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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7500868 | Compression connector for stranded wire Compression-type connectors for attaching wires ranging in size from #10-16 and having stranded conductors. The connector is similar to coaxial cable connectors in that it includes a connector terminal adapter, a connector body attached to the connector terminal ada... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7371112 | Coaxial connector and coaxial cable connector assembly and related method A method of making a coaxial cable assembly is disclosed, the assembly comprising a coaxial cable and a connector, or connector termination, on at least one end of the cable. A connector, comprised of connector components, is also disclosed. The method comprises pla... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7261581 | Coaxial connector and method Disclosed is a coaxial connector consisting of a back nut, outer and inner terminals, and an insulator. The back nut is made of a single tubular piece and does not enclose any further parts. In connecting a coaxial cable to the connector, the cable is inserted throu... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7229326 | Electrode connection system An electrode connection system for connecting an electrode to a substrate, such as to human skin. The system includes a first connecting member and a second connecting member, wherein the first connecting member is connectable to an electrode, and the second connect... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7207838 | Coaxial connectors A coaxial connector mountable on an end of a coaxial cable having a central conductor (cc) and an exterior conductor (ce), the connector comprising a first conductive contact element (2; 27; 38; 40) for contacting the central conductor (cc), a second conducti... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7121881 | Method and apparatus for RF coaxial connections A connector for connecting high-power RF coaxial joints uses a screw-thread locking ring to draw a body and a bushing of the joint together. The connector also includes an O-ring seal. ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7104839 | Coaxial connector with center conductor seizure A coaxial connector includes a removable back nut, an outer body, and a center conductor supported within the outer body by a dielectric. The center conductor includes a female socket for receiving an exposed inner conductor of a coaxial cable, and a compression mem... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7106267 | Coaxial dipole antenna The coaxial dipole antenna of the present invention has a ground tube made of metal and a coaxial cable. The ground tube has a hollow containing part that the coaxial cable passes through, and an end of the ground tube has a clamping part. The clamping part has a fi... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7077700 | Coaxial connector with back nut clamping ring A coaxial connector includes a removable back nut, an outer body, and a center conductor supported within the outer body by a dielectric. A clamp ring is rotatably disposed within the central bore of the back nut. A prepared end of a coaxial cable is inserted throug... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7059900 | Coaxial cable splice connector assemblies A splice connector assembly for electrically connecting or splicing cable ends together and is made up of a centering guide having opposed conductor pin-receiving sockets, a crimping member at one end of the body for crimping one cable end to the body with its condu... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6925104 | Carbon electrodes and connection elements of the electrodes having directionally structured contact surfaces Electrode columns made from carbon and graphite are screwed together from individual elements, for example, the electrodes and nipples. The elements have directionally structured contact surfaces. Such a structure of the contact surfaces gives rise to the elements o... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6500022 | Threaded pin for carbon electrodes A threaded pin for connecting carbon electrodes is presented. The pin includes a body having a central axis running along its length, two end portions, a midpoint lying between the two end portions and threads extending from the body. The threads each hav... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6409536 | Connector structure A connector structure provided with a coaxial connector having an inner contact and an outer contact respectively connected to an inner conductor and an outer conductor of a coaxial cable having the inner conductor and the outer conductor respectively ins... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6340311 | Structure for connecting a plurality of battery modules to constitute a battery pack A battery pack is constructed with a plurality of battery modules. Each battery module comprises a plurality of prismatic cell cases having short lateral walls and long lateral walls and respectively accommodating elements for electromotive force, these c... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6332808 | Connector structure A connector structure provided with a coaxial connector having an inner contact and an outer contact respectively connected to an inner conductor and an outer conductor of a coaxial cable having the inner conductor and the outer conductor respectively ins... | 12/25/2001 |
| 5989058 | Electrical wire/cable connector The inventive connector includes a tubular dielectric external element within which is disposed an internal conductive element. Two ends of wire or coaxial cable are pushed into the device. The internal conductive element has skiving edges at each end whi... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5722855 | Connector and its parts In a connector having first and second connecting cylinders and a split clamp, the first cylinder has a pressing portion projecting inwardly radially from the inside of one end thereof and an annular portion extending axially forwardly from one end thereo... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5595502 | Connector for coaxial cable having hollow inner conductor and method of attachment In accordance with the present invention, the foregoing objectives are realized by providing a connector assembly comprising an outer connector for engaging the outer conductor of the cable, an inner connector having a threaded portion adapted to fit into... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5562482 | Coaxial cable connector and method of assembling A connector is provided for electrical and mechanical connection to a shielded coaxial cable. The connector includes a metal tubular ferrule having an end segment which is tapered and includes a helical thread-like protuberance which may be screwed into a... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5083935 | Electrical connector A one-piece, solderless, non-crimp electrical wire connector for effecting connection between the stripped end of an insulated electrical conductor and a socket of a terminal of the type having a plug-receiving bore, including a conductive body member hav... | 01/28/1992 |
| 4929191 | Battery cable clamp apparatus Battery cable clamp apparatus includes a dielectric and corrosive resistant block having a bore which receives a battery terminal post, and an intersecting bore into which a battery cable connector element extends. The two bores intersect at the battery t... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4700258 | Lightning arrester system for underground loop distribution circuit A lightening arrestor system (30) for a pad mounted distribution transformer (18') incorporated in an underground loop distribution circuit has a lighting arrester (32) secured to the transformer parking stand (P) and attached to the pad ground connection... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4576430 | Snap cable clamp apparatus for battery terminals Snap cable clamp apparatus for battery terminals includes an elongated dielectric block with a conductive block embedded therein and an aperture extending through both blocks and a slot extending between the aperture and the end of the outer, dielectric b... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4541681 | Electrical connection of wire conductor(s) to a terminal pin in an electrode assembly of a pacing lead The electrode assembly (10) is adapted to be mounted at the distal end of a pacing lead (19) and comprises a mushroom shaped tip electrode (12, 90) having a reduced in diameter terminal pin (22, 42, 62, 92) extending rearwardly therefrom. A sleeve (34) of... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4288311 | Contactor and dangler assembly for plating barrel A contactor and a dangler assembly for particular use in a plating barrel for electro-chemical plating operations. The dangler assembly is comprised of a sheathed electrical conductor having a connector disposed at one end and the contactor disposed at th... | 09/08/1981 |
| 4046451 | Connector for coaxial cable with annularly corrugated outer conductor A connector assembly for a coaxial cable having an annularly corrugated outer conductor has a first unitary clamping member which fits over the end of the coaxial cable and forms an inwardly extending bead at one end thereof for meshing with the last vall... | 09/06/1977 |
| 4039984 | Pressurized relay assembly A high-voltage magnetic relay enclosed within a housing of insulating material which contains a gas, such as sulfur hexafluoride. The terminals within the housing extend through its wall and are secured to the housing in sealed relation thereto to prevent... | 08/02/1977 |