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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7731522 | Push-in wire connector with improved busbar A push-in wire connector has an improved busbar suitable for use with either solid or stranded wire. The connector has a housing with a hollow interior. At least two openings in the housing provide access to the interior for the ends of wires inserted into the conne... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7507106 | Push-in wire connector with improved busbar A push-in wire connector has an improved busbar suitable for use with either solid or stranded wire. The connector has a housing with a hollow interior. At least two openings in the housing provide access to the interior for the ends of wires inserted into the conne... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7442045 | Miniature electrical ball and tube socket with self-capturing multiple-contact-point coupling A socket connector for connecting a bulbous terminal or ball wherein the female element grips the terminal with resilient prongs with end tips at low insertion force but positive contact is maintained and wherein attempted withdrawal is normally inhibited by increas... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7384319 | Electrical clamp connector and connecting terminal The invention relates to an electrical clamp connector and connecting terminal that, per pole, has at least two conductor terminal connections oriented in the same direction and an additional connecting contact on the opposite-lying side, which serves for connecting... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7347705 | Adapter for a fluorescent tube An adapter for a fluorescent is adapted to apply to cold cathode fluorescent tube on LED display and has a cover with two inner grooves and a switch portion having a track, a body slidably engaged with the cover, a metallic terminal stand attached to and controlled ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7335058 | Snap-fit connector assembly A coaxial connector assembly is disclosed herein for coupling a coaxial cable to a port. The coaxial connector assembly includes a connector member, a post, a locking member, and an adapter. The post comprises a shank and a post flange. The shank and the connector m... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7303435 | Coaxial cable connector with pop-out pin An electrical connector having a front end for attachment to a terminal and a back end for attachment to a coaxial cable includes a body, a post mounted within the body; and a contact assembly movably mounted within the post. The contact assembly includes a guide, a... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7288002 | Coaxial cable connector with self-gripping and self-sealing features A coaxial cable connector includes a connector body having a rearward cable receiving end and a gripping ferrule fixed within the rearward cable receiving end of the connector body. The gripping ferrule includes at least one flexible finger deflected in a radially i... | 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 |
| 7255592 | Electrical wire connector A push-in wire connector for electrically interconnecting multiple wires together is disclosed to have a guide and lock element, which is mated with a conduction and retention element and assembled inside the enclosing space of an enclosing element. Multiple wire in... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7246778 | Releasable barb assembly The embodiments provide a barb assembly for use with a cable duct component to oppose removal of a cable duct section from the cable duct component. The barb assembly can comprise a releasable assembly for applying a force to a barb and, responsive to the applicatio... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7244140 | Spring-operated plug terminal A spring-operated plug terminal is disclosed. The spring-operated plug terminal includes a U- or Ω-shaped spring, which has two separate spring arms and thus two spring ends, and a rectangular terminal frame, which has a square cutout and a clamping piece which is ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7192303 | Quick connect device for electrical fixtures A device for connecting and supporting electrical fixtures includes a male electrical plug, a mating female electrical socket and a releasable latch assembly for both holding the plug in the socket and mechanically mounting the fixture on a supporting surface or an ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7156690 | Extruded connector without channel insulating layer An extruded metal connector that does not require an insulating layer in the channels is disclosed. Further an extruded metal connector that does not require and IPCB is also disclosed. The connector includes a metallic extruded housing having one or more connector ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7109429 | Switch assembly A switch assembly has a base, a cover and multiple conductive slices. The base has an extending board and multiple inserting recesses. The inserting recesses are formed in the extending board and each have two mounting posts and an inserting hole. The mounting posts... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6999362 | Method of stress-testing an isolation gate in a dynamic random access memory The present invention includes a DRAM array. The DRAM array includes a first memory cell, a second memory cell and an isolation gate formed between the first and second memory cells. The isolation gate is configured to provide electrical isolation between the first ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6945811 | Clamping spring device for an elastic clamp A clamping spring device for an elastic clamp for attaching at least one electrical conductor includes a support and a clamping leg at an end of a spring leg. The support includes a freestanding edge. The clamping leg projects toward the support at an acute angle so... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6910913 | Multi-pole electrical connector A multi-pole electrical connector is provided with a plurality of electrical busses each arranged to receive a plurality of conductors. The busses are each provided with a plurality of conductor wells to receive and grasp an electrical conductor inserted therein. Th... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6851980 | High-density connector assembly with improved mating capability A connector assembly is suitable for connecting circuit boards together. The connector assembly includes a series of ground and signal terminal sets assembled in composite wafers that may be held within a housing. The ground terminals include pairs of flat contact b... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6827613 | Electrical contact element, in particular a contact element formed as pin contact or socket contact For use in already known plug connections, an electrical contact element is proposed that can be formed as a socket contact or as a pin contact and is provided with a plug region and a terminal end, a sleeve being capable of being screwed onto the terminal end of th... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6776657 | Connector capable of connecting to coaxial cable without using tool Connector connectable to coaxial cable without using tool is disclosed. The connector comprises an outer sleeve including a front inward rim and a staged bore; an inner sleeve including a front flange and a front inward rim; a nut; a cylindrical coupling sleeved on ... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6683450 | Sensor assembly with splice band connection An electronic sensor assembly that can be used in speed-sensing applications such as anti-lock brake systems. The sensor assembly includes a sensor element, a housing surrounding the sensor element, a sensor terminal connected to the sensor element and ex... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6663438 | Modular cable assemblies A modular connector includes a housing assembly having a port configured for receiving an armored cable, a first connector insert disposed in the housing assembly, and a first contact and a second contact in the first connector insert. The first connector... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6638118 | Distribution wiring harness assembly A distribution wiring harness assembly is electrically connected to at least one first contact of an electrical receptacle. The distribution wiring harness assembly includes a wire having an uninsulated segment and at least one insulated segment. A connec... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6599145 | Twist lock connector system A connector for electrically connecting electrical wires to a circuit board having a hole includes at least one terminal adapted to individually connect the circuit board and the electrical wire, the terminal including a first end adapted to engage the el... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6540556 | Electric connector An electric connector having an electrically insulative housing, terminals respectively mounted in respective terminal chambers of the housing, and a metal shielding shell covering the housing. The housing has locating notches. The terminals include signa... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6517382 | Pluggable module and receptacle A receptacle for a pluggable module includes a housing having a front, a back wall, a top wall, a bottom wall, and side walls and defining a cavity for receiving a module. The bottom wall has a bottom opening to receive a receptacle connector, and the fro... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6464527 | Quick connect coaxial cable connector A coaxial connector assembly is provided with first and second coaxial connectors. A tubular adaptor is threaded engaged with external threads on the first connector, and includes a locking groove in an outer circumferential surface. A lock body surrounds... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6461179 | Vibration resistant electrical connector A quick disconnect electrical connector resistant to vibration-induced disconnect includes a male connector and a female connector each having opposing segments of flexible thread which inter-engage when the male and female are assembled. The thread segme... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6454616 | Distribution wiring harness assembly A distribution wiring harness assembly is electrically connected to at least one first contact of an electrical receptacle. The distribution wiring harness assembly includes a wire having an uninsulated segment and at least one insulated segment. A connec... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6328610 | Terminal and terminal holder mounting arrangement for an electric connector A terminal and terminal holder mounting arrangement includes a terminal holder, and a plurality of terminals installed in the terminal holder and adapted for mounting on a circuit board to receive an electric connector, the terminal holder having a front ... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6309229 | Electrical track and adapter assembly An electrical supply assembly (10) which includes an elongated base (11) which receives longitudinally extending conductors (29). The conductors (29) are formed by a plurality of "U" shaped ribs joined by longitudinally extending strips (37). An adaptor (... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6309259 | Metal terminal with elastic locking portions A metal terminal is inserted into a contact hole of an electrical circuit substrate and makes electrical contact at the contact hole. The terminal has a stop member that abuts the substrate at a rearward end of the contact hole thereby preventing further ... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6293816 | High arc resistant connector having a flexible wire-trap member A wire-trap member that has a member which can apply a force to restrict the movement of a wire conductor therein and/or a number of contact tails positioned along the width of the connector is provided. The applied force generates a torsional force withi... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6276955 | Multi contact socket connector An insulation displacement contact (IDC) strain relief cap to interconnect a wire with an electrical contact is disclosed. The strain relief cap has a "U" shaped end to engage and retain the wire and is engageable with the contact. Means in the form of tw... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6254430 | Coaxial connector A connection part has at least two matingly interengaging contact pieces that electrically connect the central conductor of a coaxial cable without soldering or trimming. In the preferred embodiment, the connection part includes a bifurcated segment and a... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6250950 | Screwless terminal block A screwless-type terminal block comprising a housing, a clamping member in the housing, a PCB conductive pin, and an actuating member. The housing defines a first opening for receiving therein a wire end and a second opening through which extends the actu... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6250964 | Shield for a jack A metallic shield for a jack, and a method for joining a shield to a jack using staking posts, comprising a plurality of planar panels, each for overlying an outer surface of a respective outer wall of the jack, a front one of the panels including at leas... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6247961 | Distribution wiring harness assembly A distribution wiring harness assembly is electrically connected to at least one first contact of an electrical receptacle. The distribution wiring harness assembly includes a wire having an uninsulated segment and at least one insulated segment. A connec... | 06/19/2001 |
