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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7425148 | Fixture of a cord holder having a pair of knobs and a finger A cord holder is shown and disclosed. The cord holder has a bridge and a fixture on each end of the bridge. The fixture has a finger on the outermost edge of the bridge which extends from one side of the bridge to the other side forming an upwardly opening saddle. A... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7247798 | Personal computer wire management system A wire management system is provided to neatly and efficiently assembly the many wires of an electronic component system such as a personal computer without tangling and intertwining. The system utilizes a container having axially aligned upright posts with hooks at... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7195511 | Cable strain relief Cable strain relief device (100) for electronic equipment (400) that can be attached at any position on a cable (200). The device (100) can secure the cable (200) to any fixed point (402). The device can protect the cable co... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7115451 | Methods of forming semiconductor circuitry The invention includes a method of forming semiconductor circuitry wherein a first semiconductor structure comprising a first monocrystalline semiconductor substrate is bonded to a second semiconductor structure comprising a second monocrystalline semiconductor subs... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7112086 | Electrical cable assembly having cable guide A cable assembly (100) includes a connector (1) having a mating interface (200) to mate with a mating connector and a rear passage (201), a cable (4) having conductors (40) passing through the rear passage to electrically co... | 09/26/2006 |
| 6860754 | Lead retention bushing A conductor lead and power cord retention system for a compressor/pump has a unique bushing for capturing and pinching the cord in an opening in the pump housing. The bushing has a leading end defining an open-ended slot. The bushing slides into a pocket in the hous... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6769932 | Bracket for wave solder application The present invention is directed to a bracket for holding a printed circuit board in relation to a connector for wave solder application comprising a mounting element for attaching the bracket to the connector, a shelf for supporting at least a portion of the print... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6663414 | Lead wire-processing structure Lead wires (10) are soldered at their one ends respectively to lands (120) on a wiring board (100) while the other ends of the lead wires are connected to an electrical part mounted on a movable member (200). A portion of each of the lead wires (10) is pa... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6234831 | Cable housing device A cable housing device in which an excess cable portion is taken care of dexterously to make effective utilization of an available desk top surface to improve the appearance and to eliminate cable entanglements or the like problems. A cable housing device... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6132240 | Printed wiring board assembly for a connector with strain relief and terminal isolation A printed wiring board for connection to solder tails of connector terminals has conductive traces connected to respective wires of a ribbon cable. The ribbon cable is wrapped around an end of the board to provide strain relief to its connection to the bo... | 10/17/2000 |
| 5547390 | Electrical plug securing device An electrical plug securing device provides a length of material and embodies appendages into which are formed slots. The device is attached to the faceplate of an electrical outlet using a machine screw and the screw hole already provided to affix the fa... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5469336 | Non-radiating enclosure including a stack of closure plates having slats staggered about an aperture in a wall of the enclosure A stack of closure plates with slots are slipped over a cable passing through an aperture in a wall of a radiation containment enclosure and affixed to the enclosure wall. The slots of the plates are staggered with alternate plates bearing on opposite sid... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5411413 | Connector To assure that there does not arise a malfunction that a cable connected to a crimp terminal is disconnected from a connector housing, and moreover, the cable is electrically incorrectly connected to the crimp terminal crimped on the cable, after the cabl... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5261395 | Tooless pulse generator to lead connection A tooless pulse generator to lead connection for an implantable cardiac stimulator includes first and second transversely extending slots formed in the header and intersecting the lead cavities formed therein. Fitted into the rectangular slots are first a... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5166865 | Compliancy tolerant pattern for circuit carrying substrate A circuit carrying substrate (108) accommodates circuit components (102) with different coefficients of expansion and contraction from that of the circuit carrying substrate (108). Beneath the components (102) a plurality of slots (104) are formed so as t... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5158476 | Modular strain relief device for electrical connectors A modular strain relief device is plugged directly into an electrical connector location in the interior of a housing assembly, according to one embodiment of this invention. The body of the strain relief connector provides a surface around which a portio... | 10/27/1992 |
| 4816619 | Passive strain relief apparatus Passive strain relief apparatus provides relief of strain on cable connections to electrical components within an electrical device such as a point of sale terminal, which strain is caused by tension on cables extending from said device. The strain relief... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4794056 | Coiled electrode assembly cell construction with telescopic terminal tab The invention relates to a cell employing a coiled electrode assembly having the edge of at least one electrode strip protruding above the coiled electrode assembly and wherein said electrode edge is electronically connected to a tab having a telescopic c... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4758178 | Cluster assembly with lead spacer A cluster assembly for application to a three prong header from the interior of a hermetically-sealed compressor. The cluster assembly includes an insulated block having spaced parallel passages in which connector clips with leads attached are disposed. T... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4738635 | Apparatus for field assembling a telephone connection apparatus A modular telephone connector splitter/adapter is disclosed. A housing supports a plurality of modular connectors in input and output configurations to permit formation of a modular telephone splitter in which an input can be divided into multiple outputs... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4720267 | Connector with internal electrical connections to be made optionally A connector comprising at least two groups of electrically conducting elements extending outside of said connector, wherein for a first group, each element comprises a pin and for a second group, each element comprises a sleeve, the elements being separat... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4649230 | Electrical universal connecting box For application to different standard dimensions of wires, cables or tubes an electrical connecting box is designed with a lower part (1) with a bottom (2) and upright side walls (6) therefrom, and an upper part (8) in the form of a cover having side wall... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4613192 | Power cord strain relief A strain relief for a power cord for electric devices includes a molded insulating body into which the power cord extends, a grounding lug extending from another side of the body and connected to the ground lead of the power cord. Grooves are provided in ... | 09/23/1986 |
| 4477136 | Takeout connector The invention disclosed includes a takeout connector having a body of elastomeric material with first and second protruding cylindrical portions. A male plug and a female socket in side-by-side relationship in each cylindrical portion. The second cylindri... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4239322 | Polarity protector A battery terminal harness is provided to connect to a battery with the harness having a first male terminal coupled to a first female battery terminal of one polarity and a second female terminal on the harness coupled to a second male battery terminal o... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4114970 | Electrical marine connector The marine connector comprises a pair of complementary connector units, each attachable to an electric cable-end for interconnecting the same. Each connector unit has longitudinally-spaced, front and rear end walls interconnected by an axial transverse pa... | 09/19/1978 |
| 4037906 | Electrical connector and contact An electrical connector for electrically interconnecting at least one electrical wire and at least one contacting member within an insulative member. The connector includes an insulative housing, at least one contact having a contacting portion positioned... | 07/26/1977 |
