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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7581980 | Micro USB socket connector A USB socket connector includes a plastic core member, which has metal terminals embedded therein and a constraint member, for example, a raised portion, and a metal casing, which houses the plastic core member and has a constraint device, for example, notch that re... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7458841 | Wire cover and a locking construction therefor A wire cover (1) has a connector-side fixing portion (10) to be fixed to a connector, a wire pressing portion (20) to be held in contact with wires (W), and a connecting portion (30) connecting the connector-side fixing portion (10... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7303441 | Electrical connector contact An electrical connector assembly including a housing, electrical contact terminals, a hood and a filter member. The housing is sized and shaped to be plugged into an electrical connector socket of an initiator of a gas generator. A first one of the terminals has a w... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7303442 | Connector for memory cards A connector (100) for receiving at least two types of memory cards differing in outer shapes and contact pad positions includes an insulative housing (1), a terminal module insert (3) fixedly assembled to the housing and a positioning member ( | 12/04/2007 |
| 7285011 | Cable exit for an electrical connector assembly A coaxial plug assembly is shown provided with a main housing which houses a coaxial plug connector. A retention housing is provided which latches to the main housing and which retains the coaxial connector in place. In some embodiments, the retention housing includ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7249964 | Wiring harness connector strain relief A device for providing strain relief between an electrical connector and a wiring harness having wires or cables already joined to the contacts of the connector includes a T-shaped plate having axial and transverse members and a pair of opposing, inwardly facing, U-... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7241175 | Electrical connector contact An electrical connector assembly including a housing, electrical contact terminals, a hood and a filter member. The housing is sized and shaped to be plugged into an electrical connector socket of an initiator of a gas generator. A first one of the terminals has a w... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7232314 | End structure of coaxial cable A coaxial cable comprises a dielectric for covering a core wire, a conductor layer disposed around the dielectric, a housing disposed around the conductor layer. The housing and conductor layer at the processed end part of this coaxial cable is removed, a prescribed... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7223119 | Cable connector assembly and system The invention relates to a cable connector assembly including cover means and connecting means, wherein the cover means include wall portions and an opening adapted to accommodate the connecting means. At least one of the wall portions is at least partially curved f... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7214090 | Connector device Male connectors (10) are accommodated in an ECU casing C, and connect with female connectors (20) connected with ends of wires (Wa). The male and female connectors (10, 20) are locked together by engaging a lock (45) on a lock arm (40 | 05/08/2007 |
| 7197495 | Searching system, searching unit, searching method, displaying method for search results, terminal unit, inputting unit, and record medium A searching system for searching contents that were broadcast, the searching system having an inputting unit, a searching unit, and a terminal unit is disclosed, wherein the inputting unit comprises a first storing means for storing information representing at least... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7195514 | Electrical connectors with multi-position, strain relief, cable clamp systems and methods thereof An electrical connector system includes a connector housing with at least one conductive member disposed in at least one passage in the connector housing, two or more clamps which are detachably connected together to the connector housing about the passage, and at l... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7182626 | Electrical connector with improved latch means A electrical connector includes a dielectric housing member for mounting a plurality of terminals. A cover member is engaged with the housing member and combines therewith to define an interior cavity for receiving thereinto a plurality of electrical wires for termi... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7172468 | Divided connector and method of assembling it A divided connector has a cover (70) that is mounted on a frame (10) in a direction orthogonal to an inserting direction of auxiliary housings (40) into the frame (10). Latches (71) on the inner surfaces of the cover (70) co... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7150647 | In-line socket device and its fabricating method Disclosed is an in-line socket device and its fabricating method. The in-line socket device is covered with a cover shell, and has a movable safety cover connected with one end of the cover shell. The socket device is composed of a base and a base cover, in which on... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7140905 | Quick wire connect angle plug An electrical plug includes a first portion and a second portion that is matable with the first portion. The second portion has a channel for receiving a wire. The first portion includes at least one prong having a bifurcated contact. The bifurcated contact can pier... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7128601 | Wire cover for connectors A wire cover for an electrical connector that defines the direction in which a plurality of wires is led out of the electrical connector comprises a main body having side walls. At least one of the side walls has an interference member receiving recess. An elastic e... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7125279 | Cable connector assembly and system The invention relates to a cable connector assembly including cover means and connecting means, wherein the cover means include wall portions and an opening adapted to accommodate the connecting means. At least one of the wall portions is at least partially curved f... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121882 | Electrical connecting device for connecting to a mating device An electrical connecting device is described adapted to be connected to a mating housing element that supports mating terminals of at least four poles that are arranged in a parallel manner in rectilinear form. The device includes connection terminals of at least fo... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7121892 | Electrical connector contact An electrical connector assembly including a housing, electrical contact terminals, a hood and a filter member. The housing is sized and shaped to be plugged into an electrical connector socket of an initiator of a gas generator. A first one of the terminals has a w... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7121884 | Electrical connecting device A terminal connection part 14 that is connected to a to-be-connected terminal, a wire connection part 15 on a side opposite the terminal connection part 14, and a bent part 16 between the terminal connection part 14 and the wire co... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7086908 | Jack A jack with a hollow columnar contact has a housing, which holds the hollow columnar contact firmly and the front end of the hollow columnar contact does not deflect readily. The insulating housing 1 comprises a plug connection opening 61, which a mati... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7070445 | Cable assembly Provided is a communications cable assembly and method of making the same. The cable includes a plurality of conductive wires coated with an insulative jacket and bound within a cover. Located at a first end of the cable is a first connector that includes a pluralit... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7029335 | Electrical connecting device Terminal connecting parts 15 that are connected to to-be-connected terminals 14, wire connecting part 16 at the ends on the side opposite terminal connecting parts 15, and bent parts 17 formed between terminal connecting parts 1... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6997750 | Electrical connector contact An electrical connector assembly including a housing, electrical contact terminals, a hood and a filter member. The housing is sized and shaped to be plugged into an electrical connector socket of an initiator of a gas generator. A first one of the terminals has a w... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6964578 | Cable connector retaining assembly, system, and method of assembling same A cable connector retaining system includes a cable connector retaining assembly having a connector block and a movable retention block with a connector retention fastener, e.g., a threaded fastener. The system also includes a plate having a connector mounted thereo... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6964579 | Position assured connector An electrical connector including a housing having a receiving area for receiving a portion of a mating connector; coaxial electrical contacts connected to the housing; and a ferrite member located in the housing. The housing comprises ribs projecting inwardly into ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6962504 | Protecting device for connector and connector assembly with the same The protecting device has a wire passage for wiring the wires led out of the connector. The wire passage includes a first passage part for wiring the wires along a first wiring direction to lead the wires to terminal out of the connector, a second passage part for w... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6945801 | Electrical connector having connector position assurance member An electrical connector including a housing having a deflectable cantilevered mating connector latch arm, electrical contacts connected to the housing; and a connector position assurance (CPA) member movably mounted to the housing between an open position and a clos... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6942523 | Filtered electrical connector with ferrite block combinations and filter assembly therefor A filtered electrical connector with ferrite block combinations and a filter assembly therefor are disclosed. More particularly, the filtered electrical connector includes a connector housing made of an electrically insulating material, at least two terminals each h... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6921293 | Connector structure In a connector with a cover or door body, it is a purpose of the present invention to provide a connector and a connector main body of the connector of difficulty being broken into parts when the connector is under use for being plugging in or pulling off although i... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6910904 | Compressor with terminal assembly having dielectric material A hermetically sealed compressor assembly including a housing, an electric motor located in the housing, a compression mechanism located in the housing and operatively coupled to the motor, and a terminal assembly comprising a cup-shaped terminal body and having ele... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6910902 | Shunt for squib having an improved securing mechanism The objective is to ensure the inflator yields a force sufficient to hold the shunt, prevent the shunt from coming off the inflator, reduce the force required to insert the shunt into the socket, and enhance the workability of assembling the shunt into the socket. T... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6857913 | Electrical connector having a wire receiving portion A connector (10)includes a housing (12) and a receiving portion (14). The housing defines a plurality of ports (120) for receiving a plurality of wires (20). The receiving portion includes a pair of opposite end walls (140) ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6666708 | Connector A connector has L-shaped female terminal fittings (42), and wires (70) are fastened to a wire fastening portion (55) at one side of the L-shaped female terminal fitting (42). The female terminal fittings (42) are accommodated in a connector housing, and t... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6626696 | Electric wire holding structure for connection box Projections are provided in gaps between each wire opening for electric wire main bodies of a flat cable in a connection box to clamp and hold the flat cable. Stronger holding force is easily attained with smaller body size of the connection box for a fla... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6482051 | Connection structure for clad electric wire A connection structure for a conductive connection between a clad electric wire and a member according to the present invention comprises a member having a conductivity, a clad electric wire superposed on the member, a resinous layer disposed between the ... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6364693 | Backshell with forced electrical connector orientation A backshell for an electrical connector gives the electrical connector handedness to force a particular orientation of the connector with respect to a device in order to limit the choice of devices to which the electrical connector can be attached. The ba... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6341972 | Connector with secondary latching and with a lateral cable outlet The invention relates to a connector (1) with secondary latching comprising a handle (2) for filling slots (3a, 3b) into each of which a tongue (4a, 4b) with a latch (5a, 5b) is inserted. The handle (2) engages a plug part (21) in a first position (I) in ... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6300569 | 90° sealing nut A fitting for retaining an electric cord having a generally cylindrical conduit body with a central bore is threaded at first and second ends thereof. The first end of the body has a plurality of fingers extending in an axial direction therefrom, each of ... | 10/09/2001 |
