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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7980890 | Adhesive laminate label for a communication connector jack and communication connector jack and communications devices including same An embodiment of the invention is directed to an adhesive laminate label for a communications device. The adhesive laminate label includes an upper label including visible indicia and at least one lower label. Each of the lower labels includes corresponding visible ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7972168 | Cable connector assembly with an improved apparent member A cable connector assembly (100) comprises an insulative housing (1), a contact group (2, 3) assembled with the insulative housing, an insulated cover (5), a cable (4) connected with the contact group, and an apparent member (6 | 07/05/2011 |
| 7874866 | Labeling assembly A patch cord panel and a labeling assembly for use in the identification of jacks of the patch cord panel including an information plate having a plurality of predetermined areas for bearing indicia for uniquely identifying respective ones of the jacks of the patch ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7794270 | Connector with a network cable identifier A connector provides convenience of identifying a network cable connected to the connector. A label with information of the network cable can be put on a connection portion which is mounted to a main body of the connector or be tied to a grommet of the connector. | 09/14/2010 |
| 7601022 | Electrical connector and adapter structure with raised portion The invention discloses a computer connector or adapter housing structure with a raised portion. When plastic is molded around the housing, the raised portion is left exposed. This exposed portion of the housing provides a place to incorporate designs, such as busin... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7559791 | PCB connector with identifiable characters A connector for connection to a printed circuit board includes a body, a plurality of contact pins on both side of the body, and an identification layer joined to one side of the body. In particular, the identification layer defines a plurality of holes for insertio... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7547227 | Adhesive laminate label for a communication connector jack and communication connector jack including same An embodiment of the invention is directed to an adhesive laminate label for use on a communication connector jack. The adhesive laminate label includes an upper label including a first termination diagram. The adhesive laminate label includes a lower label having a... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7534129 | Device and method for identifying cables In a strain relief clamp for use with a connector that is mounted on an end of a cable. The cable is provided with identification markings. The cable may be cut to length so that one of the identification markings which is a marking of interest appears directly behi... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7467968 | Electrical connector with pad hole locator Disclosed herein is a terminal connector. The terminal connector includes a first portion and a pad portion. The first portion is configured to be connected to a conductor. The pad portion is configured to be fastened to a mating terminal pad. The pad portion is con... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7410386 | Pluggable screwless wire connector system According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a connector assembly for terminating a plurality of discrete wires and for selective electrical interconnection with a header assembly is provided. The connector assembly includes a front housing defining at least on... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7371107 | Electrical connector An electrical connector is connected with a circuit board. The electrical connector includes an insulating body and a plurality of pins received in the insulating body. The insulating body is transparent. There is an identification layer on the bottom of the insulat... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7370106 | Network revision system with local system ports A revision system for a network having a plurality of data ports, pairs of the data ports being connectable by a patch cord to place the pairs of data ports into communication with each other, the revision system including a computer processor, a scanner in communic... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7354298 | Structured cabling system and patching method A structured cabling system has two patch panels each having a plurality of jacks. Adjacent each jack is a Light-Emitting Diode (LED) which can be illuminated in response to a signal from a processor to identify the associated jack. The processor illuminates each LE... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351082 | Electrical connector including silicone elastomeric material and associated methods An electrical connector may include a connector body having a passageway therethrough. The connector body may include a first layer adjacent the passageway, a second layer surrounding the first layer and comprising an insulative silicone elastomeric material, and a ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7338305 | BNC connector having visual indication A connector system allows for visual determination of mating or engagement of a jack-side connector and a plug-side connector. A jack-side connector has a first securing device and a plug-side connector having a sleeve rotatably coupled thereto. The sleeve has a sec... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331814 | Apparatus configured to attach to an electrical connector block An apparatus is configured to releasably attach to an access cover of an insulation displacement connector block. The apparatus is adapted to engage with the insulation displacement connector block to form at least a part of a securing mechanism for securing the acc... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331829 | Snap-in mounting bracket-terminal block Embodiments of a mounting bracket for a telecommunications terminal block are presented herein. ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7326075 | Remote release of a cable connector An apparatus for remotely releasing a connector, e.g., an RJ-45 connector, is described. Embodiments of the invention allow a user to release a cable comprising a connector from a connector jack when the connector jack is difficult to reach. The invention may be par... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7319584 | Casing for notebook computer A device and method is provided for providing a notebook computer casing whose contour and outward features can be change by the user. The device includes a main body, at least one decorative piece that can be fixed on and detached from the main body at random. The ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7303418 | Coupler housing assembly for an electrical connector An electrical connector assembly includes a coupler housing and a coupler member secured to the coupler housing that receives a connector. The coupler housing has a first end and a second end. The coupler member is secured to the first end of the coupler housing. A ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7297019 | Pluggable screwless wire connector system According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a connector assembly for terminating a plurality of discrete wires and for selective electrical interconnection with a header assembly is provided. The connector assembly includes a front housing defining at least on... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7288000 | Buffer structure for power cord connector A buffer structure for a power cord connector is disclosed. The buffer structure comprises a main body, a plurality of slits and a coating layer. The main body covers on an exterior of a power cord at a connecting end to an electronic apparatus. The plurality of sli... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7275317 | Method of production for a wiring harness job order An object of the present invention is to provide a wiring harness job-order production method and a wiring harness job-order production system, wherein a space for producing a wiring harness is reduced and the production efficiency of the wiring harness is improved.... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7270565 | Connector housing, connector housing marking method, and method of inserting terminal metal fitting into connector housing An object of this invention is to provide a connector housing which can be prevented a terminal-receiving chamber from receiving a wrong metal terminal. A connector housing 1 comprises a plurality of terminal-receiving chambers 20 and a pluralit... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7261586 | Cord sleeve, and device provided therewith An electric hand power tool has a housing, a drive motor, a power cord extending to an outside from the housing and supplying energy to the drive motor, wherein the power cord has an exit region with a cord sleeve that tubularly clasps the power cord and is provided... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7261590 | Rack-mounted punchdown panel and punchdown base The present invention is directed to rack-mounted punchdown panels providing enhanced access for establishing connections. The present invention is also directed to punchdown bases providing increased capacity for wire management. ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7259683 | Rack A rack has a plurality of LEDs arranged on the front surface thereof correspondingly to respective units. The rack is provided with an LED lighting circuit which lights these LEDs, on the back of a display section and an input section. The LED lighting circuit has a... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7241164 | Termination assembly for mini-coaxial cable having color-coded insulator A termination assembly for a mini-coaxial cable wherein the connector body is conformable for use with different sized cables, the connector body can be assembled in the field with selected crimping members and centering guides of matching colors to signify the cabl... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7232775 | Connector body for a lead attachment retrofit arrangement A retrofit arrangement for attacking an electrical lead to a terminal has a body consisting of a conductive central portion and a non-conductive portion substantially surrounding the central portion. ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7223117 | Circuit marker apparatus A circuit marker bearing a visual indicium is configured to removably attach to an access cover of an insulation displacement connector block. The circuit marker comprises a body adapted to attach to the access cover, means for attaching the body to the access cover... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7214091 | Audio/video mainframe shaped as an auto head An audio/video mainframe shaped as an auto head includes mainly a frame shell with a front side shaped as an auto front head. Plural A/V output/input terminals and a power terminal are located at two corners of an upper section of the front side, able to be covered ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7201598 | RF connector/cable release mechanism An actuating device for a connector having a push-pull coupling mechanism is disclosed. The device comprises a release pull integrated with the connector and configured to operably engage the push-pull coupling mechanism, and a grip, coupled to the release pull and ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7182628 | Cable connector having interchangeable color bands Interchangeable identification bands are manually stretchable over coaxial cable TV connectors to identify the intended application of the connector and can be used alone or in combination with other color designations, such as, color designations for different cabl... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7179098 | Terminal and portable device using the same A terminal includes a base portion having a mounting portion to be mounted on a circuit board and an extended portion extending from one end portion of the mounting portion toward the mounting surface side of the circuit board, and a terminal portion made of a condu... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7153142 | Retrofit kit for interconnect cabling system System and method for automatically obtaining the connectivity status, or map, of a cabling system in data and/or voice networks are disclosed. A suitable retrofit kit for this purpose comprises a plurality of upgraded patch cords for replacement of respective used ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7148419 | Pre-wired electrical receptacle A receptacle that is internally hard wired. The body of the receptacle is sealed, except for three outlets, through which pass precut “pigtail” wires. One wire is the “hot” wire, one is the “neutral” and one is the ground. To install this receptacle, an ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7137743 | Visual optical indicators for plug assemblies, connectors and cables A plug assembly is provided with integral optical indication. The plug assembly includes a housing having a leading portion and a trailing portion. The leading portion is configured for information exchanging engagement with an internally illuminated receptacle size... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7134200 | Device and method for identifying cables A device and method for identification marking of cables, especially electric cables, that are continuously provided with unambiguous markings at least in their end sections. The cable is cut such that the marking of interest is visible directly behind the shell of ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7134302 | Security device A security device includes a carrier for a tell-tale provision having electro-magnetic characteristics. The device is adapted to be releasably secured to an article to be protected, in particular to the shaft of a golf club, in a tamper-resilient manner and to retai... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7104823 | Enhanced separable connector with thermoplastic member and related methods A connector body may have a passageway therethrough and may include a first layer adjacent the passageway and having a relatively low resistivity, a second layer surrounding the first layer and including a material having a relatively high resistivity, and a third l... | 09/12/2006 |
