saw how hard it was to steer heavy vehicles. So that he would be able to keep the profits from his future invention, Davis left his job, rented a small engineering shop in Waltham, Mass., and developed a hydraulic power steering system that led to power steering.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7422468 | Electrical contact with stapled connection A flexible flat connector cable electrical contact including a first connection section adapted to be connected to an electrical conductor of a flexible flat conductor (FFC) cable; and a second connection section electrical coupled to the first connection section an... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7410384 | Electrical contact with stapled connection A flexible flat connector cable electrical contact including a first connection section adapted to be connected to an electrical conductor of a flexible flat conductor (FFC) cable; and a second connection section electrical coupled to the first connection section an... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7362118 | Probe with contact ring A spring probe having a barrel, plunger, spring and contact ring is provided in which the contact ring provides electrical contact between the plunger and the barrel. Two or more contact rings may be provided to improve the pointing accuracy of the probe. ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7253647 | Probe for high electric current A probe used for a high electric current. The prove comprises an outer pipe having a cylindrical configuration which is opened at upper and lower ends thereof; a plunger installed in an upper part of the outer pipe to be elastically extended out of and retracted int... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7210958 | Electrical contact crimp ear serration An electrical contact crimp ear serration comprised of a plurality of teeth where each tooth has a cross-sectional profile comprising a leading face extending upwardly to an apex from the crimp ear surface, a central face extending downwardly from the apex to a vall... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7199487 | Modular wiring harnesses A system for making up wiring harnesses includes a base harness having a set of flexible multi-conductor cables and a set of supplementary wiring harnesses adapted to connect in a particular location of said base harness. The connection area does not have a multi-co... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7161369 | Method and apparatus for a wobble fixture probe for probing test access point structures A method and apparatus for a wiping fixture probe for cleaning oxides, residues or other contaminants from the surface of a solder bead probe and probing a solder bead probe on a printed circuit board during in-circuit testing. ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7124956 | Product comprising product sub-parts connected to each other by a crimp connection In the case of a product (1) having a first product sub-part (4) and a second product sub-part (3), the two product sub-parts (3, 4) each comprise two connection zones (8, 9, 10, 11) consisting of metal and of suitably thin constru... | 10/24/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7021964 | RJ âFâ, modular connector for coaxial cables A connector employing a plug assembly and socket assembly for coaxial cables having apertures, conductive elements, mating surfaces and locking mechanisms to maintain the electrical characteristics of the cable joined to the plug and socket, to hold the plug and soc... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6955563 | RJ type modular connector for coaxial cables A connector employing a plug assembly and socket assembly for coaxial cables having apertures, conductive elements, mating surfaces and locking mechanisms to maintain the electrical characteristics of the cable joined to the plug and socket, to hold the plug and soc... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6948971 | Cable connection A cable connection (1) for connecting a cable (2) on a housing or a wall is provided. The cable connection includes a threaded bushing (3) in which the connection contacts (4) are arranged, and a conductor compartment (5), which in... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6749457 | Crimp terminal In a crimp terminal for crimping at least one bare conductor of at least one sheathed electric wire, the at least one bare conductor is placed on a bottom plate. A pair of crimp craws extend from the bottom plate to crimp the at least one bare conductor placed on th... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6716071 | Molded electrical connector A terminal fixtures of a molded connector has a device connection part and a wire connection part connected with an electric wire. A circular outer covering is provided at a terminal end of the wire connection part and the electric wire. A circular outer covering is... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6652310 | Connecting member for flat circuit member and method of connecting the connecting member and the flat circuit member A claw portion (26) of a connecting member (21) penetrates a first piercing portion of a flat circuit member (100, 110) in a thickness direction thereof. In the case of connection to the flat circuit member having a thick conductor portion (102), the claw... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6552268 | Insulation displacement connector with a wire ejection feature An insulation displacement connector (IDC) having a body and a cap pivotably connected thereto. A wire channel is defined through the pivotable cap and has an insertion opening and an exit opening that provide separate ingress and egress openings for the ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6244892 | Electrical connector apparatus and method The present invention is for an electrical connector and a method of making an electrical connector which connector has a housing having a bore therein and a housing cap having an aperture therethrough sized for an electrical conductor to pass through. An... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6142838 | Connecting structure between covered wire and terminal A connecting structure for connecting a covered wire to a terminal is provided. The connecting structure includes a first member and a second member to be laid on the first member. In arrangement, the terminal is interposed between the first member and th... | 11/07/2000 |
| 5692922 | Molding with electrical contact An electrically conducting molding comprises thermoplastic material which is reinforced with metal fibers. A metal covering is connected to the molding by three-cornered prongs and serves as an electric contact.... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5643007 | Transformer tap connector A metal piercing staple for piercing, securing and making electrical contact between a pair of wires in the form of a substantially U-shaped piece of metal having sharp ends and a plurality of metal piercing teeth depending from the U-shaped piece of meta... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5484305 | Micro-connector and automated tool for application thereof The present invention includes an electrical connector manufactured in the form of a strip of Micro-connectors stamped from an integral piece having a parallelepipedical body (4) in the shape of a "U" having a bottom portion (5) and two sidewalls capable ... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5417581 | Flat insulation displacement terminal for electrical connectors An electrical connector includes a dielectric housing having a terminal-receiving passageway. An insulation displacement terminal is received in the passageway for terminating an insulated wire extending into the passageway. The wire includes an electrica... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5385483 | Connector device A connector device includes an inner sleeve enclosed by an intermediate sleeve which is further enclosed by an outer sleeve. The inner sleeve is made of flexible conductive material having a plurality of triangular pressouts in an inner periphery thereof.... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5356307 | Insulation displacement electrical connector system An electrical connector assembly is disclosed for terminating a plurality of insulated electrical wires and which includes a dielectric housing having a mating end and a wire-receiving end with a plurality of open-ended terminal-receiving cavities communi... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5125851 | Insulation displacement terminal for an electrical connector A collapsible insulation displacement terminal is disclosed for terminating an insulated wire having an electrical conductor with a sheath of insulation thereabout. The terminal includes at least one terminal wall portion deflectable for displacing the in... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5021005 | Flexible conductor connector A flexible conductor connector in the form of a flat metal foil laminated with alternate layers of adhesive and plastic, having a metal spade plug connector attached to its end. The metal foil may be exposed and bonded to the metal connector by means of a... | 06/04/1991 |
| 5018986 | Electrical connector A connector for use with insulated cables comprises an insulating holder for the insertion thereinto of at least one elongate contact pin having a rear portion provided with at least one bendable, wing-like clamping part, projecting at right angles from t... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4955816 | Electrical connector system and insulation displacement terminals therefor An electrical connector system includes self-terminating pin and socket terminals which have forward mating ends and identical rearward wire receiving ends. The wire receiving ends are mountable in a modular rear housing. The modular rear housing is matea... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4950180 | Electrical termination and method of terminating flat power cable A transition adapter for terminating flat power cable includes a stamped and formed member having opposed plate sections between which an end or an edge portion of the cable is receivable to be terminated where the plate sections have opposing cooperating... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4946406 | Electrical connector which requires no application tool Preloaded electrical connector comprises a housing having a terminal therein which is partially inserted into a terminal-receiving cavity. The terminal has a wire contacting lancet thereon and the housing cavity has camming wall portions which are effecti... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4921440 | Connector aggregate A connector aggregate, comprising connectors each comprising a socket housing provided with a plurality of connecting sections fitted with a corresponding number of terminals; said connectors being linked in a belt-like fashion through linking pieces whic... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4790771 | Wire trap terminal This invention is directed to a terminal formed from a sheet metal blank and adapted to terminate an insulated wire, where said blank is formed into a housing having a cavity therein as defined by a first opening for receiving said insulated wire, and a s... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4781606 | Wire stripping arrangement The invention is a wire-stripping arrangement having recoverable material preferably in the form of heat-recoverable metal which is arranged to be capable upon recovery of cutting into the wire insulation and then to strip the insulation.... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4749368 | Contact strip terminal A contact strip for the electrical connection of at least one flat conductor of a flexible conductor film, which contact strip comprises a strip-type base part of electrically conducting material and at least one group of teeth projecting outwards from a ... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4597622 | Electrical connector for electrical circuit test probe and connector An electrical connector particularly adapted for use with an electrical circuit test probe. A collet member having facing gripping jaws on one end is adapted to receive an electrical conductor. A plug housing having first and second cylindrical portions i... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4557544 | Terminal for connecting a lead wire to a coil wire Electrical terminal for connecting a lead wire to a varnish insulated wire extending from a coil comprises first and second plate-like members in aligned spaced-apart relationship. The plate-like members are connected by spaced-apart straps extending betw... | 12/10/1985 |
| 4522460 | Connecting means for closely spaced conductors A preloaded electrical connecting device for use with closely spaced elongated conductors which lie essentially in the same plane is disclosed. The device is comprised of an insulated housing having a plurality of contact terminal receiving cavities there... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4472596 | Electrical connector An electrical connector which is capable of being used to interconnect insulated conductors (21--21) the field or in a factory during in-line processing includes a base (22) and contact element (24). The contact element which is used to establish an elect... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4469390 | Crimped connector The invention is directed to an arrangement for simply and inexpensively attaching semirigid coaxial cable to suitable connectors in which the connector is provided with a sleeve having either internal fluting or cross threads. The effective internal diam... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4464541 | Flame retardant preinsulated electrical connector An insulating sheath for preinsulated ferrule type electrical connectors having the sheath partially surrounding the ferrule is disclosed. The sheath is a two layer laminate comprised of a layer of heat resistant polyamide bonded to a layer of tetrafluoro... | 08/07/1984 |
